Eamon Murphy

Lystable closes $11 mln Series A

Lystable, which makes software that helps companies manage their freelance workers, closed its Series A financing with $11 million raised. Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures and Goldcrest Capital led the round, with participation by Spring Partners. Founded in the UK, Lystable reincorporated as a US company with plans to expand its San Francisco office.

PE HUB Second Opinion

To wrap up your Tuesday, a high-profile insider trading case comes to a tragic end.

Venture-backed photo-sharing service 500px appoints Sylvia Ng as VP

Online photo sharing service 500px appointed Sylvia Ng as vice president of growth and analytics. Ng, who formerly held the same title at ScribbleLive, will oversee the company's data and user acquisition initiatives. 500px is venture backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Visual China Group and ff Venture Capital.

EIV Capital and partners commit $100 mln to H2O Midstream

EIV Capital and several of its institutional partners made an initial funding commitment of $100 million in H2O Midstream, LCC. Headquartered in Midland, Texas, the company is pursuing energy opportunities related to water infrastructure throughout North America.

Mexico's Grupo Estancias Extendidas gets $28.4 mln PE investment

Northgate Capital and Alta Growth Capital led a MXN$530 million investment in Grupo Estancias Extendidas, S.A. de C.V., the first low-cost extended stay hotel chain in Mexico. The funding will go toward an expansion plan that foresees over 40 new properties over the next five years.

Iggbo raises $13 mln in Series A led by Heritage Group

Heritage Group led a $13 million Series A financing round in Iggbo, which provides on-demand phlebotomy and medical testing services. Based in Nashville, Heritage Group is a healthcare-exclusive venture capital firm.

Mobile music app maker Smule raises $20 mln

San Francisco-based Smule Inc. raised $20 million in a VC funding round. The company develops social music apps for mobile devices.

Private Equity Jobs of the Week: Carlyle, Vista, Fortress are hiring

This week's opportunities include analyst jobs will different focuses at Carlyle, Vista, Fortress, Hudson Advisors and RSPartners,

Riverside collects $542 mln for micro-cap fund

The Riverside Company raised more than $542 mln for Riverside Micro-Fund IV, L.P., exceeding the original target of $500 mln. This is not a final close for the fund, which has a hard cap of $650 mln.

Vistria-backed Media Source names Victor Ganzi chairman of its board

Media Source, Inc., a portfolio company of The Vistria Group, LLC, named Victor F. Ganzi chairman of its board of directors. Media Source provides collection development and library management services. Gazi is an operating partner for Vistria.