Technology investor Silver Lake has appointed technology industry veteran John Chen as a senior advisor. Most recently Chen served as CEO of Sybase, a company owned by SAP.
3 min read · 06 November 2012
Jive Software has acquired two technology companies Meetings.io and Producteev. Jive is a social business enterprise, bringing social technology innovations to enterprises securely and at scale.
2 min read · 06 November 2012
Zillow, a real estate information marketplace, is to acquire Mortech, a mortgage technology company that provides essential software tools to the mortgage industry, for approximately $12 million in cash and 150,000 shares of restricted stock. Zillow is is headquartered in Seattle.
3 min read · 06 November 2012
Dont' forget to show your support of Hurricane Sandy's victims by clicking on peHUB's community group page - you can find the link in this morning's First Read along with more on the Obama/Romney presidential race, LinkedIn on transforming biotech and pharma and find out which is America's most expensive neighbourhood.
1 min read · 06 November 2012
Carlyle Japan Partners I LP, a 2001 vintage buyout fund, is the star performer among Asia funds backed by the $243 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s, according to data as of March 31, 2012.
3 min read · 05 November 2012
Commercial real estate finance company Walker & Dunlop has appointed Andrew Florance and Michael Malone to the company's board of directors. The appointments fill two of the three vacancies created in September 2012 when the size of the Walker & Dunlop Board was increased from eight to eleven members in connection with the company's acquisition of CWCapital LLC.
4 min read · 05 November 2012
strong>First Allied Holdings is to acquire The Legend Group. Based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Legend is a provider of investment services and retirement planning solutions. Subject to customary approvals, the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013.
3 min read · 05 November 2012
Kent Godfrey has joined 1-800 Radiator & A/C as a member of the company's board of directors. Godfrey has thirty years of experience in the high technology industry and in venture capital.
2 min read · 05 November 2012
Cloud services provider Fusion Telecommunications International has closed a $22.5 million round of financing, composed of $6.03 million in equity, and $16.5 million in term debt. Fusion also raised $16.5 million through the issuance of 5-year senior notes to Praesidian Capital and Plexus Capital.
6 min read · 05 November 2012
Sentinel Capital Partners has sold Interim HealthCare. Financial terms of the sale are not being disclosed. Based in Sunrise, Florida, Interim is a franchisor of skilled home healthcare services.
3 min read · 05 November 2012
