Paintearth Energy Services Inc., a manufacturer of production enhancement equipment for North American oil and gas producers, has acquired two business units of Integrated Production Services, a division of Complete Production Services Inc. The acquisition was financed via a Cnd$8.2 million equity and subordinated note investment led by VenGrowth Private Equity Partners. Existing shareholder Canadian […]
Stockholm Interactive, a Sweden-based provider of print ad and packaging services, has raised $3 million in Series A funding led by Atlas Venture, according to a regulatory filing. www.stockholminteractive.com
Voyager Capital has closed on over $93 million for its third fund, according to a regulatory filing. The Seattle-based venture capital firm is targeting $200 million. Limited partners include Procific, Meyer Memorial Trust, Vanderbilt University and the Oregon Investment Fund. www.voyagercapital.com
EgTran Corp., a Taipai, Taiwan-based communications hardware manufacturer, has secured nearly $6 million of a $7.81 million Series 1 round, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Redwood Ventures and Edelson Ventures.
World of Good Inc., a Berkley, Calif.-based provider of “fair trade” globally-sourced goods, has raised $4 million in Series B funding. Backers include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Omidyar Network and Cliff Higgerson. www.worldofgood.com
Stallion Oilfield Services Inc., a Houston, Texas-based provider of well-site support, construction and logistics services to oil exploration and production companies, has withdrawn registration for a $287.5 million IPO. No reason was given, except that the company “believes the withdrawal to be consistent with the public interest and the protection of investors.” Lehman Brothers, UBS […]
Sonda AS, a Chilean IT services company, on Friday priced a $215 million IPO on the Santiago Stock Exchange. Shareholders include Intel Capital. www.sonda.com
Ellora Energy Inc., a Boulder, Colo.-based oil and gas company, has filed for an $86.25 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol LORA, with AG Edwards serving as lead underwriter. Ellora is a portfolio company of Yorktown Energy Partners.
Peter Rip has joined Crosslink Capital as a general partner. He previously was a managing director with Leapfrog Ventures, where he will remain a venture partner. www.crosslinkcapital.com
Kathleen O'Donnell has left Advent International, where she had been a partner. www.adventinternational.com