Sentences with phrase «own portfolio companies»

• Continental Services, a portfolio company of New Heritage Capital, acquired Satellite Vending Co, a Detroit - based provider of vending, micro-market, and office services.

• Anju Software Inc, a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners, acquired the assets of Sylogent, a Newtown, Penn. - based provider of software and business services for the pharmaceutical industry.

After Amazon launched the Alexa Fund, one of its portfolio companies called foul, saying that the company had cloned its product with the Echo show.

Or it could be as widespread and unexciting as a tired coffee - buying experience, which Blue Bottle Coffee, a Google Ventures portfolio company, is helping to address.

• Averys, an Equistone Partners Europe portfolio company, has acquired Storax, a Portugal - based provider of industrial racking and shelving systems.

The firm's portfolio companies include FanDuel, Lemonade, and Rippe, but in the tech world, Tusk Ventures is most known for its early investment in Uber when it was just a «small transportation startup.»

Some of Forerunner's other portfolio companies include Birchbox, Bonobos, Glossier, Hotel Tonight, Warby Parker, and Outdoor Voices.

• Health & Safety Institute, a portfolio company of the Riverside Company, acquired Vivid Learning Systems, a Pasco, Washington - based provider of online safety training.

• Jaggaer, a portfolio company of Accel - KKR, acquired BravoSolution, a Chicago - based strategic procurement solution provider.

One of her higher - profile portfolio companies is Viking Air, which, in 2008, revived production of the Twin Otter airplane.

Like most VC firms, its goal is to make smart bets and earn strong returns — but that's exactly why 40 % of the portfolio companies in Aspect's first fund were led by women.

• Calero Software, a portfolio company of Riverside Partners, has acquired A&B Groep, a Netherlands - based provider of telecom expense management solutions.

A sizable war chest would allow Globalive to have more influence with portfolio companies and within the venture capital scene in Canada at large.

• Xactly, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, acquired Obero, a Canada - based sales performance management company.

After Amazon launched the Alexa Fund, one of its portfolio companies called foul, saying that the company had

• PeopleFacts, an SNH Capital Partners I portfolio company, acquired TRAK - 1, a Tulsa, Okla. - based screening platform with millions of criminal records that complement both platforms» suite of screening products.

• Kuvare, a portfolio company of Altamont Capital, Makena & Access Holdings, acquired United Life, a Cedar Rapid, Iowa - based insurance firm.

Over the years, I have been impressed by the close collaboration and amount of time they invest in their portfolio companies and network of relationships,» Soto added.

• JR Automation, a portfolio company of Crestview Partners, acquired Setpoint Systems, a Littleton, Colo., provider of automation solutions, and Setpoint, an Ogden, Utah amusement and theme parks ride designer.

• Pandion Energy, a portfolio company of Kerogen Capital, agreed to buy a 10 % stake in two North Sea fields from Norwegian oil firm Aker BP, Reuters reports.

Nijjar is at pains to downplay his role in the success of his portfolio companies.

In addition to launching the new company, he will source new deals, assist in evaluating prospective investment opportunities and provide expertise and oversight to Pappas portfolio companies.

• Allegro Development, a portfolio company of Vector Capital, acquired Financial Engineering Associates, a Dallas - based provider of risk analytics software for traders, risk managers, and quantitative analysts in commodity industries.

While roughly a third of its portfolio companies are in St. Louis, the fund also invests in startups located in places where founders face a similar lack of access to venture capital.

«Her broad industry insights, business acumen and experience serving in public company boards will bring invaluable perspective to our investment activities and to the growth of our portfolio companies.

Investors should be aware that SOCL uses a committee - based approach to select its portfolio companies, as opposed to the rules - based methodologies that dominate most of the ETF industry.»

Portfolio companies include 4iQ, Attivo, Appthority, Bayshore Networks, BehavioSec, CyberCube Analytics, ID Experts, IronNet Cybersecurity, Prevoty, and ReversingLabs.

He's also the firm's lead on such promising portfolio companies as Clearpath Robotics, and video analytics and hosting firm Vidyard.

Mathers previously served as CEO of CoLucid Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CLCD), a Pappas Capital portfolio company that was acquired in early 2017 by Eli Lilly & Company for nearly $ 1 billion.

• ICP Construction, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, acquired Pli - Dek Systems, a Murrieta, Calif. - based maker of speciality coatings for the building industry.

• Procare Software, a portfolio company of TA Associates, acquired KidReports, a Denver - based provider of real time reporting technology and services to child care providers.

Soto will be a member of the TCC Investment Team and will help identify investment opportunities, advise portfolio companies, participate in due diligence activities, organize the CISO, CIO, CTO community and refine the firm's investment strategy.

• Smarte Carte, a portfolio company of 3i Group, acquired Aviation Mobility, a Charlotte, N.C. - based provider of wheelchairs for the commercial aviation sector.

Another woman spoke about attending a conference for portfolio companies of a certain VC firm, when everyone was told to strip down to their underwear and jump in a lake.

• NewSpring Capital completed a debt recapitalization of portfolio company Cellucap Manufacturing Company, a Philadelphia - based manufacturer of apparel and accessories.

• T.F. Hudgins, a portfolio company of The CapStreet Group, acquired Texas Rotating Equipment, a Dayton Texas - based repairer of industrial steam turbines and pumps.

• Marquis Software Solutions, a portfolio company of Falfurrias Capital Partners, acquired DocuMatix, a Draper, Utah - based provider of email marketing solutions used by credit unions and banks.

While Acceleprise has been running its accelerator program in San Francisco since 2014, many of its portfolio companies have set up shop and found success beyond the Bay Area.

• Nexcore Technology, a portfolio company of Kidd & Company, acquired Phase 2 Medical Manufacturing, a manufacturer of medical devices with locations in Rochester, N.H., Lafayette, Colo., and Tijuana, Mexico.

If the advisor is from a venture - capital firm, does it have portfolio companies in your niche which could be tapped?

• Crossroads Holding, a portfolio company of Revelstoke Capital Partners, acquired Center of HOPE of Myrtle Beach, a Myrtle Beach, S.C. provider of substance abuse treatment services.

(Netflix is among Foundation's other portfolio companies.)

• Strategic Health Services, a portfolio company of MBF Healthcare Partners LP, acquired Jesus B. Menendez - Rivera, M.D., P.A., a Miami - based primary care medical practice.

• Stevenswood Trade Centres, a portfolio company of Cairngorm Capital Partners, acquired Sameday Holdings, a U.K. - based window and door supplier.

• Lund International, a portfolio company of Highlander Partners, acquired the assets of RoadWorks Manufacturing, a Lafayette, Ind. manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket accessories to the heavy truck market.

• Care Advantage, a portfolio company of BelHealth Investment Partners, acquired Care Solutions, a Hampton, Va. - based provider of home personal care services.

At least one portfolio company has reacted: Havenly, a startup backed by Binary, reportedly asked Caldbeck to step down as a board observer.

Lightspeed, where Caldbeck worked before starting Binary, must have known, according to The Information's report: The firm reportedly agreed to remove Caldbeck from the board of a portfolio company after its female CEO complained that he had made her uncomfortable.

• Joulon, a portfolio company of KKR, acquired Harris Pye Engineering Group Limited, a U.K. - based provider of engineering and project management services to the marine, offshore and industrial sectors.

• PE exits continue to slow: We've got all the ingredients for a seller's market — record high valuations, PE firms with lots of capital, a healthy corporate market and a growing, aging portfolio company inventory.