Private Equity
According to a Fortune article, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers recently tried to buy fellow venture firm Social + Capital Partnership. No financial terms were disclosed. However, as the report says, "talks ended within the past few weeks, and are now considered to be dead." If the deal had gone through, contends Fortune, Social + Capital Partnership's Chamath Palihapitiya, Ted Maidenberg and Mamoon Hamid would have become partners at KPCB's venture practice.
1 min read · 27 January 2015
Prosper Marketplace has bought Salt Lake City-based patient financing company American HealthCare Lending for $21 million in cash. Prosper Marketplace's backers include Institutional Venture Partners, Phenomen Ventures, Sequoia Capital and BlackRock.
4 min read · 27 January 2015
Pluralsight has acquired the Orlando, Fla.-based Code School for $36 million, according to a news report on Tech Crunch. The deal is venture-backed Pluralsight’s sixth acquisition in the past 18 months. Both companies offer online courses and training.
1 min read · 26 January 2015
Sports Media Entertainment Corp, a portfolio company of TBG Holdings, has agreed to acquire Multimedia Platforms LLC, a publishing and tech firm that focuses on the LGBT market. No financial terms were disclosed. Also, Sports Media Entertainment Corp has changed its name to Multimedia Platforms Inc.
3 min read · 20 January 2015
Admedo has acquired New York-based Dispop, a provider of online display advertising and retargeting solutions. Admedo is backed by Sussex Place Ventures, Playfair Capital, Encore Capital and Kima Ventures.
2 min read · 15 January 2015
Dun & Bradstreet has bought NetProspex, a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of B2B data management solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. NetProspex's backers included Spring Lake Equity Partners and Edison Partners.
3 min read · 09 January 2015
Social network operator Facebook Inc said it bought QuickFire Networks, a startup that helps view high-quality video with low bandwidth.
1 min read · 09 January 2015
Facebook Inc (FB.O) acquired a company that makes voice recognition technology for wearable devices and Internet- connected appliances, the latest sign of its ambition to extend its reach beyond computers and smartphones, Reuters reported.
1 min read · 06 January 2015
BigTeams, which builds websites for high school sports programs, has raised $5 million in Series B funding. SWaN & Legend Venture Partners and Capital Sports Ventures led the round. Also, BigTeams has bought Schedule Star from Gannett. No financial terms were disclosed. Schedule Star is a provider of high school athletic scheduling software.
4 min read · 05 January 2015
Cross Atlantic Capital Partners has sold its stake in Health Market Science to LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a division of Reed Elsevier. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in King of Prussia, Penn., HMS is a provider of health care professional data.
3 min read · 05 January 2015
