Diane Fraiman has joined Voyager Capital as a venture partner, and head of the firm's new office in Portland, Oregon. She previously was senior VP of marketing and business development for Web application security software company Sanctum (acquired by Watchfire). PRESS RELEASE Continuing the expansion of its franchise, Voyager Capital, a leading West […]
Entegris Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG) has completed its $158 million acquisition of Poco Graphite, a Decatur, Texas-based maker of graphite-based consumables and finished products for a variety of markets. Sellers included Cowen Capital Partners and J.H. Whitney & Co. ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE Entegris (Nasdaq: ENTG) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to […]
Siano Mobile Silicon Ltd., a Netanya, Israel-based mobile TV chipmaker, has raised $17.5 million in third-round funding. DFJ Tamir Fishman Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers JVP, Star Ventures, Walden Israel, Bessemer Venture Partners and Inventec Appliances. Siano has now raised $52 million since 2005. PRESS RELEASE Leading mobile TV chip […]
Netadmin Systems, a Swedish maker of automation software for business processes in broadband networks, has raised around $6.36 million in VC funding from Industrifonden and return backer Eqvitec. PRESS RELEASE Industrifonden becomes an active partner of fast-growing Netadmin Systems, a Swedish company, which develops software that automates business and operation processes in broadband […]
Earlybird, a Germany-based venture capital firm, has closed its fourth fund with EUR 127 million in capital commitments. Limited partners include Osaka Gas, Procific, the European Investment Fund, VCM and the KfW. PRESS RELEASE Earlybird today announces the final closing of its new fund Ealrybird IV. Investors from Germany, the US, Asia and […]
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 […]