Private Equity
Blue Heron Capital said Jan. 9 that it participated in Verato’s $10 million Series C round. Existing investors, Bessemer Venture Partners and Columbia Capital, also took part. Verato, of McLean, Virginia, provides cloud-based patient matching and master patient index (MPI) solutions.
2 min read · 09 January 2019
ElmTree Funds LLC said Jan. 9 that Rick Eiseman has joined the firm as senior vice president of operations and fund management. Eiseman was a senior vice president of asset management for Gramercy Property Trust’s office portfolio from 2016 to 2018.
3 min read · 09 January 2019
John Robertshaw has joined Star Mountain Capital as a senior advisor. Robertshaw is currently a co-founder and chairman of the board of iCapital Network. He is a former vice chairman of Credit Suisse Securities (USA).
3 min read · 09 January 2019
Watco Cos LLC said Jan. 4 that Oaktree Capital Management LP is investing $450 million for a non-controlling equity stake of Watco. Watco, of Pittsburg, Kansas, is a transportation company that provides transportation, terminal and port, mechanical, and supply chain services throughout North America and Australia. Richard Alsop, Laura Friedrich and Kenneth Laverriere of Shearman & Sterling advised Oaktree.
4 min read · 09 January 2019
TaxJar said Jan. 9 that it raised $60 million in funding from Insight Venture Partners. TaxJar, of Boston, is a sales tax automation company.
3 min read · 09 January 2019
Cynerio said Jan. 9 that it raised $7 million in funding. Investors including Accelmed, RDC and MTIP. Cynerio provides medical device and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) security solutions.
3 min read · 09 January 2019
Neosensory said Jan. 9 that it raised $10 million in a Series A round co-led by Excel Venture Management and DigiTx Partners. Existing investors True Ventures also participated. Neosensory, of Palo Alto, California, developing pioneers devices to send information to the brain non-invasively.
3 min read · 09 January 2019
Carrick Capital Partners said Jan. 9 that Chris Wenner was promoted to managing director.
2 min read · 09 January 2019
Catalyst Principal Partners said Jan. 9 that it bought three mattress makers: Euroflex Ltd (Uganda); Vitafoam Ltd (Malawi) and Superfoam Ltd (Kenya). Financial terms weren't announced. The three companies were merged and renamed Mammoth Foam Africa. StratLink advised Euroflex and Vitafoam.
2 min read · 09 January 2019
Noble Investment Group said Jan. 9 that Emily Feeney has joined the firm as manager of capital markets and investments. She was previously with Hodges Ward Elliott.
1 min read · 09 January 2019
