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The Scherzer Deal Report: October 17-21, 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

$7.1B
Second special opportunities fund
 
$2.5B
Fourth flagship private equity fund
 
$300M
Fourth fund
 
$100M
Debut fund
 
$400M
Debut fund of funds
 
$150M
Second fund

Private Equity Deals

Francisco Partners
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based marketing and customer experience provider for B2C brands
 
Vista Equity Partners
$8.4B
Seattle, WA-based compliance software firm
 
Bain Capital
Undisclosed
Princeton, NJ-based provider of consulting and digital technology to healthcare and life sciences companies
 
Comvest Partners
Undisclosed
Homestead, PA-based engineering, planning, and environmental consultancy
 
Odyssey Investment Partners
Undisclosed
Philadelphia, PA-based litigation support services
 
Bain Capital, ADIA
Undisclosed
Hookset, NH-based fleet management company
 
The Riverside Company
Undisclosed
Metairie, an LA-based provider of outsourced labor and employment compliance solutions
 
Thoma Bravo
$2.8B
Denver, CO-based authentication software company
 
Valeas Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Akron, OH-based investment advisory firm
 
KKR
Undisclosed
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of aesthetic skin and body care services
 
Tecum Capital
Undisclosed
Farmingdale, NY-based fiber optic assembly and custom cable manufacturer
 
Mubadala Capital Tru
Undisclosed
Pittsburgh, PA-based snack food contract manufacturer
 
CCP Capital Strategies
Undisclosed
Miami, FL-based provider of maritime cellular network

 

Venture Capital Deals

Tiger Global, Bow Capital, Ahren, Pitney Bowes
$32M
Berkeley, CA-based developer of supply chain automation hardware
 
Fin Capital, M13
$43M
New York, NY-based network for SKU data
 
Cervin, Liberty Global, Cheyenne Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Crosslink Capital
$15M
Los Altos, CA-based automated digital risk protection startup
 
Catalyst Investors, Schooner Capital
$15M
Boston, MA-based vacation rental property management platform
 
RedBird Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Greycroft
$15M
Los Angeles, CA-based B2B BPNL startup
 
Pacific Dental Service
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of robotic root canal tech
 
Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, HarbourVest Partners, SE Ventures, PSP Growth, Norwest Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Telstra Ventures
$94M
San Francisco, CA-based collaborative rebate management platform
 
AXA IM Alts, T&W Medical A/S, A&C Foelsgaard Alternativer ApS, Kendall Capital Partners, KOFA Healthcare
$26M
Woodland Hills, CA-based eye screening AI startup
 
Insight Partners, Coatue, Bessemer Venture Partners, IVP, Foundation Capital, Founders Circle Capital, HubSpot Ventures
$125M
Austin, TX-based AI content platform
 
GV, Sequoia Capital, Arrive, Second Century Ventures, Operator Partners, Signia Ventures, Team Builder Ventures
$40M
New York, NY-based real estate platform that helps transition renters into owners
 
Index Ventures, First Round Capital, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Operator Partners, Box Group
$15M
New York, NY-based provider of industry-specific credit cards
 
Cormorant Asset Management, Novartis
$55M
Waltham, MA-based developer of tunable therapeutics for cancer
 
OrbiMed, Lumira Ventures, Harrington Discovery Institute, Advent Life Sciences, Belinda Termeer
$35M
Natick, MA-based developer of breast cancer medicines
 
Felicis
$70M
Redwood City, CA-based developer of radiation-free whole-body imaging
 
Yunqi Partners
$36M
San Francisco, CA-based data stream processing platform
 
Asset Management Ventures, Bertlesmann
$40M
Austin, TX-based clinical trial matching platform for patients with chronic health conditions
 
Camford Capital, Khosla Ventures, Intuitive Ventures, Pitango HealthTech, 8VC, Alumni Ventures, and the Cancer Research Institute.
$26M
Cambridge, MA-based immunotherapy startup
 
Baird Capital, Sands Capital Ventures, Grotech Ventures, Veraz Investments
$16M
Reston, VA-based decision intelligence platform
 
KKR, Rock Springs Capital, ARCH Venture Partners, GV, OrbiMed, Access Industries, T. Rowe Price, Ajax Health/Zeus, Casdin Capital, Aisling Capital
$260M
Stamford, CT-based precision medicine startup
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Basis Set Ventures, Footwork VC, Peterson Ventures, Sierra Ventures
$25M
San Gabriel Valley, CA-based startup that connects e-commerce sellers with suppliers
 
