REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Oakley Capital Investments Limited (AIM: OCL), has agreed to acquire a 51% stake in intergenia AG, a Cologne, Germany-based web hosting company providing managed, dedicated and cloud hosting. The, investment, which was made by Oakley Capital Private Equity L.P. , is conditional upon the reorganization of the target group structure and is expected to complete […]
LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc., a Philadelphia, PA-based independent equipment leasing and finance company, recently closed a $50m growth equity investment from New York-based Eos Partners, L.P. and its affiliates. In conjunction with the Eos investment, LEAF also closed on $75m of additional debt financing with Versailles Assets LLC, an asset-backed commercial paper conduit sponsored by Natixis, […]
An investor group led by affiliates of Providence, Rhode Island based private equity firm Providence Equity Partners, has acquired Istituto Marangoni from Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO). The deal, whose amount was not disclosed, is expected to help the company continue to grow. Istituto Marangoni, which provides education to students primarily in the areas of […]
iThera Medical, a Munich Germany-based company that develops and markets a novel in-vivo biomedical imaging technology, recently closed a Series A funding round of undisclosed amount. Backers include BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, and Mey Capital Matrix GmbH. Earlier this year, the company also secured a Phase II grant from the GO-Bio programme, which is funded […]
Revestor, a San Diego, CA-based start up that operates a new online real estate site, is seeking $2m in Series A funding. The company is working with different angel investors and venture capitalists to secure capital to develop, roll-out, and expand the product. Founded by San Diego entrepreneur Bill Lyons, Revestor uses a patent pending […]
Stagee.com, a Palo Alto, CA-based social startup that provides a professional platform for entertainers, has raised $330K in seed funding from angel investors. The company, which just launched its open alpha site, is currently seeking a second round investment. Founded in early 2011 and led by CEO Lior Maimon and CTO Ofer Zelig, Stagee is […]
Machine Solutions, a Flagstaff, Ariz.-based maker of catheter, balloon, and stent devices, has received an equity investment of undisclosed amount from Forsyth Capital. The deal gives Forsyth a majority stake in the company. Moving forward Machine Solutions will continue to be led by the existing senior management team (CEO Daniel Kasprzyk and Thomas Motsenbocker). The […]
J.McLaughlin, a New York-based American clothing and accessories brand for women and men, has received an equity investment of undisclosed amount. Investors include JH Partners and the Highland Consumer Fund, which are acquiring a majority interest in the company. They will help the company expand the brand to consumers across the United States and internationally. […]
eyeSight Mobile Technologies, an Israeli developer of touch-free interfaces for digital devices, completed a $4.2m Series B funding. The round was led by strategic investors CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA) (LSE:CVA), the licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores, and Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, the investment arm of Mitsui & Co., […]
The Townsend Group, a Cleveland, Ohio-based large global specialty real estate advisory and investment firm, has received an investment from Aligned Asset Managers, LLC, a portfolio company of private equity firm GTCR. Following the transaction, Aligned purchased a majority equity interest in the firm along with an expanded group of senior professionals of Townsend. They […]
Rocket Ninja, a San Francisco, CA –based developer of social 3D entertainment applications for PCs and connected devices, has closed $7.5m in Series B funding. The round was led by European private investor Marcel Boekhoorn. Rocket Ninja intends to use the funding to expand its team as well as new applications and technology. Led by […]
HouseTrip.com, a European holiday apartment website, has completed a $17m (CHF15m) Series B funding round. The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investor Index Ventures (read here). The company intends to use the funding for product development, through increased functionality of the website, inventory increase, and geographical expansion. Co-founded by CEO […]
Portola Pharmaceuticals, a South San Francisco, CA-based company that discovers and develops innovative therapeutics for cardiovascular and autoimmune/inflammatory diseases has raised $89m in financing. Backers included existing investors who were joined by Temasek, an Asia investment company, and Eastern Capital Limited. The company intends to use the proceeds to advance betrixaban, a once-daily, oral Factor […]
Power Assure, a Santa Clara, CA-based data center energy management solutions provider, has received a $1m investment from Dominion Energy Technologies, Inc., an affiliate of Dominion Resources, a large producer and transporter of energy. The investment will be combined with other series B financing (read below) to expand Power Assure’s sales and marketing initiatives and […]
Privia LLC, a Herndon, VA-based provider of capture and proposal process management solutions, said it raised an undisclosed amount of additional capital. According to a written statement, the round was led by Open Prairie Ventures, with participation from Chicago Technology Partners LLC and DL Investments. The company intends to use the funding to increase product management […]