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Texas pension’s push into venture favors larger funds: VCJThe Texas County and District Retirement System has stepped up its commitment to venture capital over the past couple of years with a strategy that favors large and mid-sized funds, affiliate magazine Venture Capital Journal reports.
- Texas pension’s push into venture favors larger funds: VCJ
The Texas County and District Retirement System has stepped up its commitment to venture capital over the past couple of years with a strategy that favors large and mid-sized funds, affiliate magazine Venture Capital Journal reports.
Highland Capital backs MalwarebytesMalwarebytes said Thursday that it has closed $30 million in Series A funding from Highland Capital Partners. Rupert Cook of Realise Capital Partners advised Malwarebytes on the transaction. Based in Calif., Malwarebytes is a provider of solutions that protect consumers and businesses from advanced online threats.
- Highland Capital backs Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes said Thursday that it has closed $30 million in Series A funding from Highland Capital Partners. Rupert Cook of Realise Capital Partners advised Malwarebytes on the transaction. Based in Calif., Malwarebytes is a provider of solutions that protect consumers and businesses from advanced online threats.
- Highland in $30m internet security deal
The US-based venture firm is currently investing its $400m Highland Capital IX
- VC-backed vArmour adds former Palo Alto Networks CEOs to board
Santa Clara, Calif-based stealth security company vArmour has added Lane Bess and Dave Stevens to its board. They are also joining the firm as investors. Both are the former CEOs of Palo Alto Networks. vArmour's backers include Highland Capital Partners.
Lululemon founder's advisers in talks about possible buyout: ReutersLululemon Athletica Inc founder Dennis Wilson's advisers have been talking to private equity firms including Leonard Green & Partners to find out if they are interested in buying the fashionable Canadian yoga gear maker, Reuters reported citing an earlier report by the Wall Street Journal. The buyout would face trouble given the premium that would be needed over the company's US$6 billion market capitalization. Before going public in 2007, Lululemon was a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firms Advent International and Highland Capital Partners.
Highland all set with European growth fundFirm has made nine investments combined in U.K., France, Germany and Ireland since its first close in late 2012
- IPO Profile: Imprivata Inc
Investors, including General Catalyst Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Polaris Partners, put about $50 million into the company and saw a return of 6.09x at the time of the IPO
- PE-backed Imprivata raises $75 mln for IPO
Imprivata has rolled out its IPO after pricing its 5 million shares at $15 per share. The stock began trading Wednesday on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "IMPR." JP Morgan and Piper Jaffray are the lead underwriters. Headquartered in Lexington, Mass., Imprivata is a provider of authentication and access management solutions for the healthcare sector. Its backers include General Catalyst Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Polaris Partners.