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Arlington Capital Partners said Wednesday it acquired Avalign Technologies from RoundTable Healthcare Partners. Financial terms weren’t announced. Lake Forest, Illinois-based Avalign makes implants and instruments, specialty instrumentation, cutting tools, and cases and trays to the orthopedic medical device and specialty surgical markets.
2 min read · 16 July 2015
Courion Corp. said Wednesday that it named David Earhart its CEO and a member of the board of directors. Earhart previously was SVP of Worldwide Field Operations for Damballa. K1 Investment Management invested in Courion in April.
3 min read · 16 July 2015
PIMCO said Wednesday that it has hired John Lane as EVP and Global CFO of its alternatives platform. Lane was previously the CFO of Private Equity and Real Estate at Apollo Global Management LP.
3 min read · 16 July 2015
iTech Capital has led a $3.6 million Series A round for TradingView. Other seed investors and angels also participated. iTech itself has invested $3 million in TradingView for a minority stake. Chicago-based TradingView is an online platform for amateur, professional investors and traders to share insights and ideas in real-time, free of charge.
3 min read · 16 July 2015
ABS Capital Partners said Thursday that Michael Avon has joined as a Venture Partner. Avon was previously CFO and Executive Vice President of Millennial Media.
3 min read · 16 July 2015
The Carlyle Group said Wednesday that Jill Wight has joined the firm as a Principal in the U.S. middle market team in a newly-created operations role. Wight was previously with Goldman Sachs where she was a Director in the Special Situations Group.
3 min read · 15 July 2015
Bunker Hill Capital said Tuesday that it has made a growth equity investment in Courtagen Life Sciences Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. Woburn, Massachusetts-based Courtagen is a diagnostic testing services business.
3 min read · 15 July 2015
Century Park Capital said Tuesday that it acquired Better Life Technology. Financial terms weren’t announced. Lenexa, Kansas-based Better Life makes, designs, markets and distributes vinyl flooring products and unique printing substrates for multiple end markets. OpusBank and PNC Mezzanine Capital provided the debt financing. NextGen Capital acted as financial advisor to BLT.
3 min read · 15 July 2015
Dyal Capital Partners said Tuesday it has made a passive, minority investment in Vista Equity Partners. Financial terms weren’t announced. Vista, a technology focused private equity firm, said it will maintain complete control over its operations. Dyal Capital is the PE unit of Neuberger Berman.
2 min read · 15 July 2015
HopSkipDrive said Tuesday it raised $3.9 million in seed funding led by Upfront Ventures. FirstMark Capital, Maveron, BBG Ventures, angel investor Joanne Wilson and other also participated. Los Angeles-based HopSkipDrive is a ride service for kids.
4 min read · 15 July 2015
