Francisco Partners and Citicorp Venture Capital are selling a combined 17 million shares in mixed-signal semiconductor company AMIS Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AMIS). The secondary sale will decrease Francisco's ownership position from 23.2% to 13.6%, and Citicorp's position from 23.1% to 13.4 percent. www.amis.com
Unilever PLC plans to transition from a general partner to limited partner role with Unilever Technology Ventures, according to VentureWire. The move would enable the spinout of an independent VC group called Physic Ventures, which would manage the current UTV portfolio, plus raise third-party capital for new deals. www.unilevertechnologyventures.com www.physicventures.com
Patrick Shattenkirk has joined Vestar Capital Partners as a managing director and head of investor relations (new position). He previously was a managing director with Cogent Partners. www.vestarcapital.com
Ivan Wanat has joined placement firm Atlantic-Pacific Capital as a director focused on hedge fund deal management and capital raising. He previously was a vice president in the private funds group of Credit Suisse. In other ApCap news, the firm has promoted John Chase to principal. Chase joined in 2005 as a vice president focused […]
John McCarthy has joined North Castle Partners as an operating advisor focused on the firm's fitness and recreation vertical. He is the founding executive director of the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association. www.northcastlepartners.com
Lancaster Colony Corp. (Nasdaq: LANC) has sold substantially all of the operating assets of its automotive accessory operations located in Wapakoneta, Ohio to KN Rubber LLC, a portfolio company of private equity firm Kinderhook Industries LLC. No financial terms were disclosed. Products manufactured at this location include pickup truck bed mats as well as truck […]
ZenZui, a Microsoft spinout that will provide marketer-funded software on mobile devices, has raised around $12 million in Series A funding from Oak Investment Partners and Hunt Ventures. www.zenzui.com
ProFibrix BV, a Dutch biotech company focused on products to stop bleeding and initiate tissue repair, has raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Index Ventures. www.profibrix.com
Compliance 360 Inc., an Alpharetta, Ga.-based provider of enterprise compliance software, has secured $1.1 million of a $2.2 million Series B round led by Fulcrum Ventures, according to a regulatory filing. VentureWire reports that the complete round will close later this week. www.compliance360.com
Verticals onDemand, a Pleasanton, Calif.-based provider of industry-specific CRM solutions delivered on the Salesforce platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from individual angels. www.verticalsondemand.com