Private Equity
Michigan-based The Renaissance Venture Capital Fund added two new officers, Vince Nystrom and Jessica Scott. Nystrom is currently vice president of business development, and Scott recently joined the fund as chief administrative officer.
2 min read · 28 June 2016
San Diego-based West Partners invested $10 million in D3 Banking. The company provides a digital banking platform for regional and mid-sized financial institutions.
3 min read · 27 June 2016
An affiliate of Atlanta-based Roark Capital Group acquired a minority interest in Drybar. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2009, Drybar operates salons specializing in blowouts and also markets a line of hair care products.
3 min read · 27 June 2016
Vemba raised $5 million in a Series A round led by Upfront Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, with participation from the Enterprise Fund at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Based in Toronto, Vemba provides a video distribution platform for premium publishers.
1 min read · 27 June 2016
More rulings by a shorthanded Supreme Court have dropped, and Brexit continues to reverberate.
1 min read · 27 June 2016
Midwest-based private equity firm O2 Investment Partners added Evan Schultz to its investment team. Schultz, formerly of Baker Tilly Capital, LLC, will be responsible for sourcing new transactions, due diligence, underwriting and monitoring O2's portfolio companies.
2 min read · 27 June 2016
This week there are opportunities at firms big and small, from BlackRock and Carlyle to Lorient Capital.
2 min read · 27 June 2016
3 min read · 27 June 2016
Annexon Biosciences closed a $44 million Series B financing led by new investor New Enterprise Associates. Also participating were Correlation Ventures and existing investors including Novartis Venture Fund, Clarus, and Satter Investment Management, LLC. Annexon is pursuing biopharmaceutical therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.
1 min read · 23 June 2016
Big news from a shorthanded Supreme Court, which blocked the president's immigration measures and shored up affirmative action at public universities.
1 min read · 23 June 2016
