The Scherzer Deal Report: January 16-20, 2023
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.
Fundraising for PE & VC Funds
$3B
Second direct lending fund
$2.1B
Third flagship growth equity fund
$22.2B
Ninth global PE secondaries fund
$2.7B
GP-led continuation fund strategy
$100M
Third fund
$125M
Venture arm focused on web3 startups
$850M
Fourth fund
Private Equity Deals
HGGC
Undisclosed
Provo, UT-based provider of management services to dental practices
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Undisclosed
New York and Pennsylvania-based fiber-to-the-premise broadband provider
Sun Capital Partners
Undisclosed
San Marcos, CA-based grower of microgreens and edible flowers for food service and retail customers
Wind Point Partners
Undisclosed
Saugus, CA-based provider of water treatment solutions
BlackRock
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based provider of 401(k)s for small and mid-sized businesses.
Gridiron Capital
Undisclosed
Tampa, FL-based provider of residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services
Resurgens Technology Partners
Undisclosed
Glen Allen, VA-based provider of maintenance, operations, and management software for mission-critical facilities
Avesi Partners
Undisclosed
Petaluma, CA-based provider of adolescent-focused behavioral health services
One Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Virginia Beach, VA-based IT services firm focused on the public sector.
Quad-C Management
Undisclosed
Rochester, NY-based provider of MRF polishing and SSI metrology manufacturing solutions
Argosy Private Equity
Undisclosed
Michigan Center, MI-based provider of parts for machinery installation systems
General Atlantic
Undisclosed
Salt Lake City, UT-based operator of 11 pet care centers in five states
JMI Equity
Undisclosed
Carlton, OR-based provider of visual sales and marketing solutions for the hospitality and event industries
Astara Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Jeffersonville, IN-based snackfood and cereal maker
Venture Capital Deals
Norwest Venture Partners, Homebrew
$15M
Santa Clara, CA-based pricing startup based on usage
Blue Heron Capital, Beringea, Indiana Next Level Fund/50 South Capital Advisors, High Alpha, Mutual Capital Partners, Signal Peak Ventures, Allos Ventures, Elevate Ventures, M25
$20M
Indianapolis, IN-based provider of conversational intelligence solutions to the healthcare market
Taiwania Capital, IPM Group, Alpha Intelligence Capital, H&D Asset Management, Venture to Future Fund, Kolowrat Group
$19M
Erlanger, KY-based provider of warehouse automation solutions
Bright Pixel Capital, Eclipse, GC1 Ventures, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Anti Fund VC, Imaginary Ventures, Foundation Capital, White Star Capital
$15M
New York, NY-based commerce platform-as-a-service
Vertex Ventures, Sequoia Capital, GTMFund, Neythri Futures Fund
$15M
Palo Alto, CA-based go-to-market operating system for revenue teams
Digital Alpha, Eight Roads Ventures Japan, INCJ, Intel Capital, Japan Post Investment Corporation, Silicon Valley Bank, Tinshed Asia, Wilson Sonsini Investments
$60M
San Mateo, CA-based hybrid cloud data management and storage provider
Five Elms Capital
$27.5M
Malibu, CA-based contract management platform
Conti Ventures, Rabo Food & Ag Innovation Fund, CNH Industrial, Louis Dreyfus Company Ventures, CHS, Growmark’s Cooperative Ventures
$27.6M
Arlington, VA-based soil data provider
Silversmith Capital Partners
$104M
Syracuse, NY-based provider of digital engagement software for automakers
Valar Ventures, Tiger Global, Amplo, Pareto Holdings, Quiet Capital
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of open banking API solutions
Temasek, Lowercarbon Capital, Toyota Ventures, Felicis Ventures
$21M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of plants that can capture and store carbon
Foundry Group, BMW i Ventures, Edison Partners, ATX Venture Partners
$42M
Houston, TX-based electronic manufacturing tech platform
Clean Energy Ventures, Aramco Ventures, Emerson Collective, At One Ventures, Mistletoe, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures
$28M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of high-density carbon-oxygen batteries
FM Capital, ADIA, Nvidia, B37 Ventures, Lineage Ventures, Presidio Ventures, Sumitomo Corp., ROBO Global Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, NEA
$73M
Golden, CO-based developer of autonomous electric yard trucks
Abingworth, Carlyle, OrbiMed, Catalys Pacific, DaVita Venture Group
$150M
Raleigh, NC-based biotech focused on secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients on hemodialysis.
Norwest Venture Partners, Viking Global Investors
$80M
Valencia, CA-based startup focused on chronic autoimmune diseases.
LTV SaaS Growth Fund
$35M
Austin, TX-based provider of the cart and funnel software for SMEs
Felicis Ventures, DFJ Growth, Aloft VC, General Catalyst, Point72, Costanoa Ventures, Shield Capital
$75M
Palo Alto, Calif.-based ML startup focused on national security