Catamount Ventures of San Francisco has closed its third fund with $82.58 million in capital commitments, according to a regulatory filing. Limited partners include Legacy Ventures, Lehman Brothers Fund-of-Funds XVIII, Horsley Bridge and BP Master Trust for Employee Pension Plan. www.catamountventures.com
Philippe Donnet has joined Wendel Investissement as managing director for a new Asia-Pacific team based in Singapore. He previously was a member of AXA's executive committee, and will continue to serve as non-executive chairman of AXA Japan. www.wendel-investissement.com
Dennis McCrary is leaving fund-of-funds manager Adams Street Partners, where he was head of the U.S. partnership team. No future plans were disclosed. The news was first reported by LBO Wire.
Mark Joachim and Robert Carey have joined Bracewell & Giuliani LLP as New York-based partners in the firm's leveraged finance and high yield practice. They previously were partners with Bingham McCutchen. www.bracewellgiuliani.com
New World Restaurant Group Inc., a Golden, Colo.-based franchisor and operator of Einstein Bros. and Noah's bagel shops, has filed for a $125 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol BAGL, with Morgan Stanley and Cown & Co. serving as co-lead underwriters. The company already is quoted on the Pink […]
Michael Janse has joined Harris & Harris Group as a managing director and executive vice president. He previously was a principal with Arch Venture Partners and, before that, worked in the semiconductor products group of Motorola. www.tinytechvc.com
Altierre Corp., a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of wireless infrastructure solutions for retailers, has raised $17 million in Series B funding. D.E. Shaw Group led the deal, and was joined by DuPont Capital Management and return backers ATA Ventures, Kinetic Ventures and Labrador Ventures. Altierre had raised a $13 million Series A round in January […]
SpineWave Inc., a Shelton, Conn.-based medical device company focused on spinal surgery solutions, has raised $45 million in Series D funding. The round was led by Compass Global Fund, an investment group of the Cotrel family that is managed by Compass Financial Advisors. Return backers included New Enterprise Associates, Sprout Capital, Canaan Partners, Thoma Cressey […]
Epocal Corp., an Ottawa-based developer of enterprise point-of-care blood diagnostic products, has raised US$31 million in Series C funding. Highland Capital Management led the deal, and was joined by return backer Genesys Capital Partners. Aquilo Partners served as placement agent. www.epocal.com
AirTight Networks Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of wireless intrusion prevention solutions, has raised $14.5 million in Series C funding. CMEA Ventures led the deal, and was joined by return backers like Blueprint Ventures, Granite Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, Trident Capital and Walden International. AirTight has raised $36.75 million in total VC funding since […]