Private Equity
FreeCharge has raised $33 million in Series B funding from Sequoia Capital, Sofina and RuNet. Freecharge is building an advertising platform that captures online and offline purchase behavior and brand preferences of consumers.
6 min read · 08 September 2014
Catch up on the latest headlines after the weekend including Carlyle's fourth Asia fund close, a look into private equity real estate performance, NYC Office of the Comptroller recruitment news and how VCs mitigate the risks of portfolio company internationalization.
1 min read · 08 September 2014
Palladium Equity Partners has completed the sale of Sahale Snacks, a manufacturer and marketer of premium, branded nut and fruit snacks.
1 min read · 04 September 2014
Veritas Capital is to acquire cybersecurity solution provider BeyondTrust from private equity and venture capital firm Insight Venture Partners. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
4 min read · 04 September 2014
Triton Pacific Capital Partners' portfolio company Custom Credit Systems has been acquired by Misys, a UK-based vendor of financial services software. Custom Credit Systems is a commercial loan automation and workflow software provider.
3 min read · 04 September 2014
Spring Mountain Capital has made a growth equity investment in Activate Healthcare. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, Activate Healthcare was formed in 2009.
3 min read · 04 September 2014
Swander Pace Capital has finalized its sale of over-the-counter products portfolio company Insight Pharmaceuticals. The business was sold to Prestige Brands Holdings for $750 million.
3 min read · 04 September 2014
GetSet has announced $2.5 million in seed funding from Chicago Ventures, KGC Capital, The Social+Capital Partnership, G2T3V and the founders of Braintree, Fieldglass and Flutter. GetSet is a psychology-based social productivity tool that increases user retention.
1 min read · 04 September 2014
Partners Group has acquired a 30% stake in Turkish natural gas distributor Enerya. The stake was acquired from Enerya's parent company, Turkey's STFA Group, which continues to hold the remaining equity.
3 min read · 04 September 2014
Industrial Opportunity Partners has acquired Multiwall Packaging Division of Greif and the stock of El Dorado Paper Bag Manufacturing to form El Dorado Packaging. The new business is a producer of large format multiwall paper bags primarily for industrial use in the agricultural and food grade products markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
3 min read · 04 September 2014
