DTN Information Services, an Omaha, Neb.-based provider of information services for the agricultural and energy markets, has acquired The Progressive Farmer magazine from Time Inc. No financial terms were disclosed. DTN is a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson. www.dtn.com
Healthy Foods Holdings, a portfolio company of Catterton Partners, has agreed to acquire CoolBrands Dairy Inc., maker of yogurt products under the Breyers and Creme Savers brands, from CoolBrands International Inc. (TSX: COB.A). No financial terms were disclosed. www.cpequity.com
Hanley Wood Inc., a Washington, D.C.
Elder Health Inc., a Baltimore-based provider of health coverage for the elderly, has agreed to acquire Health Partners' senior partners Medicare line of business in Philadelphia and surrounding counties. No financial terms were disclosed. Elder Health last year raised $52.5 million in private funding from firms like New Enterprise Associates. www.elderhealth.com
Amdocs (NYSE: DOX) has agreed to acquire SigValue Technologies Inc., an Israel
Browster Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of a browser preview plug-in, is shutting down, according to GigaOm. Company shareholders included Advanced Technology Ventures, First Round Capital, Vanguard Ventures, John Zeisler (Gabriel Venture Partners), Robert Simon (Alta Partners), Rick Magnuson (former Menlo Ventures partner) and Ken Sawyer (Saints VC).
ProQuest Investments has closed its fourth fund with $425 million in capital commitments. The firm focuses on venture capital opportunities in the healthcare space, and has offices in Princeton, N.J., San Diego and Montreal. www.proquestvc.com
Hank Barry has joined law firm Howard Rice as a director in the Business Department and the IP Counseling & Transactions Group. He previously was a partner with Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and, in behalf of HWVP, served as CEO of Napster Inc. He previously had been a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. […]
Nick Harvey has joined Cambridge, Mass-based drug company Radius Health Inc. as a senior vice president and chief financial officer. He previously was a managing director with VC firm Shiprock Capital. In related news, Venturewire quotes Harvey as saying that Shiprock is winding down and does not plan to make any new investments. Its initial […]
Mark Barry has joined OpenView Venture Partners as a venture partner. He has spent the past 15 years with Microsoft in various positions. Most recently, he was a founder and managing director of the Microsoft Emerging Business Unit. www.openviewpartners.com