Private Equity
Battery Ventures said Monday it closed its buy of the Physical Security Business Unit, which formerly part of the security division of NICE Systems. Financial terms of the deal, which was announced in August, weren’t announced. The business will be called Qognify.
2 min read · 21 September 2015
News Corp has agreed to buy ad tech company Unruly for up to 114 million pounds. The transaction includes a cash payment of 58 million pounds at the closing. LUMA Partners advised Unruly on the deal. Unruly is backed by Amadeus Capital Partners, Endeit Capital and Business Growth Fund.
7 min read · 17 September 2015
Q4 Web Systems has acquired Oxford Intelligence Partners, a provider of stock market intelligence and quantitative trading analytics for investor relations professionals and institutional investors. No financial terms were disclosed. Q4 Web Systems' is backed by Plaza Ventures, Atlas Venture and Silicon Valley Bank.
3 min read · 17 September 2015
IBM announced on Thursday it has acquired San Mateo, Calif.-based StrongLoop, a provider of software to help developers connect enterprise applications to mobile, Internet of Things and Web applications in the cloud. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but StrongLoop had raised $9 million in funding, including an $8 million Series A round of funding from Shasta Ventures and Ignition Partners in September 2013.
1 min read · 11 September 2015
Allergan plc has agreed to acquire Aliso Viejo, California-based medical device company AqueSys for $300 million upfront in cash. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. AqueSys' backers include Accuitive Medical Ventures, The Carlyle Group, Longitude Capital, Rho Ventures and SV Life Sciences.
5 min read · 04 September 2015
Car-sharing marketplace RelayRides has acquired SocialStudio, a maker of mobile apps JumpCam and FADE. No financial terms were disclosed. RelayRides's backers include Canaan Partners, Google Ventures, August Capital, Shasta Ventures and Trinity Ventures while SocialStudio was backed by Trinity Ventures and Google Ventures.
2 min read · 04 September 2015
Irish global life sciences company Malin Corp has agreed to invest $15 million in North Carolina-based Hatteras Venture Partners, a venture firm that focuses on early-stage companies in life sciences. The investment could hike up to $20 million "depending on a number of factors." Also, Malin has agreed to invest up to $1 million in New York-based healthcare mobile tech company Jaan Health. In addition to the investments, Malin CEO Adrian Howd will become the company's chief investment officer while remaining on the company's board of directors. And, Kelly Martin, who's currently on Malin's board of directors, will step into the Malin CEO position.
5 min read · 24 August 2015
PayPal has acquired mobile commerce platform Modest, the former announced on its site. No financial terms were disclosed. According to Crunchbase, Modest's backers included Base Ventures and Hyde Park Venture Partners.
1 min read · 19 August 2015
Appriss Inc. said Tuesday that it has acquired The Retail Equation. Financial terms weren’t announced. Norwest Venture Partners, which had owned a majority, will reinvest in the combined company. Irvine, California-based Appriss provides predictive analytics for retail businesses. Wells Fargo Securities advised The Retail Equation.
4 min read · 19 August 2015
Freudenberg Medical has acquired a majority stake in Hemoteq AG, a Germany-based provider of surface coating technologies and related services for medical devices. The sellers were Earlybird Venture Capital and Pinova Capital. No financial terms were disclosed.
2 min read · 18 August 2015
