FF&P Private Equity, the private equity business of Fleming Family & Partners, has invested in Sohonet, a global expert in connectivity and data management for the media and entertainment industry. Sohonet has offices in the UK, Los Angeles and Sydney.
4 min read · 10 December 2012
After the weekend First Read brings you the latest private equity and venture capital links including an Asian round-up; the lowdown on biotech in Wisconsin and why female CEOs are facing challenges.
1 min read · 10 December 2012
This week Mayo Clinic Ventures is recruiting for an investments and new venture director to manage a venture capital investment fund co-sponsored by Mayo Clinic Ventures and Mayo Clinic Treasury Services. The position will be based in Rochester, Minnesota and will include some travel.
2 min read · 06 December 2012
Oodle has signed a deal to become part of the QVC family. Oodle is an online marketplace based out of San Mateo, California. The business was founded in 2005 by ex-Excite executives Craig Donato, Scott Kister and Faith Sedlin.
2 min read · 06 December 2012
The board of directors of Heartland Payment Systems, a payment processor, has appointed Maureen Breakiron-Evans to the board and to the audit committee. Breakiron-Evans is an experienced director and committee member who is currently a director with Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, as well as a Trustee of Stetson University.
3 min read · 06 December 2012
Serent Capital has backed the Knowland Group, a provider of meeting and convention data, cloud based software and services for the hospitality industry. The company provides products and services to over 3,000 hotels in the area of group sales data, sales and catering software and outsourced value added services.
3 min read · 06 December 2012
Citrix is to acquire mobile device management business Zenprise. Following the close of the acquisition, Citrix intends to integrate the Zenprise solution for mobile device management, with its Citrix CloudGateway™ and Me@Work™ solutions for managing mobile apps and data. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
7 min read · 06 December 2012
Bio-pharmaceutical technology company Pinnacle Biologics has acquired laser technologies for use in photodynamic therapy. The acquisition includes the Diomed™ PDT 630 laser and the OPTIGUIDE™ fiber optic diffusers. Financial terms were not disclosed.
3 min read · 06 December 2012
Click on the latest private equity news links to discover who's ready to IPO; which private tech companies are worth $100m or more and why private equity is going to have to step up in 2012.
1 min read · 06 December 2012
We’ve taken a look at the mega-buyout and mid-market top performers in these weekly scorecards. But what of the small buyout segment? This week’s scorecard takes a look at the smaller buyout end of the LA City Employees Retirement System private equity portfolio that adviser Hamilton Lane manages.
2 min read · 05 December 2012
