Private Equity
IronPlanet and Cat Auction Services have completely merged. No financial terms were disclosed. IronPlanet is an online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy equipment and trucks while Cat Auction Services holds auctions on used heavy equipment. IronPlanet is backed by Accel Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
5 min read · 02 April 2015
Insight Venture Partners has completed it acquisition of E2open, Inc., a provider of cloud-based collaborative planning and execution software for trading networks, according to a press release.
4 min read · 26 March 2015
Northwestern Mutual is planning on buying LearnVest, a New York City-based online financial planning program provider. No financial terms were disclosed. LearnVest's backers included Accel Partners, American Express Ventures and Claritas Capital.
4 min read · 26 March 2015
Intuit said it acquired StartX alumnus Playbook HR, according to a blog post. No financial terms were disclosed. The company was founded in 2014 by Stanford graduates Salina Troung and Charles Naut and provides a service to manage hiring at on-demand market places.
1 min read · 25 March 2015
According to a blog post on its site, Index Ventures has sold X01 Ltd to Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc, a Johnson and Johnson subsidiary. No financial terms were disclosed. X01 is a cardiovascular drug startup. To read the announcement, visit here.
1 min read · 20 March 2015
AppNexus has acquired New York-based Yieldex, a provider of forecasting and analytics tools for publishers. No financial terms were disclosed. Yieldex's backers included Triangle Peak Partners, Hearst Interactive Media. Sequel Venture Partners, Madrona Venture Group and FFP Holdings.
3 min read · 19 March 2015
Japanese online retailer Rakuten Inc is buying U.S. eBook company OverDrive Inc for about $410 million, deepening its push into the U.S. market and into the "sharing economy," Reuters News reported.
1 min read · 19 March 2015
Clinical Ink, a provider of eSource solutions for clinical trials has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The investors in this round included MPM Capital, F2 Ventures and FCA Venture Partners. In conjunction with the funding, MPM Capital and F2 Ventures will take seats on Clinical Ink's board of directors. Also, Clinical Ink is merging with CentrosHealth, a provider of mobile apps for clinical trial patient engagement and electronic patient reported outcomes. No financial terms were disclosed. CentrosHealth was founded by MPM Capital.
4 min read · 18 March 2015
Cheetah Mobile Inc has agreed to buy mobile advertising company MobPartner for a consideration of about $58 million. Djamel Agaoua will remain as CEO of MobPartner and also assume the position of senior vice president at Cheetah Mobile. MobPartner's backers included Alven Capital and Newfund.
4 min read · 16 March 2015
Docker Inc has acquired Kitematic, an open source software tool provider. No financial terms were disclosed. Docker is backed by AME Cloud Ventures, Benchmark, Greylock Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, Trinity Ventures and Y Combinator.
4 min read · 12 March 2015
