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Luisa Beltran

I've been a business reporter for a while. I've covered Wall Street, venture capital and now private equity. I'm always looking for a scoop or something to talk about. I'm the eternal optimist and am still waiting for the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series. Yes, I believe.

ThreatStream raises $22 mln

ThreatStream said Thursday it raised $22 million in series B funding led by General Catalyst Partners. New investors Institutional Venture Partners and previous investors Google Ventures and Paladin Capital Group also participated. Redwood City, Calif.-based ThreatStream offers a SaaS-based cyber security threat intelligence platform.

5 min read · 04 December 2014

Xfund Fund II raises $100 mln

Xfund said Thursday its second fund closed with $100 million in committed capital. Existing limited partners New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Breyer Capital, and Accel Partners anchored the fund and were joined by long-term institutional LPs. Patrick Chung, most recently a partner at NEA, has also joined Xfund as a GP. Founded at Harvard University in 2011 by a partnership of NEA, Breyer Capital, Accel Partners and Polaris Partners, Xfund is an early-stage venture capital firm.

4 min read · 04 December 2014

Athletico Physical Therapy closes buy of Accelerated Rehab

Athletico Physical Therapy, which is backed by Harvest Partners, has acquired Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers from OMERS Private Equity. Financial terms weren’t announced. The deal, announced in November, closed December 2. Jefferies provided financial advice to accelerated.

3 min read · 04 December 2014

Allena Pharma raises $25 mln

Allena Pharmaceuticals has completed a $25 million Series B financing led by HBM Partners. Existing investors Frazier Healthcare, Third Rock Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and new investor Pharmstandard International also participated. Newton, Mass.-based Allena is specialty biopharmaceutical company that develops non-systemic protein therapeutics to treat metabolic and orphan diseases.

5 min read · 04 December 2014

AssuredPartners buys Baronsmead Partners

AssuredPartners, which is backed by GTCR, has bought Baronsmead Partners. London-based Baronsmead provides specialist protection to investment fund managers. The company produced about $2.4 million in revenues.

2 min read · 04 December 2014

Forbion Capital sells PneumRx

Forbion Capital Partners has sold PneumRx to BTG. Cash consideration was $230 million and up to $245 million in performance related future milestone payments.PneumRx is a interventional pulmonology business that makes and distributes the RePneu Coil System, which aims to treat advanced emphysema.

3 min read · 04 December 2014

Leonard Green closes buy of Packers Holdings

Leonard Green & Partners has completed its buy of Packers Holdings from Harvest Partners. Financial terms weren’t announced. Kieler, Wis.-based Packers provides sanitation for more than 450 food processing plants every day. Harris Williams & Co. and Moelis & Co. provided financial advice to Packers. Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, General Electric Capital Corp. and Crescent Mezzanine provided financing.

4 min read · 04 December 2014

TA Associates puts TwinMed on the block

After seven years, TA Associates may get to exit TwinMed.

1 min read · 04 December 2014

KKR invests in Sundrop Farms

KKR has provided growth capital to Sundrop Farms Holdings Ltd. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Sundrop Farms, of Australia, grows high-value crops using seawater and sunlight. KKR’s investment comes from its Asian Fund III.

3 min read · 04 December 2014

peHUB Second Opinion

In Second Opinion, Google plans to roll out child-friendly versions of its most popular products, Amazon launches its answer to Grubhub, governments have become the world’s best hackers, and now you can't have a name similar to Kim Jong-un in North Korea.

1 min read · 03 December 2014

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