The Scherzer Deal Report: May 16-20, 2022
Here is this week’s Deal Report for private equity and venture capital activity for US-based PE and VC firms and portfolio companies, brought to you by Scherzer International and Lucas and Associates, LLC.
PE and VC Firms
$600M
First gaming-focused VC fund
$200M
Second fund
$14.1B
Seventh fund
$50M
Debut fund
$100M
New crypto finance VC fund
$1.7B
Fourth sustainability-focused fund
$100M
Third fund
$675M
Fourth VC fund
$158M
Debut fund
$140M
Third fund
Private Equity Deals
Clearlake Capital Group
Undisclosed
Daphne, an AL-based provider of automotive replacement parts
Ara Partners
Undisclosed
Washington, DC-based lithium-ion battery recycler
Nucor Corp.
$3B
Arthur, IL-based garage door maker
Brookfield
Undisclosed
Carlsbad, CA-based provider, and integrator of smart metering utility solutions
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Little Rock, AR-based provider of residential lawn care services
Gemspring Capital
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of enterprise data management and master data management solutions to financial services companies
Frontline Healthcare Partners
Undisclosed
Mt. Juliet, TN-based ABA therapy provider
Carlyle
Undisclosed
Herndon, VA-based government contractor
GTCR
Undisclosed
Nashville, TN-based lab services firm
Vertica Capital Partners
$200M+
Flemington, NJ-based provider of access governance solutions for business apps
JB Capital
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based VR entertainment company
Blackstone
$300M
Miami, FL-based digital media platform
EQT
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based apartment building owner
Pharos Capital Group
Undisclosed
Nashville, TN-based provider of dialysis and renal telemedicine services in underserved U.S. communities
S4 Capital
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based tech consultancy Undisclosed
Venture Capital Deals
Lead Edge Capital, Decibel Partners
$20M
Sunnyvale, CA-based provider of app delivery software for Kubernetes
Forerunner Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, Good Friends, Spencer Rascoff, Core Innovation Capital, Neo, PSL Ventures
$25M
Seattle, WA-based single family rentals investment platform
Andreessen Horowitz, NFX, Coinbase Ventures, Play Ventures, Franklin Templeton
$15M
Sacramento, CA-based developer of collectible and combat role-play games
Fifth Wall, Battery Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, GGV Capital
$80M
San Mateo, CA-based rental property management startup
Five Elms Capital, Grayhawk Capital, Next Frontier Capital, Peninsula Ventures, Kickstart Fund, Silverton Partners
$16M
Lehi, UT-based marketing data platform
SoftBank, Impact VC, Octave Ventures
$68M
Campbell, CA-based quantum encryption startup
Tola Capital, G20 Ventures, KFund, Accomplice
$20M
New York, NY-based job candidate recruitment startup
Mithril Capital, BlackRock
$110M
Atlanta, GA-based warehouse robotics developer
Redpoint Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Bow Capital, Swift Ventures
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of data labeling software
Human Capital, Allianz, 7wireVentures, Pitango HealthTech
$20M
Northbrook, IL-based homecare management startup for seniors
CIBC Innovation Banking
$35M
Salt Lake City, UT-based partner relationship management platform
Thoma Bravo, OMERS, Bessemer Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures
$100M
Burlingame, CA-based real-time analytics database
Kineticos Ventures
$37M
Morrisville, NC-based developer on cell therapies for cancer
Riverstone Holdings, Alliance Resource Partners, Applied Ventures, Cottonwood Technology Fund, Chevron Technology Ventures, Aventurine Partners, Energy Innovation Capital, Ajax Strategies
$80M
Run Rock, TX-based developer of air-core motors
Patient Square Capital, Bluebird Ventures, CAM Capital, Dexcel Pharma, Foresite Capital, JDRF T1D Fund, Lightswitch Capital, Narya Capital, QVT, Transhuman Capital
$270M
Redwood City, CA-based gene therapy startup
Artis Ventures, Tencent Holdings, Viking Global Investors, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
$35M
Morrisville, NC-based developer of bacteriophage treatments
Headline, Top Tier Capital Partners, Baseline Ventures, Bright Cap Ventures
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of SaaS for connecting creative teams
G2 Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners
$20M
Westerville, OH-based network maintenance platform
Norwest Venture Partners, Workday, Gusto
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based health benefits startup
True Ventures, CRV, Felicis Ventures, World Innovation Lab
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based app integration startup
Origami Capital Partners, Oquirrh Ventures
$27M
Milpitas, CA-based data protection startup
Dragoneer, G Squared, Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global, Franklin Templeton, Mubadala
$300M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of point-of-sale payment solutions
Insight Partners, Accel, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Flourish Ventures
$100M
Redwood City, CA-based banking-as-a-service startup
Citi, Social Capital, 2150, A/O PropTech, Assured Guaranty, Dcode Capital, Valo Ventures, Radicle Impact
$25M
Berkeley, CA-based urban planning software platform
Salesforce Ventures, Tiger Global, Menlo Ventures, Accel, Unusual Ventures
$75M
Oakland, CA-based provider of buyer experience software