Kony Solutions has completed a $15 million Series C round of financing led by Insight Venture Partners. Kony provides mobile application development platforms. PRESS RELEASE Kony Solutions, Inc., the leading mobile application development platform (MADP) provider, announced that it completed FY2012 (ended March 31, 2012) growing more than 200% in bookings and adding more than [...]

Online stock photography provider Shutterstock is planning an initial public offering of common stock to raise up to $115 million, writes Reuters. Shutterstock is backed by Insight Venture Partners and Pixel Holdings Inc, writes Reuters. Reuters – Online stock photography provider Shutterstock plans an initial public offering of common stock to raise up to $115 [...]

Quest Software has announced the expiration of the 60-day “go-shop” period provided for under the terms of the previously announced merger agreement between the company and Insight Venture Partners. Established in 1987, Quest Software provides IT management solutions. PRESS RELEASE Quest Software, Inc. /quotes/zigman/67280/quotes/nls/qsft QSFT +10.20% (the “Company”) today announced the expiration of the 60-day [...]

Tumblr President John Maloney announced today that he is no longer run the day-to-day operations of the company, which has raised more than $125 million in VC from from Greylock Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.

Dreams, a technology-driven, multi-channel sports retailer is to merge with online seller of licensed sports products Fanatics. In conjunction with the transaction, Fanatics has entered into an equity financing agreement with Insight Venture Partners. PRESS RELEASE Dreams, Inc. DRJ +30.27% , a technology-driven, multi-channel retailer focused on the licensed sports products industry, has signed a [...]

It’s looking glum in the M&A world as deal values for first quarter transactions dropped 53%. But the value of PE-backed transactions actually rose, according to Thomson Reuters.

Kinnser Software said Monday that has secured $40 million in Series A financing from Insight Venture Partners. Austin-based Kinner Software based Web-based software services that deliver clinical and business results to the home health industry. PRESS RELEASE Kinnser Software announced today that it has secured Series A financing from Insight Venture Partners, a leading global [...]

With the memory of the stock market bust just beginning to fade, the INPRS stepped up venture investing in 2005, matched the pace in 2006 and maintained a steady clip of fund sign-ups through 2009, according to a peHUB analysis of its recent private equity portfolio report.

Insight Venture Partners has agreed to buy Quest Software for about $2 billion, or $23 a share. The stock owned by Chairman and CEO Vinny Smith will be rolled over into the surviving entity. Also, Smith will continue to lead the company. The deal includes a 60-day go-shop period during which Quest can actively seek [...]

Drilling Info, an Austin-based data intelligence provider to the oil and gas industries, has raised $165 million in a round led by Insight Venture Partners. The money will go toward continued expansion of Drilling Info’s SaaS-based data and analytics technology, the company said. Insight is a New York-based growth equity and venture capital firm. Battery [...]