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Highland Europe backs mobile analytics company AdjustAdjust, a business intelligence platform for apps, has secured $17 million in funding. The investor was Highland Europe.
- Exponent and Electra offer to acquire UK digital photo service Photobox
Exponent Private Equity and Electra Partners have made a bid to acquire Photobox Group. No financial terms were disclosed. Goldman Sachs International, EY and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP advised Photobox on the transaction while Evercore, Allen & Overy, OC&C Strategy Consultants, KPMG and Shearman & Sterling did likewise for Exponent and Electra. Based in London, Photobox is a digital photo service.
- Highland Europe Fund II raises $379.6 mln
Highland Europe said Thursday that its most recent fund raised 332 million euros (US$379.6 million). Highland Europe Technology Growth II was oversubscribed and will focus on emerging internet, mobile and software companies. Fund I closed at 250 million euros in 2012. With offices in London and Geneva, Highland Europe invests between 10 million euros to 30 million euros per deal.
- Highland Capital Partners Europe provides funding to ShopFully Group
Italy-based ShopFully Group (dba DoveConviene), a digital platform for shoppers, has raised 10 million euros in funding. The investor was Highland Capital Partners Europe.
- Auris Surgical Robotics snags $150 mln
Auris Surgical Robotics, a developer of robotics technology, has raised $150 million in funding, according to an SEC filing http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1464814/000146481415000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml Last year, Auris secured $34.4 million in Series A funding from Highland Capital Partners, Lux Capital, Mithril Capital Management and NaviMed Capital, reported Crunchbase.
- Highland Capital invests $7 mln in Datiphy
Datiphy Inc. said Tuesday it raised $7 million from Highland Capital Partners in its first institutional financing. San Jose, California-based Datiphy is a data behavior analysis and security startup.
- Cinematic VR company Jaunt racks up $65 mln Series C
Palo Alto, California-based cinematic virtual reality company Jaunt has raised $65 million in Series C funding. The Walt Disney Company, Evolution Media Partners, TPG Growth, Participant Media and China Media Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included ProSiebenSat.1 SE, Axel Springer SE, The Madison Square Garden Company. Google Ventures, Highland Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Sky and SV Angel. Fenwick & West and The Raine Group advised Jaunt on the funding.
- New Leaf Venture leads $25 mln funding in Kyruus
New Leaf Venture Partners led a $25 million funding round in Kyruus, an enterprise software company for hospitals. Other investors in the funding included Providence Health & Services, Leerink Capital Partners and McKesson Ventures. Existing investors Venrock, Highland Capital Partners, Lux Capital and Fidelity Biosciences also participated in the funding. Sam Brasch, venture partner at New Leaf, has joined Kyruus' board.
- Kyruus nabs $25 mln
Boston-based Kyruus, an enterprise software solutions provider that helps hospitals optimize patient access and referral management, has secured $25 million in funding. New Leaf Venture Partners led the round with participation from Providence Health & Services, Leerink Capital Partners, McKesson Ventures, Venrock, Highland Capital Partners, Lux Capital and Fidelity Biosciences.
- Goldman-led group invests $81 mln in apparel resale website: Reuters
Apparel resale website operator thredUP Inc said it received $81 million in a Series E investment round led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, bringing the total amount raised by the San Francisco-based company to more than $125 million, Reuters News reported.