Concentra Health Services Inc., an Addison, Texas-based provider of occupational healthcare services, has acquired Industrial Solutions Group Inc., a Ft. Wayne, Ind.-based occupational and environmental health services company. No financial terms were disclosed. Concentra is a portfolio company of Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe. www.concentra.com www.industrial-solutions.net
NPC International Inc., a Lenexa, Kan.-based franchisee and operator of Pizza Hut franchises, has agreed to acquire 59 additional Pizza Hut units located primarily in Idaho and the Spokane Valley for $27.1 million. The sellers are Pizza Hut of Idaho, Rocky Mountain Pizza Huts, Northwest Restaurant Group and Northern Idaho Pizza Huts. NPC was acquired […]
BioHeart Inc., a Sunrise, Fla.-based developer of heart muscle regeneration therapies, has filed for a $35 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol BHRT, with BMO Capital Markets and Janney Montgomery Scott serving as co-lead underwriters. BioHeart has raised around $40 million in VC funding since 2000, from firms like […]
Bridge Pharmaceuticals Inc., a provider of preclinical contract research to drug manufacturers, has raised $35 million in Series B funding. Granite Global Ventures was joined by return backers, but Bridge declined to specify which ones. Bridge
SmartSynch Inc., a Jackson, Miss.-based provider of wireless smart meters to utilities, has raised $10 million in Series D funding, according to VentureWire. The company previously raised nearly $50 million in VC funding since 2000, including a Series C infusion at a post-money valuation of approximately $77.1 million. www.smartsynch.com
Locus Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Blue Bell, Pa.-based small-molecule drug developer, has raised $30.2 million in fifth-round funding. Novartis Bioventures Ltd., HBM BioVentures and return backer Prism VentureWorks co-led the deal, and were joined by existing shareholders S.R. One Ltd. and L Capital Partners. The company has now raised around $122 million in total VC funding […]
NextWave Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based pediatric drug company, has raised $40 million in Series B funding, according to VentureWire. Return backers included Sofinnova Ventures and Vivo Ventures, which had participated in a $10 million Series a round in 2005. www.nextwavepharma.com
ClearWire Corp., a Kirkland, Wash.-based WiMAX company, has set its proposed IPO terms to 20 million shares being offered at between $23 and $25 per share. This means that ClearWire is targeting upwards of $500 million, compared to an original filing for $400 million. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol CLWR, […]
Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) has acquired SingShot Media, a San Francisco-based online karaoke community. No financial terms were disclosed. SingShot raised $1.04 million in Series A funding last spring from Trans Cosmos USA. www.ea.com www.singshot.com
Cavium Networks, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of security, network services and content processing semiconductor solutions, has filed for an $86.25 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol CAVM, with Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers serving as co-lead underwriters. Cavium has raised over $60 million in total venture funding since […]