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Sequent Software has closed a $12 million Series B financing led by SBT Venture Capital. Existing investors Opus Capital and Jado Investments also participated. Redwood City, Calif.-based Sequent provides mobile commerce software and services.
3 min read · 08 July 2013
Intervale Capital has acquired Milam Tool Company. Financial terms weren't announced. Milam, of Oklahoma City, makes solid-body centralizers, stabilizers, and stop collars.
3 min read · 08 July 2013
Madison Dearborn Partners said Monday it has agreed to buy Multi Packaging Solutions from Irving Place Capital. Financial terms weren't announced. New York-based Multi Packaging supplies print-based specialty packaging. Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Barclays advised MPS while Moelis & Company provided financial advice to Madison Dearborn.
4 min read · 08 July 2013
Zimory has secured $20 million in funding led by Deutsche Boerse. Creathor Venture, High-Tech Gruenderfonds, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, KFW and T-Venture also participated. Berlin-based Zimory provides carrier-grade cloud infrastructure management software.
3 min read · 08 July 2013
OncoEthix has closed a Series B financing raising 18 Million CHF (~US$19 Million) led by SV Life Sciences. Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, a new investor, also participated along with Index Ventures and Endeavour Vision. OncoEthix, of Switzerland, is a specialist in oncology drug development.
4 min read · 08 July 2013
Some large deals helped pump up transaction values by 25% during the first half of this year, according to Thomson Reuters. The year's biggest U.S. PE deals also came from tech and consumer.
3 min read · 05 July 2013
ChemistDirect said Thursday it secured just under $10 million of new investment from Atomico, Lepe Partners and dmg media Investment. ChemistDirect, of the U.K., is an online pharmacy. Atomico previously invested in ChemistDirect in 2009.
2 min read · 05 July 2013
Sungevity has raised $15 million in equity financing, including an investment from GE Ventures. Oakland, Calif,-based Sungevity develops rooftop solar technology.
2 min read · 05 July 2013
To start your Friday, Dell considers getting into wearable computing, it took McDonalds nearly two years to perfect the McWarp and the Statute of Liberty is open for tourists.
1 min read · 05 July 2013
Invest Nebraska Corp. said Wednesday it participated in Phynd Technology’s $2 million seed funding round. Phynd, of Kearney, Neb., is a Provider Management Platform that helps healthcare institutions and providers operate more efficiently.
2 min read · 03 July 2013
