HAYWARD, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2006--Solexa, Inc. (Nasdaq:SLXA) today announced that it has completed the second closing of a private equity placement for approximately $40 million following approval at a Special Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on January 17, 2006. The transaction represents the second and final closing of a $65 million private equity financing with a group of institutional investors that was announced on November 21, 2005.
