Eamon Murphy

IDEAYA Biosciences closes $46 mln Series A, adds to leadership team

IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. raised $46 million in Series A financing from 5AM Ventures, Canaan Partners, Celgene, WuXi Healthcare Ventures, Novartis Institute of Biomedical Research and Alexandria Real Estate. IDEAYA is a biotechnology company pursuing small-molecule research in synthetic lethality and immuno-oncology.

Home Chef raises $10 mln in Series A round led by Shining and Guild

Shining Capital and Guild Capital led a $10 million Series A funding round in Home Chef, a Chicago-based gourmet meal delivery service. Home Chef plans to use the new financing to open a West Coast distribution facility.

Healthcare, tech PE trio leads WeCounsel's $3.5 mln Series A funding

A group of healthcare and technology funds led by Longmeadow Capital Partners, Point Judith Capital and CVH Holdings agreed to co-invest in WeCounsel Solutions, LLC, a Chattanooga-based telemedicine software company. The Series A funding round raised $3.5 million.

VTS raises $55 mln in Insight-led Series C funding round

Insight Venture Partners led a $55 million Series C funding round in VTS, a commercial real estate management and leasing platform. Previous investors OpenView and Trinity Ventures also participated. VTS has raised a total of $84 million to date.

Peppertree adds $40 mln to its funding of Blue Sky Towers

Peppertree Capital increased its equity and debt commitment to Blue Sky Towers, from $80 million to $120 million. Formed in 2014, Blue Sky acquires, develops and manages wireless infrastructure throughout the United States.

Foundry Group leads $8 mln funding in manufacting platform MakeTime

Foundry Group led an $8 million financing in MakeTime, a manufacturing platform that monetizes capacity from idle machines. Almaz Capital and Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation also participated in the funding.

KRG portfolio company Convergint acquires Total Recall

Convergint Technologies, a portfolio company of KRG Fund IV, acquired video surveillance technology provider Total Recall. Denver-based KRG Capital Partners invested in Convergint, which designs and installs integrated building systems, in 2012.

Berkshire Partners hires three new advisory directors

Berkshire Partners LLC appointed Michael J. Grebe, Jeffrey W. Henderson and Lawrence D. Kingsley as advisory directors. The new hires will work to source investment ideas and advise portfolio companies.

Fifth Third hires William Tyson as co-head of capital markets

Fifth Third Bancorp hired William Tyson, formerly of BB&T Capital Markets, as co-head of Fifth Third Capital Markets. Tyson will focus on strategic mergers and acquisitions, as well as developing the bank's relationship with private equity companies.

Swander Pace sells Renew Life to Clorox for $290 mln

Swander Pace Capital sold Renew Life, maker of probiotic and other digestive care supplements, to Clorox Company for $290 million. Rothschild advised Swander Pace on the transaction.