Investment banks Jefferies and Leerink Swann are co-lead underwriters of OncoMed’s initial public offering (IPO).
Month: May 2012
Kythera preps flotation
Investment banks JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs are co-lead underwriters of Kythera’s initial public offering.
Samsung buys ahead of Spotify’s raise
The expected $220m round for Spotify follows Korea-based conglomerate Samsung’s purchase of its corporate venturing unit’s portfolio company MSpot for an undisclosed amount.
Gonnissen reemerges at QBIC
Gonnissen had spent two and a half years as manager of corporate venturing at Bekaert before leaving last month for a university venturing fund.
Lundemose joins PolyTherics’ board
Lundemose is co-founder of several companies including Symphogen, Santaris and Prosidion, a UK subsidiary of OSI Pharmaceuticals where he had been a managing director of OSI’s corporate venturing unit.
EnVision Capital finds SpenDifference
The amount of the investment was not disclosed.
Quikr moves to add $32m
Online retail giant eBay, and its co-founder’s family office Omidyar Network, and venture capital firms Matrix Partners India and Norwest Venture Partners, reinvested in Quikr alongside Warburg Pincus.
Wanxiang takes out GreatPoint
Wanxiang will join the board of directors of GreatPoint, which won the Global Corporate Venturing award for investment of the year when Wanxiang made its original investment at the start of the year.
Just Cellular ventures into debt
A line of credit is provided to Just Cellular using the company’s in-transit inventory as collateral so it can pay its suppliers, which are mainly based in China, more quickly in return for better terms.
Gamida Cell scores $10m
Alongside local corporations Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Elbit Imaging and Clal Biotechnology Industries were venture capital firms Israel Healthcare Venture, Amgen, Denali Ventures and Auriga Ventures.
SilkRoad on track for IPO
SilkRoad has raised $35m in its series C round ahead of a planned flotation that could come as early as this year.
Uday Mehra joins L Capital
Based in India, Mehra will run L Capital Asia’s operations.
Samsung emerges into NextIO
Although NextIO said its latest round came from “existing investors and an undisclosed strategic investor,” the company’s regulatory filing showed Jay Chong, investment director at Samsung’s US corporate venturing unit, as a director on its board.
Liberty rings bell for Utopia
“We plan to hire an additional 500 employees in 2012 to meet our growth targets.”