Brian Siebenburgen has joined Marlin & Associates. He previously was with the financial due diligence group of PricewaterhouseCoopers. www.marlinandassociates.com
AT&T has agreed to acquire Interwise Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of voice, online and video conferencing technologies. The deal is valued at approximately $121 million in cash. Interwise has raised nearly $90 million in total VC funding since 2000, from firms like Lazard Technology Partners, Wall Street Technology Partners, Leeds Equity, GIMV and STI Ventures. […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Financial services firm Wachovia Corp. said Monday it completed its acquisition of retail brokerage firm AG Edwards Inc. for $6.8 billion. AG Edwards will be combined with Wachovia Securities LLC to create a brokerage firm with $1.1 trillion in client assets and about 15,000 financial advisers. Wachovia Securities and AG Edwards […]
Konarka Technologies Inc., a Lowell, Mass.-based developer of a plastic-like photovoltaic material, has raised $45 million in Series F funding. Mackenzie Financial Corp. and return backer Good Energies co-led the deal. Pegasus Capital also participated, alongside existing shareholders Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Asenqua Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, 3i Group, Vanguard Ventures, Chevron, Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, […]
Authoria Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of talent management solutions, has raised $22.5 million in a private equity and debt round. Horizon Technology Finance and Velocity Financial Group were joined by return backers Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Austin Ventures, Van Wagoner Capital Management and CIBC Capital Partners. The company previously had raised around $120 […]
LedEngin Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of LED components and light-source modules, has raised $11 million in Series C funding. Partech International led the deal, and was joined by WK Technology Fund and Dr. Keh-Shu Lew, president and CEO of Diodes Inc. www.ledengin.com
Peninsula Equity Partners has closed on approximately $57 million for its $150 million-targeted second fund, according to a regulatory filing. Limited partners include Procific, while Cazenave & Co. is serving as placement agent. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based firm's first fund focused on both IT and life sciences opportunities, but VentureWire reports that Fund II will […]
Guardian Analytics Inc., a Los Altos, Calif.-based provider of fraud prevention solutions for online channels, has raised $4.5 million in Series B funding from Foundation Capital. www.guardiananalytics.com
Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC, a Charlottesville, Va.-based developer of a drug candidate for enhancing oxygen diffusion, has raised $4.5 million from undisclosed angels. www.diffusionpharma.com
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