HemCon Medical Technologies Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based developer of technologies to control bleeding and infection resulting from trauma or surgery, has raised $12 million in venture capital from Camden Partners and Torch Hill Partners. www.hemcon.com
Goodwin Procter LLP has opened new offices in San Diego and downtown Los Angeles. The San Diego office will be chaired by new hire Stephen Ferruolo, who previously was a partner with Heller Ehrman and co-chair of that firm's corporate/VLG group. He will be joined by fellow ex-Heller partner Ryan Murr, while the downtown LA […]
Marsh Inc. has named chief operating officers for its three business units. They are: Patricia Hagemann, as COO of the Americas; David Lessing, COO of U.S. Middle Market and Philip Petronis, COO of Global Products and Services Management (including PE services). Hagemann previously was CFO of U.S. operations, while Lessing was with Merrill Lynch and […]
Hellman & Friedman is nearing an $8.4 billion final close on its sixth fund, according to Buyouts Magazine. The firm previously was in market three years ago, when it closed on $3.5 billion. Some of its new windfall might go toward a rival bid for energy giant TXU.
Spaltudaq Corp., a Seattle-based biotech company focused on therapeutic human monoclonal antibodies, has raised $29 million in Series B funding. Arch Venture Partners, Canaan Partners and Healthcare Ventures co-led the deal, and were joined by Amgen Ventures, MPM Capital, and Alexandria Equities. www.spaltudaq.com
Jacent Technologies Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of on-demand ordering solutions for the restaurant industry, has raised $6.7 million in second-round funding. GIV Venture Partners led the deal, and was joined by return backers Alignment Capital, Azure Capital Partners and Wand Partners. www.jacent.com
Visible Measures Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of application monitoring software, today announced that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding led by General Catalyst Partners. The news was first reported by PE Week Wire on March 2. www.visiblemeasures.com
Gafisa SA, a Brazilian homebuilder, priced around 39.7 million American depository shares at $24.88 per share, for an IPO take of approximately $987 million. It already trades on the Soa Paulo exchange, and will begin trading today on the NYSE under ticker symbol GFA. Lynch, Banco Itau BBA and Citigroup served as co-lead underwriters. Shareholders […]
Veraz Networks Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of VoIP products to wireline and wireless service providers, has set its proposed IPO terms to nine million common shares being offered at between $10 and $12 per share. . It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol VRAZ, with Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse […]
This week's IPO calendar includes expected pricings from PhotoWatt Technologies Inc., Cheniere Energy Partners LP and Glu Mobile Inc.