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Ubiquisys Ltd., a UK-based provider of 3G femtocell access points for the residential market, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from T-Mobile Venture Fund. It previously had raised $42 million over two funding rounds from backers like Google, Accel Partners, Atlas Venture and Advent Venture Partners. PRESS RELEASE T-Mobile Venture Fund today announced that […]
HRJ Capital has closed its third global real estate fund-of-funds with $155 million in capital commitments. PRESS RELEASE HRJ Capital announced today the closing of HRJ Global Real Estate Fund III, its third real estate fund of funds, at USD 155 million in commitments from a diverse group of investors including endowments, foundations, […]
Czech web portals Centrum.cz and Atlas.cz will merge under Czech Internet firm NetCentrum, which is majority-owned by US private equity group Warburg Pincus, NetCentrum said in a release confirming recent media reports. In December, Warburg Pincus acquired NetCentrum, which runs Centrum.cz, the country's second-largest portal, while media have recently reported that the US group was […]
Tzero Technologies, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of ultra-wideband technology and wireless video products, has raised $18 million in third-round funding. CID Group led the round, and was joined by return backers August Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, OVP, U.S. Venture Partners and VentureTech Alliance. PRESS RELEASE Tzero Technologies, the leader in Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology […]
Handango, a Hurst, Texas-based provider of smartphone content, has raised $9.5 million in Series C funding. Return backers include Institutional Venture Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, Centerpoint, Neo Carta Ventures, Pharos Capital Group and SSM Partners. The company had previously raised over $78 million since 1999. PRESS RELEASE Handango, the world's leading provider of smartphone […]
Veritext, a court reporting firm owned by The Riverside Company, has acquired Staten Island-based Priority One Court Reporting Services Inc. No financial terms were disclosed. PRESS RELEASE Veritext, a platform company owned by The Riverside Company and among the largest court-reporting firms in the United States, has sworn-in Priority One Court Reporting Services, Inc. […]
Akitoshi Nakamura has joined Sun Capital Partners as chairman and CEO of the firm's Japan affiliate. He previously served as vice chairman and director of Nikko Principal Investments Japan Ltd. PRESS RELEASE Sun Capital Partners Japan K.K. (“Sun Capital Japan”), the Japanese adviser to Sun Capital Partners, Inc. (“Sun Capital”), today announced that […]
Scott Murray has joined the advisory board of WHI Capital Partners. He is a former managing director of Madison Capital Partners, and co-founder of Pfingsten Partners. PRESS RELEASE WHI Capital Partners announces that Scott M. Murray, former Managing Director of Madison Capital Partners and co-founder of Pfingsten Partners, L.P., has joined WHI Capital Partners' […]
Vitamin Shoppe, a North Bergen, N.J.-based retailer and direct marketer of vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements, has agreed to acquire five Nutrition Depot retail locations in Florida's Broward and Palm Beach Counties. It will convert each of them into Vitamin Shoppe stores. No financial terms were disclosed. Vitamin Shoppe has been owned by Bear Stearns Merchant […]