Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc., a San Diego-based drug developer focused on liver disease, has secured $6.62 million of a $27.37 million Series A round, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Aberdare Ventures, Bay City Capital, Advent International and Hale BioPharma Ventures. www.conatuspharma.com
Chockstone Inc., a Portland, Ore.
SunTen Phytotech Co. Ltd., a Taiwan
MuriGen Therapeutics, a Melbourne, Australia-based drug development company, has raised Au$5 million from Starfish Ventures. www.murigen.com.au
Sensata Technology BV, an Attleboro, Mass.-based portfolio company of Bain Capital, has completed its acquisition of Honeywell's First Technology Automotive and Special Products (FTAS) business. Sensata secured a Euro 73 million credit facility extension to help finance the deal, although additional transaction terms were not disclosed. www.sensata.com www.honeywell.com
Euromax Holdings Inc., a Norcross, Va.-based portfolio company of GS Capital Partners, has acquired GSW Building Products Inc. from A.O. Smith Corp. for $11.3 million.
Industri Kapital has sold Ulm, Germany-based gardening tools maker Gardena to Husqvarna for Euro 730 million (including Euro 416 million in assumed debt and liabilities). www.industrikapital.com
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) has agreed to acquire Bitfone Corp., a Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based provider of mobile device management software. No financial terms were disclosed. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which is expected to close in February. Bitfone has raised over $86 million in VC funding since its 2000 inception, from firms […]
Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) has agreed to acquire eVault Inc., an Emeryville, Calif.-based provider of online backup services, for $185 million in cash. EVault has raised over $15 million in VC funding since 2001, from firms like Council Ventures, BEST Fund, Jemison Investments, Massey Burch Capital and River Cities Capital Funds. www.seagate.com www.evault.com
Citrix Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS) has agreed to acquire Ardence Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of on-demand software platforms, from Advent International and Capital Resource Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. www.citrix.com www.ardence.com