Private Equity
EndoChoice Inc., an Atlanta-based provider of GI endoscopy products and services, has acquired Pathworks Anatomic Pathology Laboratory, an Atlanta-based national reference laboratory. No financial terms were disclosed. EndoChoice has raised around $7 million in VC funding from Council Ventures and River Cities Capital Funds.
2 min read · 08 April 2010
Wigix Inc., a database-driven product catalog company backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, has acquired Mag2U, a Shanghai-based business process outsourcing company that focuses on magazine subscriptions in China. No financial terms were disclosed. Wigix is based in Oakland, Calif., but has ooperations in China.
3 min read · 06 April 2010
1 min read · 05 April 2010
Playdom, a Mountain View, Calif.-based social gaming company, has acquired Argentina-based social games developer Three Melons. No financial terms were disclosed. Playdom last year raised a $43 million Series A round at around a $300 million post-money valuation, from New Enterprise Associates, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Norwest Venture Partners.
2 min read · 01 April 2010
VPIsystems, a Holmdel, N.J.-based provider of mobile network analytics and capacity management software, has acquired Elanti Systems, a provider of routing software for carrier networks. No financial terms were disclosed, except that existing VPIsystems and Elanti Systems shareholders invested an additional $4 million into the combined company. VPIsystems backers include AlpInvest Partners, Cipio Partners and Core Capital Partners, while Elanti shareholders include New Venture Partners Innovation Capital.
3 min read · 30 March 2010
Zayo Group, a Louisville, Colo.-based regional provider of fiber-based network services, has agreed to buy AGL Networks, a provider of bandwidth infrastructure services in Georgia, Arizona, and North Carolina, from AGL Resources (NYSE: AGL). No financial terms were disclosed. Zayo has raised over $350 million in private funding from firms that include Battery Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Charlesbank Capital Partners, Columbia Capital, M/C Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley AIP and Oak Investment Partners.
2 min read · 25 March 2010
Vibes Media LLC, a Chicago-based mobile marketing company, has acquired Zeep Mobile, a self-service mobile advertising company. No financial terms were disclosed. Vibes Media has raised $15 million from Volition Capital (fka Fidelity Ventures).
3 min read · 25 March 2010
Offerpal Media, a Fremont, Calif.-based provider of monetization platforms for social applications, virtual worlds and other online communities, has acquired Tapjoy, a provider of monetization and distribution services on the iPhone. No financial terms were disclosed. Offerpal Media has raised over $15 million in VC funding from D.E. Shaw Ventures, InterWest Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.
3 min read · 23 March 2010
GoAhead Software, a Bellevue, Wash.-based provider of commercial off-the-shelf high availability software, has acquired Avantellis from Emerson Network Power. The deal is part of a strategic shift toward an open-source model. No financial terms were disclosed. GoAhead has raised over $40 million in VC funding from Columbia Capital, Cedar Grove Investments, Intel Capital and Voyager Capital.
4 min read · 22 March 2010
RoundBox Inc., a Florham Park, N.J.-based provider of mobile broadcast software, has acquired the assets of Jacked Inc., a Santa Monica, Calif.-based provider of media interactivity solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. RoundBox has raised $43 million in VC funding from Montagu Newhall Associates, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation and return backers Core Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners and RRE Ventures. Jacked had raised nearly $8 million from Core Capital Partners, Gabriel Venture Partners and Provenance Ventures.
3 min read · 16 March 2010