Bold Capital Group
$67M
Bellevue, WA-based microbiome startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: October 10-14, 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

$150M
Debut VC fund
 
$850M
Fifth fundNext
 
$200M
Fifth seed-stage fund ($135M) and an opportunity fund ($65M)
 
$925M
Third fund
 
$10.65B
Eighth flagship buyout fund

Private Equity Deals

Council Capital, Health Enterprise Partners
Undisclosed
Woburn, MA-based healthcare payment integrity company
 
VSS Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Albany, NY-based provider of rheumatology services
 
CIVC Partners
Undisclosed
Philadelphia, PA-based provider of property management and associated residential services to HOA customers
 
Clayton Dubilier & Rice, TPG
Undisclosed
Portland, ME-based provider of animal health tech and services to vets
 
Thoma Bravo
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based digital identity firm
 
Cimarron Healthcare Capital, Tacoma Holdings
Undisclosed
Texas-focused Medicare Advantage home health and hospice company
 
KKR, Ellison family, RedBird Capital, Tencent
$400M
Hollywood, CA-based film studio
 
Vista Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Clearwater, FL-based cybersecurity awareness firm
 
Centerbridge Partners
Undisclosed
Fort Mill, SC-based maker of electric power utility products
 
MSouth Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of allied health care staffing
 
Elliott Management, Brookfield Asset Management
$16B
New York, NY-based information, data, and market measurement firm
 
BlackRock, Promethean Investments
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based mini golf operator
 
WestRiver Group
Undisclosed
Culver City, CA-based spatial computing company focused on workforce knowledge.
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners, Cameco
$7.9B
Cranberry Township, PA-based nuclear power company

 

Venture Capital Deals

Council Capital, Health Enterprise Partners
Undisclosed
Woburn, MA-based health care payment integrity company
 
VSS Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Albany, NY-based provider of rheumatology services
 
CIVC Partners
Undisclosed
Philadelphia, PA-based provider of property management and associated residential services to HOA customers
 
Clayton Dubilier & Rice, TPG
Undisclosed
Portland, ME-based provider of animal health tech and services to vets
 
Thoma Bravo
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based digital identity firm
 
Cimarron Healthcare Capital, Tacoma Holdings
Undisclosed
Texas-focused Medicare Advantage home health and hospice company
 
KKR, Ellison family, RedBird Capital, Tencent
$400M
Hollywood, CA-based film studio
 
Vista Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Clearwater, FL-based cybersecurity awareness firm
 
Centerbridge Partners
Undisclosed
Fort Mill, SC-based maker of electric power utility products
 
MSouth Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of allied health care staffing
 
Elliott Management, Brookfield Asset Management
$16B
New York, NY-based information, data, and market measurement firm
 
BlackRock, Promethean Investments
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based mini golf operator
 
WestRiver Group
Undisclosed
Culver City, CA-based spatial computing company focused on workforce knowledge.
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners, Cameco
$7.9B
Cranberry Township, PA-based nuclear power company

The Scherzer Deal Report: October 3-7, 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

$500M
Second fund
 
$150M
Fund of funds
 
$35M
Debut fund
 
$61M
Debut fund
 
$300M
Third direct venture fund
 
$300M
Latest fund
 
$800M
12th flagship fund
 
$52M
Debut fund

Private Equity Deals

BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund, The Builders Fund
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of early childhood education and family engagement services
 
LLCP
Undisclosed
Charlotte, NC-based provider of workflow and data solutions to the agribusiness and animal health markets
 
Owl Rock, Viking Global Investors, Ontario Teachers, Neuberger Berman
Undisclosed
Sunnyvale, CA-based security operations center-as-a-service company
 
KKR
Undisclosed
Tampa, FL-based provider of services to the ISO tank container industry
 
Francisco Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of benefits administration software
 
Elliott Associates, Vista Equity Partners
$16.5B
Fort Lauderdale, FL-based provider of workplace virtualization software
 
WestView Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Walnut Creek, CA-based consultancy to the cell and gene therapy industry
 
Alpine Investors
Undisclosed
Scottsdale, AZ-based provider of ethical business practice management software
 
Vistria Group, Century Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Charlotte, NC-based provider of employer-facing benefits tech and administrative services
 
Brookfield Renewable
Undisclosed
Skokie, IL-based waste carbon recycling company
 
Cavu Consumer Partners
Undisclosed
Culver City, CA-based maker of personal care and hair care products
 
Wafra
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based private equity firm focused on the North American middle market.
 
