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Bain Capital Ventures leads $5 mln funding in 15-minute, on-site manicure company ManicubeBain Capital Ventures has led a $5 million Series A funding round in Manicube, a beauty technology company that brings 15-minute manicures to offices. Existing investors including F Cubed also participated in the funding round. Manicube has operated since the summer of 2012, and has more than 90 corporate clients across the New York and Boston markets. The company will use the funding to expand its nail services to other U.S. cities starting with Chicago in May.
- More aggressive cov-lite deals barrel through market
U.S. covenant-lite lending is moving into a more aggressive phase as banks make more concessions and loosen loan terms further to offer even greater flexibility to buyout shops and U.S. companies in a borrower’s market.m
peHUB Second OpinionToday in Second Opinion: Windows Phone 8.1 delivers on all fronts; Google buys Titan Aerospace, the drone maker Facebook wanted; how bad of a PE investment was Nuveen; and, get ready for the blood moon.
View from the secondary market: Sought-after venture capital fundsSecondaries broker Setter Capital has published a list of the 25 most sought after venture capital funds on the market. Brand names like Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates topped the list, but overall venture funds have less demand than buyout funds, in part because of venture GPs' tight control over transfer of LP stakes.
- PE-backed SevOne buys RapidEngines
SevOne, which is backed by Bain Capital, has acquired RapidEngines. No financial terms were disclosed for the transaction, which was completed on March 27, 2014. Based in Minneapolis, RapidEngines is a provider of log analytics solutions for IT enterprises, service providers and application developers.
- BMC Software to pay $750 mln dividend to sponsors including Bain, Golden Gate
Just seven months after completing their $6.9 billion acquisition of BMC Software, the sponsors are getting more than half of their investment back in the company even with revenue and EBITDA down year over year.
- Summit Partners to invest $550 mln in ABILITY Network
Summit Partners has agreed to invest $550 million in healthcare tech firm ABILITY Network. Deutsche Bank advised Summit Partners on the transaction. ABILITY is backed by Lemhi Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures.
- Summit Partners to invest $550 mln in ABILITY Network
Summit Partners has agreed to invest $550 million in healthcare tech firm ABILITY Network. Deutsche Bank advised Summit Partners on the transaction. ABILITY is backed by Lemhi Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures.
- Bain Capital's Sankaty Advisors invests in matzo maker Manischewitz
Sankaty Advisors, an investment arm of private equity firm Bain Capital, has made an undisclosed investment in Manischewitz. Based in Newark, NJ, Manischewitz is a producer of matzos and kosher food products.
- Bain Capital Ventures leads $20 mln round for Kenshoo
Digital marketing software provider Kenshoo said Wednesday that it has raised $20 million in financing. Bain Capital Ventures led the round with participation from return backers Sequoia Capital, Arts Alliance and Tenaya Capital. Also, Deepak Sindwani, a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, has been added to Kenshoo's board of directors.