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Ceres Funding Round
Warburg Pincus participated in a $75 million Series F venture round for Ceres. The round was announced on 9/27/2007.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
9/27/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$75,000,000
Round
Series F
Investors
Warburg Pincus (Lead Investor) (Chansoo Joung)
Proceeds Purpose
Ceres plans to use the proceeds for research and product development activities in several dedicated energy crops, which are bred to maximize yields of plant biomass -- the energy-rich source of a new generation of biofuels. The funds will also be used for capital expenditures and general corporate purposes.
Company Information
Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Alternative Energy
Mailing Address
1535 Rancho Conejo Boulevard
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
USA
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Agricultural biotech company that develops and markets seeds to produce crops for forage, biofuels and other markets that use biomass.
Profile
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Richard Hamilton
Chief Financial Officer
Paul Kuc
VP - General Counsel
Wilfriede Assche
VP - Product Management
Walter Nelson
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