CenterOak Partners
Undisclosed
Charleston, SC-based pest control company
 
Accel-KKR
Undisclosed
Waltham, MA-based compensation software and data provider
 
Petershill, Hunter Point Capital
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based credit-focused asset manager
 
Peak Rock Capital
Undisclosed
Littleton, CO-based maker of design software and spatial data integration for utilities and infrastructure firms
 
Investcorp
Undisclosed
Fullerton, CA-based wholesale produce distribution company
 
Greenbelt Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Albuquerque, NM-based maker of PV mounting solutions
 
AEA Investors
Undisclosed
Rochester, NY-based maker of electric motors and related parts
 
AE Industrial Partners, BlackRock Private Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Denver, CO-based provider of small satellites, satellite parts, and mission operation solutions

 

Venture Capital Deals

8VC, Mubadala Capital, Thiel Capital, Presight Capital, Founders Fund
$42M
Waltham, MA-based drug discovery startup
 
Activate Capital, OMERS Ventures, Prologis Ventures, Reefknot Investments, Four More Capital, GV, Amadeus Capital, Floating Point, Ridgeline Partners
$100M
New York, NY-based supply chain visibility platform
 
White Star Capital, Kale Investment Fund, Benevolent Capital
$66M
Brooklyn, NY-based e-commerce software bundler
 
Kyowa Kirin Co., Hanwha Impact Partners, Flagship Pioneering
$121M
Somerville, MA-based developer of cell behavior therapies,
 
Arboretum Ventures, Beringea, North Coast Technology Investors
$30M
Novi, MI-based developer of ultrasound breast cancer screening tech
 
Ten Eleven Ventures, Global Brain, J Ventures
$25M
Portland, OR-based device supply chain security startup
 
Canapi Ventures, Stone Point Ventures, AXIS Capital, State Farm Ventures, The Hartford STAG Ventures, Fermat Capital Management, EOS Venture Partners
$20M
New York, NY-based cyber insurance startup
 
Smash Capital, Company Capital, Montage Ventures
$15M
Austin, TX-based alt investing platform
 
TPG Rise, GIC, CPP Investments, ArcelorMittal, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
$450M
Somerville, MA-based developer of long-duration battery storage using iron
 
Red River West, Trousdale Ventures, Owen Van Natta, Temaris & Associates, La Maison Partners, BPI France, Airbus Ventures, Anthem Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Radicle Impact
$40M
Oakland, CA-based fintech that automates T-bill investments and storage
 
ParaFi Capital, Greycroft, Antler Global, Hashed, Jump Crypto, Mithril, 6th Man Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Uncorrelated Fund
$18M
New York, NY-based web3 banking startup
 
Stripes, Incisive Ventures, Unlock Venture Partners
$26M
Seattle, WA-based fitness equipment startup that’s developing an electro muscle stimulation suit
 
Climate Innovation Capital, S2G Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Marubeni, UP Partners, National Grid Partners, Clean Energy Ventures, Zoma Capital
$33M
Boston, MA-area developer of overhead line monitoring for electric utilities
 
Science Ventures, PowerPlant Partners, Convivialité Ventures, Hinge Capital, Access Capital, Live Nation
$70M
Los Angeles, CA-based maker of branded water products in aluminum cans
 
Fifth Wall, Agility Ventures
$40M
Los Angeles, CA-based electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure company
 
Goldman Sachs, Foresite Capital, Avidity Partners, Cowen Healthcare Investments, Section 32, Versant Ventures
$90M
Cambridge, MA-based precision medicine startup focused on cancer
 
KKR
$410M
Minneapolis, MN-based provider of enterprise penetration testing and vulnerability management solutions.
 
Owl Rock Capital, Mayfield, General Catalyst
$75M
Coyote, CA-based data privacy and security platform
 
Sway Ventures, Menora Mivtachim, Kleiner Perkins, Andreessen Horowitz, Shasta Ventures, Cowboy Ventures
$80M
San Francisco, CA-based debt payoff platform
 
Positive Sun
$20M
Chicago, IL-based research platform for institutional investors
 
Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint Ventures, Construct Capital, First Round Capital
$38M
Philadelphia, PA-based provider of e-commerce restocking solutions.
 
