Realtime Worlds, a Dundee, Scotland-based video game developer, has raised $31 million in venture funding from New Enterprise Associates. Realtime Worlds was founded by CEO and creative director David Jones, who previously created the Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings games franchises. www.realtimeworlds.com
Varun Kapur has joined TPG Ventures as a partner, effective February 2007. He will be based in Mumbai, and will lead the firm's expansion stage, smaller buyouts and growth-oriented investments in India, with investments up to as much as US$75 million. He previously was a managing director with Intel Capital in Asia. www.tpgventures.com
DW Healthcare Partners of Salt Lake City is raising up to $225 million for its second fund, according to a regulatory filing. It already has secured around $133 million in capital commitments. Berchwood Partners is serving as placement agent. www.dwhp.com
Bradley Eden has joined Z Capital Partners as a managing director and head of corporate development. He previously served as co-founder and chairman of investment consultancy Fund Evaluation Group. Z Capital also said to expect additional personnel announcements in the near future.
Luis Tellez has joined the cabinet of Mexican President Felipe Calderon as Secretary of Communications and Transportation. He most recently served as a Mexico City-based managing director for The Carlyle Group, and before that was CEO of industrial conglomerate Desc SA de CV. From 1997 to 2000, Tellez served as Mexico's Secretary of Energy. www.carlyle.com
Atrua Technologies Inc., a Campbell, Calif.-based provider of intelligent touch controls for mobile devices, has raised $9 million in fourth-round funding. BlueRun Ventures led the deal, and was joined by fellow return backers Ericsson Venture Partners, Neocarta Ventures and Osprey Ventures. New shareholders include Hua Hong Group (China) and Mosen Company Ltd. (South Korea). The […]
Galapagos NV (Euronext & AIM: GLPG) has agreed to acquire Inpharmatica Ltd., a UK-based provider of genome-scale predictive products and services for drug discovery research. The total deal is valued at up to Euro 19.1 million, including a Euro 6.5 million upfront cash payment. Inpharmatica has raised around $75 million in VC funding since 1998, […]
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Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Towson, Md.-based drug company focused on cardiovascular disease, has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding. The Aurora Funds and New Enterprise Associates co-led the deal. www.cardioxyl.com
Gartner Inc. (NYSE: IT) has agreed to repurchase around 10.39 million shares of common stock from Silver Lake Partners for $200 million, at $19.25 per share. The deal means that Silver Lake's ownership stake will drop from 20.7% to 12.7%, with 103.8 million shares remaining.