ActivBiotics Inc., a Lexington, Mass.-based developer of antibacterials for high-value chronic and infectious diseases, has reduced its IPO pricing forecast from $12-$14 per share to $8-$10 per share. It still plans to offer 4 million common shares, and trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol ACTV. HSBC is serving as lead underwriter. ActivBiotitics has raised […]
Celanese Corp. (NYSE: CN) shares fell as much as 5.5% yesterday, after backers Blackstone Group and BA Capital Investors said that they will sell 30 million Celanese shares via a secondary offering. www.cellanese.com
Fortress Investment Group, a New York-based alternative asset manager, has filed for a $750 million IPO. Fortress manages private equity funds, hedge funds and publicly-traded alternative vehicles. www.fortresssinv.com
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a New York-based I-bank, priced a $163.2 million IPO. www.kbw.com
Innova Capital, a Poland-based private equity firm focused on mid-market European buyouts, has closed its fourth fund with Euro 225 million in capital commitments. Axon Partners served as exclusive placement agent. www.innovacap.com
KPS Special Situations Funds has agreed to sell Speedline Technologies Inc. to Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW). No financial terms were disclosed. Speedline is a Franklin, Mass.-based maker of equipment used in the assembly of printed circuit boards and semiconductor packages. www.speedlinetech.com
Neiman Marcus Group has agreed to sell handbag maker Kate Spade to Liz Claiborne Inc. (NYSE: LIZ) for $124 million (including to-be-retired debt). Neiman Marcus was acquired last year in a $5.1 billion public-to-private buyout by Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus. www.neimanmarcusgroup.com
Network Appliance Inc. (Nasdaq: NTAP) has agreed to acquire Topio Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.
Tejas Networks, an India-based provider of optical networking products, has raised $20 million in fourth-round funding. Sandstone Capital led the deal, and was SUN Technologies and return backers Battery Ventures, Intel Capital and Dr. Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande. The company has raised around $45 million in total VC funding since its 2000 inception. www.tejasnetworks.com
Turn Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based online automatic-targeting advertising network, has raised $18 million. Backers include Norwest Venture Partners, Trident Capital and Shasta Ventures. The company held a first close back in early 2005. www.turn.com