Vocollect Inc., a Pittsburgh-based provider of voice solutions for workforce management of mobile workers, has raised an undisclosed amount of growth equity funding from Riverside Partners.
3 min read · 07 July 2009
BVK Holdings, publisher of New Track Media, has acquired CK Media LLC, publisher of quilting, sewing, and scrapbooking magazines. No financial terms were disclosed. BVK is a portfolio company of Boston Ventures.
3 min read · 07 July 2009
Pomona Capital has closed its seventh PE secondaries fund with $1.3 billion in capital commitments, according to AltAssets. It had been targeting $1 billion.
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2 min read · 07 July 2009
Insphere Insurance Solutions has been launched by The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suise. It will offer life, health, long-term care and retirement products for small businesses and the middle-income market, and be run by former New York Life vice chairman Phillip Hildebrand. No financial terms were disclosed.
4 min read · 07 July 2009
Roark Capital Group has agreed to acquire Pet Valu Inc. (TSX: PVC), a North American pet supplies retailer. The deal is valued at approximately C$143.7 million, or C$13.68 per Pet Valu share (4.8% premium to Friday's closing trade).
5 min read · 07 July 2009
BLI Messaging, a Providence, R.I.-based provider of email, voice, fax and text messaging marketing solutions, has raised an undisclosed amount of private funding from Catalyst Investors.
2 min read · 07 July 2009
Pegasus Capital Advisors has acquired a 51% equity stake in Hain Pure Protein, with Hain Celestial Group Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN) to retain the other 49 percent. Hain Pure Protein produces natural, organic and antibiotic-free chicken and turkey products.
4 min read · 07 July 2009
American Capital has agreed to sell People Media, operator of targeted dating websites, to Match.com, a unit of IAC (Nasdaq: IACI). The all-cash deal is valued at $80 million. People Media had $11.6 million in 2008 EBITDA.
3 min read · 07 July 2009
