2006
Direct Investment News
Channel
Advisor Achieves Record Day of $10 Million in Gross Merchandise Value.
December 6, 2006
Neutral
Tandem Announces Major Expansion of Nationwide Tandem Network.
November 13, 2006
Neutral
Tandem’s Independent Network Strengthens Nation’s Strategy
for Homeland Security
November 1, 2006
SkinMedica
Announces FDA Approval of Desonate Gel for Atopic Dermatitis
October 23, 2006
Elder
Health Introduces New “Bravo” Product Identity.
October 17, 2006
Gilead
Sciences to Acquire Myogen, Inc. for $2.5 Billion
October 2, 2006
Pharmion
Corporation and GPC Biotech Announce Positive Results from the Satraplatin
Pivotal Phase 3 Trial and Achievement of the Progression-Free Survival
Endpoint
September 25, 2006
Espirit
Pharma: Small drug companies exist to get gobbled up
September 1, 2006
Esprit Pharma Successfully Completes a Series B Financing, Raising in Excess of $90 Million
August 2, 2006
BARRX Medical,
Inc: Barrx Steps Up in $28M Third Round
July 21, 2006
BARRX
Medical, Inc.: New Device Offers Effective Treatment for Pre-Cancerous
Changes of the Esophagus
July 15, 2006
Concentric
Medical Announces Release of Next Generation Ischemic Stroke Device in
Europe
July 13, 2006
Myogen: Myogen Announces Extension of Drug Discovery Collaboration
July 11, 2006
Neutral Tandem:
Making Stitches On the Internet Cloth Less Visible
July 2006
Neutral
Tandem Makes its Mark
June 28, 2006
Vurv:
SaaS in Human Capital Management: Best of Breeds Take the Lead
June 22, 2006
Neutral
Tandem Raises $12 Million
June 5, 2006
Neutral
Tandem: A Company Worth Keeping an Eye ON
June 5, 2006
Myogen:
Myogen Initiates Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Darusentan in Patients with
Resistant Hypertension
June 5, 2006
Concentric
Medical: Geography Matters for Stroke Patient
May 31, 2006
Concentric
Medical: Strokes in children: A medical dilemma
May 3, 2006
Espirit Pharma Secures
$50 Million Credit Facility, Further Positioning Itself to Build Upon
Currnet Growth Momentum [pdf]
March 30, 2006
Proofpoint Closes $20 Million Financing Round
March 23, 2006
TARGETRX:
TARGETRX UNVEILS FIRST INDUSTRY ANALYSIS LINKING PHARMACEUTICAL SALES
FORCE EFFECTIVENESS WITH PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBING [pdf]
March 20, 2006
Myogen:
Ambrisentan Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for PAH Development
March 9, 2006
TargetRx: Business
Week Article: Rep of a (Drug) Salesman
March 2006
Fund
Investment News
NEA
Funds Realtime Worlds’ Expansion
December 8, 2006
NEA
Invests in Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals
December 6, 2006
Sirius
Gets Equity Investment from Thoma Cressey
November 13, 2006
Lightspeed
Venture Partners Expands Team with New Senior Associates
November 6, 2006
Thoma
Cressey Strikes Again: Buys iTera to Merge with Vision Solutions
November 3, 2006
Former
Abbott President/COO Dr. Jeffrey Leiden Joins Clarus Ventures as Partner
November 1, 2006
TA
Associates Completes €153 Million Leveraged Buyout of eDreams
October 29, 2006
Alta
Partners Raises $500M for Eighth Fund
October 9, 2006
Thoma
Cressey Acquires Software Co. for $63M
September 26, 2006
NEA
Invests in PortAuthority Technologies
September 25, 2006.
Senior
Medical Device Executive is added to Frazier Healthcare’s Affiliate
Team
September 19, 2006
Doll
Capital Management Raises $500M for Early Stage Fund
August 2, 2006
ESBATech
Closes CHF 50M ($ 41M) Series B Venture Financing
August 2, 2006
NEA:
NEA Invests $18 Million in SolFocus Series A Funding
July 25, 2006
Jake
Nunn Joines NEA as a Partner
July 18. 2006
Northbridge
Venture Parntes: BlueShift Technologies Secures Series B Investment from
Intel Capital
July 10, 2006
NEA: NEA
Invests in Echo Global Logistics
June 26, 2006
Polaris
Venture Partners: JibJab Media Closes First Round Funding With Polaris
Venture Partners
June 23, 2006
NEA: NEA Leads Series
B Investment in Luminary Micro
June 19, 2006
Polaris
Ventures: Ember Receives $12 Million in New Financing
June 16, 2006
Lightspeed
Venture Partners : Lightspeed Opens in Shanghai
June 16, 2006
Boulder
Ventures: ProStor Systems Completes Series B Financing
June 14, 2006
TA
Associates: Intersections Inc. to Acquire Direct Marketer of Consumer
Insurance Products
June 12, 2006
NEA:New Enterprise Associates
Invests $24.5 Million in CoGenesys
June 12, 2006
Lightspeed
Venture Partners: China Venture Capital Investor Joins Lightspeed Venture
Partners
June 12, 2006
Boulder
Ventures: COGENT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES SALE OF $93 MILLION
OF COMMON STOCK
June 6, 2006
NEA:
Patrick Kerins joins NEA as a General Partner
May
22, 2006
TA
Associates: Completes Acquisition of eSecLending from Old Mutual
May 22, 2006
Clarus
Ventures: Aerovance Secures $60 Million in Financing
May 6, 2006
Domain Associates: IOMAI CORP. TRIAL SHOWS DRY
VACCINE PATCH IS EFFECTIVE
May 1, 2006
Domain Associates: Domain
Associates portfolio company, Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc., announced the
initial public offering
April 12, 2006
Boulder
Ventures portfolio company, ARCA Discovery, listed on the "Fierce
15" list of the top biotech companies of 2006
April 11, 2006
TA
Associates Announces $200 Million Buyout of Global 360, Inc.
April 3, 2006
Polaris
Venture Partners Closes $1 Billion Diversified Fund
March 6, 2006
The
Midas List –ranking of the best dealmakers in high-tech and life
sciences
January 26, 2006