DFJ Esprit, a venture capital firm and member of the global Draper Fisher Jurvetson network, has formed two new funds totalling USD495m. The funds are DFJ Esprit III, a venture capital fund focused on Europe, and Encore Ventures I, a secondary vehicle which has agreed to acquire 3i’s European venture

Pfingsten Partners’ portfolio company, Closet Works, has acquired Space-Metrics USA, a manufacturer and wholesaler of closet and home organisation systems serving closet dealers.

Internet security company WiseKey and venture capital firm WI Harper have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on developing business opportunities in China.

Hutton Collins, a preferred equity capital specialist, has completed a EUR45m investment in Aquafil, a European producer of fibres for textile flooring.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, is likely to set up a venture capital fund for investment in the food processing industry in the country.

Mentha Capital and BNP Paribas Private Equity have invested USD10m in Anteryon, a Netherlands based provider of wafer-scale micro optics.

Yorkville Advisors, the US based investment manager to a family of funds, has entered into a GBP3m standby equity distribution agreement with Aim and Frankfurt listed Regency Mines.

Global secondaries firms Coller Capital and HarbourVest Partners, together with venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, have agreed to acquire a significant part of 3i’s European venture portf

Law firm Greenberg Glusker has closed the purchase of Irvine office property – One Premier Place and Three Premier Place – in a USD73m all-cash deal handled on behalf of the purchaser,

The Blackstone Group International and Lion Capital are in discussions with Suntory Holdings regarding the future ownership of the Orangina Schweppes Group.