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.
Caroline Bibb has joined J.F. Lehman & Co. as an MD, operations. Bibb spent more than a decade at Honeywell International where she most recently served as a Senior Vice President and General Manager.
2 min read · 23 May 2013
GiftCards.com has agreed to buy Giftly. Financial terms weren't announced. San Francisco-based Giftly lets consumers buy and deliver digital gifts via its website and free app.
2 min read · 23 May 2013
Spencer Wang is joining Berenson & Company as senior advisor. Wang is the former Head of US Media & Internet Equity Research at Credit Suisse.
3 min read · 23 May 2013
BDCA Adviser has hired a team of lower middle market executives: Lloyd Sams, Scott Chappell, and Damien Dovi. The three execs previously worked at BIA Digital Partners. BDCA, which is backed by American Realty Capital, focuses on middle market investment opportunities in a variety of industries.
3 min read · 22 May 2013
Seaport Capital said Wednesday it completed the sale of MCV Broadband to NTT DOCOMO for an enterprise value of about $130 million. MCV is a cable and internet provider on Guam.
2 min read · 22 May 2013
Digital Signal Corp. said Wednesday that it has secured $50 million in funding from Technology Control Corp. DSC has raised total funding of nearly $100 million. Prior investors in the company include Columbia Capital, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Silverhaze Partners, Paladin Capital Group and City Light Capital. Chantilly, Va.-based Digital Signal provides human identification and identity management solutions.
3 min read · 22 May 2013
American Capital Energy & Infrastructure said Wednesday that Lisa Pinsley and Pol Mijares have joined. Pinsley will be director of Africa investments while Mijares will be a senior associate. American Capital Energy & Infrastructure also said that Peter Bird and Venu Nambiar were named senior advisors. Most recently, Pinsley was a VP of AES Africa Power Company, while Mijares worked at The AES Corporation in business development. American Capital Energy & Infrastructure is part of American Capital.
4 min read · 22 May 2013
Bain Capital is getting some of its money back on Air Medical Group Holdings.
2 min read · 22 May 2013
Audax Group said Tuesday it completed the recap of Chesapeake Research Review, which does business as Chesapeake IRB. Financial terms weren't announced. Columbia, Md.-based Chesapeake provides independent institutional review board services to pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies, universities, academic medical centers, and hospital systems. Madison Capital Funding provided financing for the deal.
2 min read · 21 May 2013
Net Health, which is backed by Spectrum Equity, has acquired Integritas. Financial terms were not announced. Monterey, Calif.-based Integritas develops ambulatory EMR software for medical providers, including hospitals, health systems, and independently owned physician practices.
3 min read · 21 May 2013
