RoyaltyShare Inc., a San Diego-based provider of digital royalty solutions to the entertainment industry, has raised an undisclosed amount of new Series B funding from the William Morris Agency. This is the round's third tranche, following $9 million worth of past infusions from Trident Capital and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. PRESS RELEASE RoyaltyShare, Inc., […]
Marketbright, a San Bruno, Calif.-based provider of an on-demand marketing automation platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. Greycroft Partners and Knight’s Bridge Capital Partners co-led the round. PRESS RELEASE Marketbright, a leading on-demand marketing automation platform, has closed a Series A round of funding, led by venture capital firms Greycroft Partners […]
CalPERS disclosed the following fund commitments: $50 million to Aberdare Ventures IV, $75 million to Apollo European Principal Finance Fund, $400 million to Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund III, $200 million to Asia Alternatives Capital Partners II, EUR 500 million to CVC European Equity Partners V, $75 million to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners IV, $85 million […]
John Cochran has joined Lovell Minnick Partners as a Los Angeles-based principal, where he will focus on the financial services industry. He previously was a principal with SV Investment Partners. PRESS RELEASE Lovell Minnick Partners LLC, an independent private equity firm providing buyout and growth capital to companies in the financial services industry, is […]
Orion ICG LLC, a portfolio company of Centre Partners, has acquired Therapy Staff Inc., a Midwestern provider of physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists to healthcare facilities. No financial terms were disclosed. PRESS RELEASE Orion ICG, LLC announced today that it has acquired the assets of Therapy Staff, Incorporated (TSI), a leading […]
Ron Graves has been named permanent CEO of frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry. He had been a general partner with venture capital firm Maveron, and took over as Pinkberry's interim CEO following Maveron's investment in the company last October. PRESS RELEASE Pinkberry named Ron Graves as Chief Executive Officer. Graves, a General Partner of venture […]
Michael Finley has joined Court Square Capital Partners as a partner. He previously had been with The Cypress Group since its 1994 formation and, before that, worked in Lehman Brothers' merchant banking group. www.courtsquare.com
nTelagent Inc., a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of a retail payment management application for the healthcare industry, has raised $1.7 million in Series E funding. Backers include Burch Investment Group. PRESS RELEASE Today Nashville-based nTelagent, Inc. announced the completion of a $1.7 million round of Series E convertible preferred shares. nTelagent has developed The Retail Application […]
BrainsGate Ltd., a Caecarea, Israel-based developer of an electrical stimulation system that helps certain CNS disorders, has raised $27.5 million in Series C funding. Johnson & Johnson Development Corp. led the round, and was joined by VC-Fund Agate Medical Investments and return backers Elron Electronic Industries, Pitango Venture Capital, MB Venture Capital and Alice Lab. […]
Arc Machines Inc., a Pacoima, Calif.-based developer and manufacturer of automated orbital welding systems, has acquired certain assets of Santa Monica, Calif.-based Exel Orbital Systems. No financial terms were disclosed. Arc Machines is a portfolio company of Marwit Capital. Read more