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BBH Capital Partners eyes $575m for fifth fundThe midmarket private equity arm of Brown Brothers Harriman gets closer to its target.
- OMERS Private Equity exec moves to venture
Jim Orlando, formerly a managing director at OMERS Private Equity, is transitioning to the retirement system’s venture capital division.
- Auriga scores 33x return on Neolane
The French venture firm has sold the cross-channel marketing business to Adobe for €600m, having provided three rounds of funding over an 11-year period.
- India is the new China
Having devoted much time and effort to China, Silicon Valley VCs are beginning to turn their attention to Asia’s other emerging giant. By Andy Thomson.
- Blackstone consolidates holiday sector with $1.4bn bolt on acquisition
Blackstone will consolidate its position in the holiday sector with a bolt on acquisition of rival company Worldspan, underlining the recent popularity of travel businesses.
- Sequoia, Battery Ventures invest $15m in Travelguru
Sequoia Capital India and Battery Ventures are injecting a combined $15 million in a second round of funding sought by Travelguru, an Indian online travel portal.
- Israeli venture market grows 18%
Israeli companies drew $2.1bn in venture funding in 2008, the highest in eight years, although there was a marked slowdown in investment activity in the last quarter.
- Argonaut leads $52m semiconductor financing
Achronix Semiconductor has held a first close of its Series B financing on $43m. The funding round includes participation from Battery Ventures, Easton Capital Investment Group, Entrepia Ventures and New Science Ventures.
- General Atlantic trades in Nymex stake for CME shares
Upon the merger of Nymex Holdings and CME Group at the end of this week, the Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity firm will hold 1.3 percent of CME; General Atlantic also holds stakes in NYSE Euronext, BM&F Bovespa and the National Stock Exchange of India.
- Battery Ventures adds to Israeli office
The US-based venture firm will move longtime GP Scott Tobin and senior associate David Sokolic to its Herzilya office in autumn.