Staccato Communications Inc., a San Diego-based developer of ultrawideband and wireless USB communications components, has raised $17.5 million in new VC funding. Return backers include Allegis Capital, Bay Partners, Charles River Ventures, Formative Ventures, Interwest Partners, and Vision Capital. Staccato has raised around $94 million in total VC funding since 2003. www.staccatocommunications.com
Satmetrix Systems Inc., a Foster City, Calif.-based provider of applications and consulting services to improve customer loyalty, has acquired Informative Inc., a South San Francisco
Golub Capital Partners, a New York-based provider of debt financing to private equity sponsors, has withdrawn registration for a $150 million IPO. No reason was given. The firm had planned to trade on the Nasdaq, with Wachovia Securities serving as lead underwriter. The publicly-traded entity would have served as a holding company for Golub's funds, […]
Genoptix Inc., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based provider of personalized medicine services for management of hematolymphatic disorders, has set its IPO terms to five million common shares being offered at between $14 and $16 per share. It would have an initial market cap of nearly $250 million, were it to price at the high end of its […]
AngioScore Inc., a Fremont, Calif.-based developer of angioplasty catheters for use in the treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease, has raised $30 million in Series E funding. Telegraph Partners led the deal, and was joined by return backers Psilos Group Management, QuestMark Partners, UV Partners, California Technology Ventures and Innomed Ventures. Angioscore previously raised […]
LS9 Inc., a San Carlos, Calif.-based developer of hydrocarbon biofuels, has raised $15 million in second-round funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the deal, and was joined by return backers Flagship Ventures and Khosla Ventures. www.ls9.com
Spinal Restoration Inc., an Austin, Texas-base developer of a minimally-invasive treatment for discogenic low back pain, has raised $16 million in Series B funding. Sant
MicroSeismic Inc., a Houston, Texas-based provider of microseismic monitoring and passive seismic imaging, has secured a $2 million line of credit from Square 1 Bank. MicroSeismic has raised over $7 million in VC funding from firms like Altira Group, CTTV Investments and Rockport Capital Partners. www.microseismic.com
Laguna Ventures has acquired OakHill Group, a McLean, Va.-based government contracting firm that offers information security management, engineering and information systems development services. No financial terms were disclosed. Laguna was recently formed as an acquisition platform to buy companies that serve the U.S. intelligence community and U.S. Department of Defense. It is backed by an […]
Canon Communications LLC, a Los Angeles-based B2B publisher and event organizer, has acquired two German trade shows: Interpart and Surfacts. No financial terms were disclosed. Interpart is a trade show for manufacturers and subcontractors in the automotive, electronics, medical, and machine construction industries in Southern Germany, while Surfacts serves European companies providing mechanical, chemical or […]