Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) has acquired GreenBorder Technology Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of software to ensure data integrity for enterprise computing environments. No financial terms were disclosed. GreenBorder has raised nearly $25 million in VC funding since its 2001 inception, from firms like Labrador Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds and TPG Ventures. www.google.com www.greenborder.com
Lehman Brothers has begun marketing its fifth direct VC fund with a $300 million target, according to VentureWire. www.lehman.com
Anil Shrivastava has joined Vestar Capital Partners as a managing director focused on the healthcare market. He previously was with Bain & Co., as a partner focused on private equity and healthcare engagements. www.vestarcapital.com
Alex Whittemore has joined Summit Partners as director of capital markets. He will be responsible for all of the firm's capital markets activities for both new and existing portfolio companies, plus for helping to manage the firm's relationships with commercial and investment banks. He previously was an executive director in Morgan Stanley's financial sponsors group. […]
Eric Smith has joined Albsbridge as managing partner of the outsourcing advisory's private equity practice. He served as CEO of Liberata PLC's public sector business through 2005. www.alsbridge.com
Phil Yates has joined Bear Stearns Merchant Banking as a senior advisor. He most recently served as chairman and CEO of Graham Packaging. www.bsmb.com
Francois Maisonrouge and Mark Vander Ploeg have joined the advisory business of Evercore Partners as managing directors. Maisonrouge will be based in New York, and previously was managing director and chairman of life sciences with Credit Suisse. Vander Ploeg will be based in San Francisco, and previously was with Merrill Lynch as vice chairman of […]
SiGe Semiconductor Inc., an Ottawa-based supplier of RF front-end solutions for wireless systems, has raised $20 million in Series E funding. Samsung Ventures was joined by return backers 3i Group, Prism VentureWorks, TD Capital Ventures, VenGrowth Private Equity Partners, RWI Ventures and GrowthWorks. SiGe has now raised around $132 million in total VC funding since […]
Terra Firma, a UK-based private equity firm run by Guy Hands, has closed its third buyout fund with Euro 5.4 billion in capital commitments, including Euro 200 million from firm management.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion purchase of ad-management technology company DoubleClick Inc. from buyout firm Hellman & Friedman. The review of the deal was widely expected after Mountain View-based Google announced plans last month to acquire DoubleClick, a company that helps […]