Tech Company Financing Transactions

Targacept Funding Round

Nomura Phase4 Ventures participated in a $33 million funding round for Targacept. This VC investment round was announced on 12/8/2004.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
12/8/2004
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$33,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Nomura Phase4 Ventures (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
Targacept will use the proceeds of the financing in the clinical development of its lead product candidates.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
100 North Main St. 1510
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
USA
Email Address
Overview
Targacept, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRGT) is a world leader in the discovery and development of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-based therapies for neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatric and gastrointestinal diseases.
Profile
Targacept LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Targacept Company Twitter Account
Company News
Targacept News
Facebook
Targacept on Facebook
YouTube
Targacept on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Nassim Usman
  Nassim Usman LinkedIn Profile  Nassim Usman Twitter Account  Nassim Usman News  Nassim Usman on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Fletcher Payne
  Fletcher Payne LinkedIn Profile  Fletcher Payne Twitter Account  Fletcher Payne News  Fletcher Payne on Facebook
Chief Medical Officer
Howard Levy
  Howard Levy LinkedIn Profile  Howard Levy Twitter Account  Howard Levy News  Howard Levy on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Jeffrey Landau
  Jeffrey Landau LinkedIn Profile  Jeffrey Landau Twitter Account  Jeffrey Landau News  Jeffrey Landau on Facebook
VP - Manufacturing
Andrew Hetherington
  Andrew Hetherington LinkedIn Profile  Andrew Hetherington Twitter Account  Andrew Hetherington News  Andrew Hetherington on Facebook


 

 

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