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Apixio snags $13.5 mlnApixio has received $13.5 million in funding. The investors included Bain Capital Ventures and several "high-profile" unidentified Silicon Valley angel investors. Based in San Mateo, Calif., Apixio is a big data healthcare analytics firm.
- Captora grabs $22 mln Series B
Captora said Tuesday that it has received $22 million in Series B financing. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from previous backer Bain Capital Ventures. Concurrent with the funding, Scott Sandell, a general partner at NEA, has been added to Captora's board. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Captora is a provider of cloud marketing applications.
- Bain Capital-backed Bob's Discount Furniture names new SVP of real estate
Bob’s Discount Furniture, which is backed by Bain Capital, said Thursday that it has hired Chris Day as senior vice president of real estate. Previously, Day worked at Coventry Real Estate Advisors where he served as senior vice president of retail services. Headquartered in Manchester, Conn., Bob’s Discount Furniture is a retailer of low-cost furnishings.
- The African LP Community
An analysis of the current composition of Africa LPs within our database, and where we think new sources of LPs will emerge going forward.
- Worldpay invests in Pazien
Worldpay Group has invested in Pazien. Financial terms weren’t announced. Boston-based Pazien, a payments startup. Worldpay, a payments provider, is backed by Bain Capital and Advent International.
A view from the secondary market: 40 most sought-after European buyout fundsThe rankings of the 40 most sought-after European buyout funds includes pan-European funds like CVC Europe, Apax Europe and Advent Global Private Equity, as well as European-focused funds managed by U.S. based managers like KKR and Bain.
- Thomas H. Lee scaling back target to $3 billion: sources
Thomas H. Lee Partners is talking to prospective investors about a flagship fund of $3 billion as a follow-up to its $10 billion predecessor, according to sources familiar with the firm.
- Cressey & Co talking about new fund of up to $500 mln
Cressey & Co is talking to limited partners about its second fund since spinning out from the former Thoma Cressey Bravo in 2008, with a target of $400 million and a hard cap of $500 million, according to a source.
- Andreessen Horowitz leads $57 mln funding of Optimizely
Optimizely, which provides website optimization tools, has raised a $57 million Series B round of financing led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Benchmark Capital and Bain Capital Ventures. As part of the round, Scott Weiss, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, has joined the board. San Francisco-based Optimizely has now raised $88 million in total funding.
- The post-Lehman winners(2)
This year's PEI 300 paints the clearest picture yet of the fundraising market since the financial crisis, with overall totals down as the 2008 funds drop out.