Davis joined J&J in 1984 after working for healthcare peers and since January 2008 was responsible for the management and efforts of both JJDC and the internal Johnson & Johnson ventures group, Redscript Ventures.
Month: December 2011
Goldman identifies Cyber-Ark Software
News provider Globes said the portfolio company was valued at $200m for the latest round.
IDG shares SurDoc deal
IDG Ventures has backed SurDoc, which launched this month to use the Unstructured Operation Markup Language (UOML) global standard on how to process any information that can be printed on paper.
TMX deals with Bermuda
Tom Kloet, chief executive of TMX, will join BSX’s board after buying a 16% stake.
Vlingo takes nuanced exit
Vlingo had raised more than $26.5m from venture capital firms Charles River Ventures and Sigma Partners and corporations including US-listed internet services provider Yahoo! and phone operator AT&T.
Location Labs finds its Seeker
In October, Location Labs, which was formerly known as WaveMarket and makes the Safely security software launched in September, also bought peers Wirkle and Volly.
Takeda passes Intellikine test
Takeda will pay an initial $190m with a further $120m depending on the performance of its potential drugs targeting cancers that has begun making progress with the regulators.
Ebay awaits invoice for BillSafe deal
BillSafe will be merged with Ebay’s PayPal online payments division.
Akamai buys Cotendo
Akamai is paying at least $268m in cash for Cotendo (plus what it said was the assumption of outstanding unvested options to purchase Cotendo common stock).
ThomVest taps on Tactus
Peter Thomson is the founder and sole investor behind Thomvest Ventures and is co-chairman of the Woodbridge Company that owns a majority of media group Thomson Reuters.
Reliance goes nuclear for TerraPower
In June, TerraPower said it had visited India’s Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) and met with potential investors.
Three come together for Asia
The three partners behind Celestial Tiger Entertainment are: Celestial Pictures, Saban Capital Group and Lionsgate.
Edenred commits to Partech
France-based employee benefits services provider Edenred has committed €15m ($20m) to Franco-American venture capital firm Partech International’s sixth fund after a strings of exits this year and transition in its top management. Partech made an initial close of its Fund VI at €100m and said it would now target €120m to €140m for the final… Continue reading Edenred commits to Partech
Yahoo reportedly eyes Alibaba stake sale
Yahoo shares rose 6% on the Nasdaq stock exchange after the New York Times said the internet company was aiming to cut its Alibaba stake to 15% from 43%.