Three firms buy up 3i’s European portfolio

Three firms buy up 3i’s European portfolio

Investment firms Coller Capital and HarbourVest Partners teamed up over the weekend with venture house DFJ Esprit to buy 29 top-tier portfolio companies from the 3i Group’s European portfolio at discount prices.

Coller and HarbourVest are called “secondary market” firms because they buy stakes in companies… Continue Reading

Finjan raises $22M for web security

Finjan, which sells web gateway security products to businesses, has raised $22 million in venture backing. The San Jose, Calif. company says it integrates several security engines into a single appliance that can stop crimeware, malware and data leakage. The round was led by HarbourVest… Continue Reading