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ParkMe said Wednesday that it hired Mario Coutinho as GM of South American Operations. Coutinho previously was MultiPark's head of marketing. Santa Monica, California-based ParkMe provides real-time parking data to navigation companies and consumers. ParkMe is backed by investors including Fontinalis Partners, IDG Ventures and Angeleno Group.
3 min read · 19 March 2015
Hypori said Wednesday that it secured an additional $6.7 million in Series A1 funding from investors including Green Visor Capital. Total funding comes to $13.8 million. Austin-based Hypori provides virtual mobile infrastructure solutions.
2 min read · 19 March 2015
SK Capital Partners has acquired a controlling stake in AEB Global. Financial terms weren’t announced. Sellers include Investindustrial, which will retain a minority stake along with AEB management. Brescia, Italy-based AEB provides products and services for winemakers, beer brewers and other food and beverage producers. UniCredit S.p.A. acted as M&A advisor to SK Capital. BNP Paribas, Italian Branch and UniCredit provided committed debt financing for the transaction
4 min read · 19 March 2015
Court Square Capital Partners has completed its previously announced acquisition of Research Now Group Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. Plano, Texas-based Research Now is a digital data collection provider.
2 min read · 19 March 2015
Generation Partners expects to make 10x its money with the sale of Agility Recovery Solutions.
2 min read · 19 March 2015
Generation Partners expects to make 10x its money with the sale of Agility Recovery Solutions.
2 min read · 18 March 2015
Denham Capital and Thesis Energy have partnered to form Thesis Energy Holdings Ltd, a platform to pursue opportunities in European power generation. Financial terms weren’t announced. London-based Thesis will buy and actively manage large-scale gas, coal and biomass-fired power generation and cogeneration assets across Western Europe.
3 min read · 18 March 2015
MHB Labs said Wednesday it raised $1.1 million in seed financing round from Romulus Capital and other angel investors. Chestnut Hills, Massachusetts-based MHB Labs provides men’s health research and development.
3 min read · 18 March 2015
Darktrace said Wednesday it raised $18 million from investors including Invoke Capital, Talis Capital, Hoxton Ventures and private individuals. Darktrace, of Cambridge, U.K., provides technology protects companies from advanced cyber threats within their networks.
3 min read · 18 March 2015
Univita Health said Tuesday it secured a $40 million credit facility from Genstar Capital and a private lender. Miramar, Fla.-based Univita provides post-acute and home healthcare solutions. GLC Advisors & Co. acted as financial advisor to Univita.
3 min read · 18 March 2015
