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Five Elms Capital has invested in Passageways. Financial terms weren’t announced. Passageways, Lafayette, Indian, provides collaboration software for employees and board of directors.
3 min read · 19 September 2018
Apposite Capital said Sept. 18 that it acquired Prime Health Diagnostics Ltd. Financial terms weren’t announced. Prime Health, of Weybridge, Surrey, operates a diagnostic, treatment and fitness facility.
2 min read · 19 September 2018
3 min read · 18 September 2018
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group is looking to raise a $2 billion real estate fund, according to The Real Deal. The fund would be Och-Ziffs largest real estate pool, the story said.
1 min read · 18 September 2018
Edison Partners said Sept. 18 that it led a $4 million round for Sigstr. Sigstr, of Indianapolis, provides a SaaS platform for employee email signature marketing.
4 min read · 18 September 2018
Genstar Capital said Sept. 18 that Jennifer Zhao has joined the firm as vice president, investor relations. Zhao was previously a vice president in the fundraising group at TPG.
2 min read · 18 September 2018
Benhamou Global Ventures said Sept. 18 that it promoted Yashwanth Hemaraj to Partner in Palo Alto. The firm hired Susan Boehnlein as its CFO, while Sarah Benhamou joined as an associate. The early-stage VC firm said it is also launching Arka Venture Labs in partnership with Blume Ventures and Emergent Ventures.
4 min read · 18 September 2018
Ken Park has joined H.I.G. Capital’s capital formation group as a principal based in Hong Kong. Park will be responsible for capital raising and investor relations in Asia and Australia. Most recently, he spent five years at Oaktree Capital in Hong Kong, covering the Asian markets for Oaktree’s private equity, credit, real estate and infrastructure products.
3 min read · 18 September 2018
Wealth Enhancement Group, a Lightyear Capital LLC portfolio company said Sept. 18 that it agreed to buy OneSource Retirement Advisors. Financial terms weren’t announced. OneSource, of Malvern Pennsylvania, is an independent financial advisory practice with $276 million in client assets.
4 min read · 18 September 2018
GSR Ventures has closed its new fund on $400 million, Bloomberg reported. GSR Fund VI will focus on early stage tech investments, the story said.
1 min read · 18 September 2018
