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GSR Ventures has closed its second fund with $200 million in capital commitments, according to a regulatory filing. Limited partners include Horsley Bridge. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based firm focuses on tech companies with substantial operations in China, and is affiliated with Mayfield Fund. www.gsrventures.com
Edward Scott has left Baker Capital, where he had been a founding partner. www.bakercapital.com
IronKey Inc., a Los Altos, Calif.-based provider of secure portable computing solutions, has raised around $2.6 million in Series A-2 funding led by Leapfrog Ventures. www.ironkey.com
Abingworth, a UK-based venture capital firm focused on life sciences, is raising its fifth fund with a Gbp300 million target, according to a regulatory filing. It already has secured around Gbp100 million in capital commitments, and is using MVision as its placement agent. www.abingworth.com
RREEF Alternative Investments, the alternative investments business of Deutsche Bank's Asset Management division, has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Aldus Equity, an alternative asset management and advisory boutique specializing in customized private equity investing. No financial terms were disclosed. Aldus has over $3 billion in assets, including more than $600 million in new […]
Nexterra Energy Corp., a Vancouver, Canada-based maker of gasification systems that use waste fuels “inside-the fence” at industrial and institutional facilities, has raised Cdn$6.8 million in third-round funding. Return backer ARC Financial Corp. led the deal. www.nexterra.ca
Response Analytics Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based provider of software that helps financial services companies optimize customer demand, has raised $4.25 million from RWI Ventures and Peninsula Equity Partners. www.responseanalytics.com
SEMDirector, a San Diego-based maker of search marketing automation software, has raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Voyager Capital. www.semdirector.com
Sulfurcell Solartechnik GmbH, a Berlin, Germany-based maker of photovoltaic solar modules, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Masdar Clean Tech Fund and return backers Vattenfall Europe, Ventegis Capital and IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft. www.sulfurcell.de
Barclays Private Equity has agreed to sell UK-based fashion retailer Phase Eight to a group led by Icelandic bank Kaupthing, according to The Times of London. The deal is valued at Gbp51.5 million.
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