Cisco Systems is stretching its venture network into Eastern Europe. In November, the San Jose, Calif.-based networking giant launched a new technology fund in partnership with Eastern European private equity firm 3TS Capital Partners. Called 3TS-Cisco Growth Fund III, the fund will invest across Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on technology, media and communications. It […]
The Atlantic province of Nova Scotia has traditionally been better known for seafood rather than software. But with the fishing industry enmeshed in a prolonged downturn, economic development types have pinned their hopes for the region’s future prosperity on its lower profile techie side. The province is home to fewer than a million people, but […]
Vancouver and Toronto stand out as central hubs for cleantech investing, though venture-backed startups are clustered in metropolitan areas nationwide. Vancouver, which is the home base of hydrogen fuel cell developer Ballard Power Systems, has attracted many startups specializing in alternative battery technologies. Vancouver, the Canada’s largest metro area on the West Coast, is also […]
The strength of the country’s dollar is messing with VCs, effecting stage allocations, portfolio valuations and a firm’s ability to syndicate.
$500M fund is the largest pool raised for biofuel investments.
Sunnyvale, Calif. • 408-716-4600 www.accuray.com Exchange and Ticker: Nasdaq: ARAY Filing Range: 7.33M shares @ $14.00 to $16.00 Offering Price: $18.00 Close on First Day: $28.47 Offering Size: $288M Shares Outstanding: 52,212,444 Underwriters: JP Morgan/ UBS Investment Bank Co-manager: Jefferies & Co. Inc. Company Counsel: Latham & Watkins Manager Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati […]
Cambridge, Mass. • 617-492-5554 • www.molecularinsight.com Exchange and Ticker: Nasdaq: MIPI Filing Range: 5M shares @ $14.00 to $16.00 Offering Price: $14.00 Close on First Day: $14.09 Offering Size: $70M Shares Outstanding: 24,639,622 Underwriters: RBC Capital Markets/ Jefferies & Co. Inc. Co-managers: AG Edwards & Sons Inc./ Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Company Counsel: Foley & […]
San Diego, Calif. • 858-909-0736 • www.optimerpharma.com Exchange and Ticker: Nasdaq: OPTR Filing Range: 5.25M shares @ $12.00 to $14.00 Offering Price: $7.00 Close on First Day: $8.50 Offering Size: $49M Shares Outstanding: 21,747,659 Underwriters: Piper Jaffray Cos./ Jefferies & Co. Inc. Co-managers: JMP Securities LLC/ Rodman & Renshaw Inc. Company Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich […]
Waltham, Mass. • 781-464-7300 • www.salary.com Exchange and Ticker: Nasdaq: SLRY Filing Range: 4.2M shares @ $8.00 to $10.00 Offering Price: $10.50 Close on First Day: $12.50 Offering Size: $59.90M Shares Outstanding: 15,014,577 Underwriter: Thomas Weisel Partners LLC Co-managers: William Blair & Co./ Needham & Co. Inc./ Wachovia Securities Inc./ Pacific Crest Securities Inc. Company […]
Lexington, Mass. • 781-274-8200 • www.syntapharma.com Exchange and Ticker: Nasdaq: SNTA Filing Range: 6M shares @ $14.00 to $16.00 Offering Price: $10.00 Close on First Day: $9.09 Offering Size: $50M Shares Outstanding: 33,817,434 Underwriters: Bear Stearns & Co. Inc./ Lehman Brothers Co-managers: Lazard Capital Markets/ Montgomery & Co. Company Counsel: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky […]