Marlin Equity Partners is merging recently-acquired CMS Software Inc. with existing portfolio company XKO Software Ltd. CMS is an Ontario-based provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM) software to small and medium-sized manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers in North America and Asia. XKO is a UK-based provider of mid-range ERP systems to […]
Harjit Bhatia has joined Credit Suisse as managing partner of the firm's Asian private equity unit. He previously was chairman and CEO of Ritchie Capital Management's Asia-Pacific operations, and will be joined at Credit Suisse by fellow Ritchie alums Hemang Raja, Rakesh Mital, Soma Ghosal Dhar, Isiah Zhang and Imelda Tham. www.credit-suisse.com
Veraz Networks Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of VoIP products to wireline and wireless service providers, priced 9 million common shares at $8 per share (below $10-$12 range), for an IPO take of approximately $72 million. It will trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol VRAZ, while Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse served as […]
Edenor, the largest electricity distribution company in Argentina, has filed for a $180 million IPO. It plans to trade on the NYSE under ticker symbol EDN, with Citigroup and JPMorgan serving as co-lead underwriters. Shareholders include New Energy Ventures, which is affiliated with a private equity fund controlled by Grupo Dolphin. www.edenor.com.ar
Extreme DA Corp., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based, has raised $7.38 million in Series B funding. Foundation Capital led the deal, which included new cash and the conversion of an existing bridge loan. Other participants included IT-Farm Corp. and Lanza techVentures. www.extreme-da.com
Scott Gieselman has joined Natural Gas Partners as a managing director. He previously was a partner with Goldman Sachs, in the firm's natural resources I-banking division. www.naturalgaspartners.com
Xoft Microtube Inc., a Fremont, Calif.-based maker of micro x-ray catheter for radiation therapy, has raised $33.2 million in Series D funding. Easton Capital, New Science Ventures and H&Q Quist Capital Management were joined by return backers Maverick Capital, MPM Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Mosaix Ventures, Frantz Medical Ventures and Frazier Healthcare Ventures. The company […]
PointOV Ltd., a UK-based ecommerce site that bills itself as an eco-friendly, fair-trade version of Amazon, has raised Gbp800,000 in second-round funding from NorthStar Equity Investors and individual angels. www.pointov.com
Proximetry Inc., a San Diego-based provider of real-time performance management solutions for wireless networks, has raised $5 million in Series A funding. Munich Venture Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners co-led the deal. www.proximetry.com
Meditrina Pharmaceuticals Inc., an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based drug startup focused on women's health, has raised $4.4 million in first-round funding from the 21st Century Jobs Fund and the Biosciences Research and Commercialization Center at Western Michigan. The company's lead product candidate is an aromatase inhibitor that is being repurposed for the treatment of endometrial thinning […]