Milana Vinn

Marlin Equity merges Lifesize with Serenova; Blackstone, Harvest take minority stakes in Genstar's ConnectiveRx, Texas Municipal PE head Schelling to leave

The coronavirus outbreak is top of mind in the tech investing world and Marlin Equity acquires Lifesize and merges it with Serenova.

LLR Partners bets on industrial IoT with Geoforce acquisition

The firm will evaluate other opportunities within industrial IoT sub-verticals, including telematics, fleet tracking, condition monitoring and commercial building automation

TCV members move up the ranks amid tech firm’s expansion

The firm has been in expansion mode, recently hiring Gopi Vaddi, an ex-Providence Equity executive, as a new partner in TCV’s London office

Waud Capital commits $150 mln to build a vertical software platform

Waud Capital partnered with three former Intralinks' executives for its new initiative

Mill Rock, Stellex-backed Grammer completes second add-on

Mill Rock is actively bidding on and looking at new platforms as well as at add-ons for three existing investments

TCV adds Gopi Vaddi, ex-Providence exec, in London

Gopi Vaddi will join from Providence Equity, where he focused on growth buyouts and minority investments in software and payments

LionTree hires Piper Jaffray’s head of technology

Michael Kim spent around eight years at Piper Jaffray, most recently as global head of technology

TPG, Leonard Green prep for potential $5 bln-plus sale of Ellucian

The firms plan to kick off the process in the first quarter of 2020

Riverstone to make 2x on Utopia’s exit

Riverstone Holdings and Kinder Morgan built Utopia Pipeline in 2016 as a joint venture.

Silver Lake buys First Advantage for more than $1.5 bln  

The firm also looks for other opportunities in human capital management technology.