Animal Health International Inc., a Westlake, Texas-based distributor of animal health products, has set its proposed IPO terms to 11.8 million common shares being offered at between $10 and $12 per share. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol AHII, with JPMorgan serving as lead underwriter. Charlesbank Capital Partners bought the company […]
Gresham Private Equity has sold UK childcare provider Busy Bee Group Ltd. to ABC Learning Centres Ltd. for Gbp71 million (approx. $140m). The deal closed late last year, with Downer & Co. advising ABC.
Tigris Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Bonita, Fla.-based developer of cancer therapies, has raised around $16 million in Series B funding. NGN Capital led the deal, and was joined by Wexford Capital and Bushido Capital Partners. Riverbank Capital Securities acted as placement agent. www.tigrispharma.com
TestAmerica a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital has completed its acquisition of Severn Trent Laboratories Inc., an environmental testing firm with 32 laboratories throughout the United States, from Severn Trent PLC. No financial terms were disclosed. www.stl-inc.com www.testmaericainc.com
vMix Media Inc., a San Diego-based online media platform, has raised $5.5 million in Series B funding from return backers Mission Ventures and Enterprise Partners. It had announced the deal last week, but without a dollar amount. www.vmix.com
Circulite Inc., a Hackensack, N.J.-based maker of implantable ventrical medical devices, has secured $10.2 million of a $25 million Series B round, according to a regulatory filing. Shareholders include Giza Venture Capital and Oxford Bioscience Partners. www.circulite.net
Boston-Power Inc., a Westborough, Mass.-based developer of lithium-ion batteries, has raised $15.56 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Branite Global Ventures was joined by return backers Venrock Associates and Gabriel Venture Partners co-led the deal. www.boston-power.com
BuzzLogic, a San Francisco-based provider of software that helps marketers monitor blogosphere conversation, has raised $9.6 million in Series A funding. Backers include Adams Capital Management, Ackerley Partners and Transcosmos Investments & Business Development. www.buzzlogic.com
Frontier Silicon, a London-based provider of IC solutions for mobile television and digital audio products, has raised Gbp16 million in new VC funding. Mitsui Private Equity led the deal, and was joined by Cheyne Capital Management, Plutus Capital Management and return backers Apax Partners, GLG Partners, ACT Venture Capital, Alta Berkeley and BlueRun Ventures. www.frontier-silicon.com
4-Antibody AG, a Basel, Switzerland-based antibody developer and optimizer, has raised around $13.66 million in additional Series A funding, bringing the round total to $18.5 million. Advent Venture Partners led the new tranche, and was joined by existing backers Life Sciences Partners, BioMedinvest AG, Grazia Equity and Mulligan Biocapital. www.4-antibody.com