Hampshire Equity Partners has promoted Michael McGovern and Jason Meyer to partner, and also promoted John Lenahan to vice president. www.hampep.com
Teliris, a New York-based provider of interactive tele-presence solutions (think advanced videoconferencing), has raised $40 million in Series A funding co-led by Columbia Capital and Fidelity Ventures. The deal provides Columbia and Fidelity with a majority ownership position. www.teliris.com
George Abraham has joined C.E. Unterberg, Towbin as a managing director, focused on developing relationships with VC funds and their portfolio companies. He co-founded SAS Investors in 2000. www.ceut.com
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) has agreed to acquire Bristol Technology Inc., a Danbury, Conn.-based provider of technologies that monitor business transactions. No financial terms were disclosed. Bristol has raised over $9.1 million in VC funding from firms like Apax Partners, Connecticut Innovations and Jerusalem Venture Partners. www.hp.com www.bristol.com
Plazes AG, a Zurich-based mobile social navigation startup, has raised Euro 2.7 million in first-round funding from Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures. It previously had raised angel capital from such individuals as Esther Dyson, Marc Andreessen and Martin Varsavsky. www.plazes.com
TechniScan Medical Systems Inc., a Salt Lake City-based developer of ultrasound technology for breast imaging, has raised $6.4 million in Series D funding. Green and Gold Holdings led the deal, according to VentureWire. www.techniscanmedicalsystems.com
SolarWinds, an Austin, Texas-based provider of network management software for the SMB/SME market, has raised $7.5 million in new funding from Austin Ventures. The company previously had raised funding from Bain Capital Ventures and Insight Venture Partners. www.solarwinds.net
Ann Quinn has joined SC&H Capital, the M&A practice of management consulting and accounting firm SC&H Group LLC. She previously was managing director for the Maryland Venture Fund. www.scandh.com
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE: RS) has completed its acquisition of Encore Group, an Edmonton, Alberta-based operator of metals service center companies (Encore Metals, Encore Metals USA Inc., Encore Coils, and Team Tube in Canada). No financial terms were disclosed. Encore was formed in 2004 via a management buyout sponsored by HSBC Canada. Its […]
Liquid Realty Partners has made three hires: Brendan MacDonald as an associate, after having been an associate with Babcock & Brown; John Wai as controller, after having been a senior auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers; and Bryce Popoff as a senior accountant, after having been a senior fund accountant. www.liquidrealty.com