Private Equity
Imagine Communications Group, a pan-European communications provider, has acquired the Ireland operations of Clearwire. No financial terms were disclosed, except that Clearwire will receive a minority shareholding and the right to nominate an Imagine board member. Other Imagine shareholders include DFJ Esprit and NTR.
2 min read · 26 July 2010
Applied Voice & Speech Technologies Inc., a Foothill Ranch, Calif.-based, has agreed to buy certain assets of Voice Mobility International Inc. No financial terms were disclosed. AVST backers include Ignition Partners and Dolphin Equity Partners.
3 min read · 22 July 2010
1 min read · 20 July 2010
Joyent Inc., a Sausalito, Calif.-based developer of cloud computing technology, has acquired Layerboom Systems, a Vancouver-based provider of software virtual server management tools for hosting providers and enterprise companies. No financial terms were disclosed. Joyent has raised VC funding from Intel Capital.
2 min read · 16 July 2010
2 min read · 15 July 2010
SunLink Corp., a provider of commercial photovoltaic mounting solutions, has acquired Blue Oak PV Products LLC, maker of solar combiner boxes and disconnecting combiner boxes. No financial terms were disclosed. SunLink has raised a small amount of venture capital from Clean Pacific Ventures and Angeleno Group.
2 min read · 15 July 2010
Rally Software, a Boulder, Colo.-based provider of on-demand application life cycle management solutions, has acquired an iPhone app called ScrumAway from Blue Hole Software. The $15 app will be relaunched as a free app called Rally, which will provide access to the real-time status, progress and quality of Agile development projects. Rally Software has raised over $51 million in VC funding from Greylock, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Boulder Ventures, Mobius Venture Capital and Vista Ventures.
4 min read · 14 July 2010
Highwinds, a Winter Park, Fla.-based provider of multi-platform IP services and content distribution solutions, has acquired BandCon, a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Internet infrastructure service provider. No financial terms were disclosed. Highwinds has raised more than $55 million in equity funding from General Catalyst Partners, Alta Communications and European Founders Fund. It also recently secured $35 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank.
2 min read · 09 July 2010
NexTag, a San Mateo, Calif.-based comparison shopping site, has acquired Wize Inc., a San Mateo-based online product recommendation research engine. No financial terms were disclosed. Providence Equity Partners acquired nearly a 70% stake in NexTag two years ago for $830 million. Wize had raised around $6 million in VC funding from Bessemer Venture Partners and Mayfield.
4 min read · 09 July 2010
Playdom, a Mountain View, Calif.-based social gaming company, has acquired Metaplace Inc., a San Diego-based social gaming technology and game design. No financial terms were disclosed. Metaplace had raised $9.4 million from Charles River Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.
2 min read · 09 July 2010