Fandom
$50M
Radnor, PA-based digital media company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news
 
Jiupai Capital, Bright Future Technology Holdings
$20M
San Jose, CA-based maker of a sous vide device
 
Insight Partners
$30M
Foster City, CA-based ecosystem cloud platform
 
Norwest Venture Partners, Flex Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Ascend, Seven Peaks Ventures
$15M
Seattle, WA-based AI assistant for corporate meetings

The Scherzer Deal Report: September 26-30, 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

 

Private Equity Deals

Berkshire Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of enterprise cloud services
 
Wind Point Partners
Undisclosed
San Antonio, TX-based fueling and EV charging infrastructure provider
 
Olympus Partners
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based eye care management services group
 
Great Point Partners
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based provider of cell-based products and discovery services
 
Thompson Street Capital Partners, Endicott Capital
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of cross-media advertising intelligence solutions
 
One Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Omaha, NE-based healthcare staffing firm
 
Grey Rock Investment Partners
Undisclosed
Tulsa, OK-based oil and gas developer focused on reducing methane emissions from legacy wells.
 
Brand Velocity Group
Undisclosed
Wilmington, CA-based maker of youth team sports uniforms and equipment
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners
Undisclosed
Boulder, CO-based renewable energy developer, and operator
 
PSG
Undisclosed
San Antonio, TX-based provider of e-commerce search, merchandising, and personalization software
 
Caymus Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Reston, VA-based IT staffing firm
 
Thoma Bravo
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based provider of automation solutions for financial services
 
Brookfield Renewable Partners
Undisclosed
Rockville, an MD-based company, focused on developing, producing, constructing, integrating, and financing solar energy systems.
 
Polaris, Exor, Hero MotoCorp.
$117M
Scotts Valley, CA-based maker of electric motorcycles and powertrains

 

Venture Capital Deals

Thrive Capital, Benchmark
$32M
San Francisco, CA-based internal tool development platform
 
Mirae Asset Capital
$17M
Los Angeles, CA-based virtual concert platform
 
Ballast Point Ventures, Mercury, Lytical Ventures
$17M
Falls Church, VA-based health care transparency startup
 
Ally Bridge Group, Longitude Capital, The Rise Fund
$50M
Sunnyvale, CA-based developer of portable EEG headsets for detecting seizures
 
BlackRock, Chrysalis Investments, Millennium, Unbound
$62.5M
New York, NY-baserd malware protection startup
 
Tiger Global, GV, Scale Ventures, Workday
$50M
Denver, CO-based document onboarding startup
 
Imaginary Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Left Lane Capital
$25M
New York, NY-based small business management platform for the beauty and wellness market
 
TCV, Transformation Capital, SignalFire, SVB
$75M
New York, NY-based startup that helps therapists launch private practices covered by insurance
 
General Mills, Squarepoint Capital, Portfolia, Grosvenor Food & AgTech, Tiger Global, Liberty Street Funds, Walleye Capital, Celtic House Asia Partners, Apeira Capital
$120M
San Francisco, CA-based B2B marketplace for healthy and organic foods
 
Van Tuyl Cos., FM Capital, 8VC, Sierra Ventures, K9 Ventures, Vest Coast Capital
$15M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of AI solutions for manufacturing
 
Sequoia Capital, A Capital, SV Angel
$17M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of predictive enterprise intelligence solutions
 
Kevin Durant, David Blitzer, Billie Jean King, Chelsea Handler
$16.75M
Garden City, NY-based U.S. pro women’s volleyball league
 
Honeywell, ServiceNow
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based supply chain intelligence startup
 
Altos Ventures
$30M
Fremont, CA-based provider of bottled water in recyclable aluminum bottles
 
IVP, Meritech Capital Partners
$65M
New York, NY-based business planning platform
 
Valor Siren Ventures, Corazon Capital
$17M
Chicago, IL-based musician monetization startup
 
Ten31, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Wyoming
$80M
Chicago, IL-based bitcoin lightening network startup
 
Team Global
$15M
Austin, TX-based developer of small-scale particle accelerators for biotech researchers
 
CPP Investments
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based low-code automation and integration startup
 
Third Point Ventures, Bridge Bank, Menlo Ventures, Point 72, GGV Capital, Harmony Capital
$50M
Palo Alto, CA-based data cloud optimization startup
 
L2 Point Management, Cedar Pine, Fidelity, Forestay Capital
$125M
Boston, MA-based cloud storage company
 
GGV Capital, Bond, Coatue, CRV, Founders Fund
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based hourly worker hiring and onboarding platform

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