Proteon Therapeutics has completed a second closing of its series B equity financing, securing an additional USD12m and increasing the total equity capital raised in this round to USD50

Ashmore Group, a publicly owned investment manager, has invested EUR5.1m in the London listed investment scheme, Ashmore Global Opportunities.

Eurazeo has exercised the increase option on its offering of bonds exchangeable for existing Danone shares from EUR500m to approximately EUR610m.

Advanced Plasma Power has entered into a partnership with Leveraged Green Energy, a private equity fund focused on investing in renewable energy assets, to deploy APP’s Gasplasma techno

One Equity Partners, the global private equity investment arm of JPMorgan Chase, will become a 49 per cent equity partner in Lionsgate’s TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com.<

Aureos Capital’s Emerge Central America Growth Fund has invested in Niva Euroequipos, a Costa Rican company that specialises in construction equipment rental.

HarbourVest Global Private Equity had an audited net asset value of USD631m or USD7.61 per share at 31 January, representing a 27 per cent decrease over the financial year.

Harbert Australian Private Equity Fund I has acquired an 18.1 per cent initial equity interest in Solar Shop Australia, an installer of grid connect solar systems in Australia.

Max Property Group has been admitted to the daily official list of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange.

Sambazon, a provider of acai beverages and food products, has completed its financing round with southern California-based Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners.