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The Scherzer Deal Report: January 22-26, 2024

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

Arlington Capital Partners
$3.8B
Sixth fund

Bain Capital
$1B
Latest midmarket credit fund

I Squared Capital
$1.2B
First climate fund

Innovation Endeavors
$630M
Fifth VC fund

Wynnchurch Capital
$3.5B
Sixth fund

Private Equity Deals

Martis Capital and Din Ventures
Archway Dental
Undisclosed amount
Danbury, CT-based provider of dental practice network

H.I.G. Capital
CHA Consulting
Undisclosed amount
Albany, NY-based infrastructure project consultancy

TPG and Health Velocity Capital
Compass Surgical Partners
Undisclosed amount
Raleigh, NC-based ambulatory surgery center

Vista Equity Partners
EngageSmart
$4B
Braintree, MA-based provider of customer engagement and payments software

TPG
G&A Partners
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based professional employment organization

Fort Point Capital
Ice House America
Undisclosed amount
Moultrie, GA-based automated retail ice and water platform

Kain Capital
My Dr Now
Undisclosed amount
Chandler, AZ-based primary and specialty care provider.

Peloton Equity and Fort Maitland Capital
OnPoint Healthcare Partners
Undisclosed amount
Flower Mound, TX-based tech-enabled services provider for hospitals and medical groups

Angeles Equity Partners
Re-Sourcing
Undisclosed amount
Waukesha, WI-based robotics manufacturer

Bridgepoint
RoC Skincarec. 
$500M
New York, NY-based anti-aging skin care brand

Fengate Private Equity
Saco Foods
Undisclosed amount
Middleton, WI-based maker of shelf-stable foods under brands like California Sun Dry and Dolci Frutta

Blackstone
Salas O’Brien
Undisclosed amount
San Jose, CA-based engineering and technical services firm

Venture Capital Deals

Lightrock, SE Ventures, G2 Venture Partners, Benhamou Global Ventures, National Grid Partners, Edison International, and Shell Ventures
AiDash
$50M
San Jose, CA-based satellite platform for infrastructure operations and maintenance

Standard Investments, Booz Allen Ventures, Cubit Capital, Bill Perkins, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Shield Capital, YC, Initialized Capital, Giant Step Capital, and Republic Capital
Albedo
$35M
Broomfield, CO-based maker of satellite constellations for thermal imaging

SignalFire, Databricks Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures, and Foundation Capital
Anomalo
$33M
Palo Alto, CA-based data quality platform.

Portage, Two Sigma Ventures, Brewer Lane Ventures, Six
Thirty Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures, Digitalis Ventures, Symphony AI, Operator Partners, and Morgan Creek Capital Management
Ansel
$20M
New York, NY-based health insuretech

Paradigm, Standard Crypto, Robot Ventures, and Ethereal Ventures
Axiom
$20M
New York, NY-based smart contract infrastructure startup

FTV Capital
BillingPlatform
$90M
Denver, CO-based revenue lifecycle management platform

General Catalyst, Eldridge, Left Lane Capital, Camber Creek, and Prosus Ventures
Bilt Rewards
$200M
New York, NY-based provider of cobranded credit cards and loyalty programs for property renters

Maersk, Eni, and EDP
Captura
$21.5M
Pasadena, CA-based startup focused on open-ocean carbon capture

I Squared Capital
CheckSammy
c. $22.5M
Dallas, TX-based bulk waste collection startup

CRV, a16z, Stripe, and Madrona
Clerk
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based user authentication platform

a16z, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Sequoia Capital, Smash Capital, SV Angel, BroadLight Capital, and Credo Ventures
ElevenLabs
$80M
New York, NY-based AI voice synthesis platform

DCVC Bio, Novo Holdings, Hanwha Next Generation Opportunity Fund, AccelR8, and Alexandria Venture Investments
Elo Life Systems
$20.5M
Durham, NC-based gene editing startup focused on next-gen food ingredients

Insight Partners, Exor Ventures, and Alumni Ventures
Forta
$55M
San Francisco, CA-based AI platform focused on helping to care for kids with autism

Canapi Ventures, a16z, Remarkable Ventures, Huntington National Bank, First Horizon, and Regions
ModernFi
$18.7M
New York, NY-based bank deposit management platform

Arboretum Ventures
Motif Neuroc.
$19M
Houston, TX-based developer of brain stimulation devices for depression

Evolution Equity Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Tapestry VC, and Zscaler
Oleria
$33.1M
Seattle, WA-based employee access security startup

LG Energy Solution, Euclidean Capital, and Hillspire
Sion Power
$75M
Tucson, AZ-based EV battery developer

Bessemer Venture Partners, GGV Capital, Insight Partners, Greenfield Partners, and Evolution Equity Partners
Torq
$42M
Portland, OR-based no-code automation platform for security teams

Adams Street Partners, Yosemite, a16z and BoxGroup
Turquoise Health
$30M
San Diego, CA-based health care pricing platform

Elephant, Veriten, and EDG Group
Welligence
$41M
Houston, TX-based energy data and intelligence firm

The Scherzer Deal Report: January 8-12, 2024

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

BDT & MSD Partners
$14B
Latest fund

Cinven
$14.5B
Eighth flagship fund

Lexington Partners
$22.7B
10th private equity secondaries fund

Palladium Equity Partners
$450M
Continuation fund 

Private Equity Deals

Siris Capital
BearCom
Undisclosed amount
Garland, TX-based distributor and integrator of voice, video, and data solutions

Stone Point Capital
ClearPoint Health
Undisclosed amount
Columbia, SC-based medical stop-loss platform for SMEs

Bain Capital and Crosspoint Capital Partners
ExtraHop Networks
$100M
Seattle, WA-based cyber analytics company

BlackRock
Global Infrastructure Partners
$12.5B
New York, NY-based infrastructure fund manager

CCMP Growth Advisors
Innovative Refrigeration Systems
Undisclosed amount
Lyndhurst, VA-based provider of engineering and aftermarket services for industrial refrigeration systems

Altamont Capital Partners
Mini Melts
Undisclosed amount
Philadelphia, PA-based ice cream treats brand

Manulife Investment Management and insider Carlyle
NineDot Energy
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based developer of community-scale battery energy storage systems

Madison River Capital
Senior Care Therapy
Undisclosed amount
Rochelle Park, NJ-based provider of mental health services

Orangewood Partners
SERVPRO West Coast DRT
Undisclosed amount
Encino, CA-based SERVPRO franchisee and provider of property cleaning, restoration, and reconstruction services

DigitalBridge Group and Silver Lake
Vantage Data Centers
Undisclosed amount
Denver, CO-based global provider of hyperscale data center campuses

Venture Capital Deals

Edison Partners, Allos Ventures
120Water
$43M
Zionsville, IN-based developer of water management software

Vertex, DTCP, Gilot Capital Partners, Red Dot Capital Partners, Vintage Investment Partners, Shasta Ventures
Anecdotes
$55M
Palo Alto, CA-based enterprise GRC startup

Nvidia
Artisight
$42M
Chicago, IL-based hospital workflow platform

Andreessen Horowitz
Luma
$43M
Palo Alto, CA-based maker of 3D capture software

Novo Holdings, Gilde Healthcare, MVM Partners, Endeavor Vision, Decheng Capital, Longitude Capital, Advent Life Sciences, Pura Vida, Aperture Venture Partners
Nalu Medical
$65M
Carlsbad, CA-based developer of miniature neurostimulation devices

NVentures and Mirae Asset Management
Neocis
$20M
Miami, FL-based developer of robot-assisted dental implant surgery tech

Updata Partners
PerformYard
$95M
Arlington, VA-based provider of employee performance management software

T.Rx Capital, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Seyen Capital, OCA Ventures
PursueCare
$20M
Middletown, CT-based digital addiction treatment provider

ArcTern Ventures, Automotive Ventures, Goodyear Ventures, Wireframe Ventures, Pioneer Square Labs
Recurrent
$16M
Seattle, WA-based EV battery data startup

7GC, Blackhorn Ventures, Lightshed Ventures, and Rise of the Rest
Sway
$19.5M
Los Angeles, CA-based retail returns startup

LFE Capital, Athyrium Capital Management, Flare Capital Partners, CVS Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, HopeLab, and CU Innovations
Vita Health
$22.5M
New Haven, CT-based suicide intervention startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: January 1-5, 2024

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

Banner Ridge Partners
$2.15B
Secondary fund

Clearhaven Partners
$580M
Second fund

Exponent Founders Capital
$75M
Debut fund

NewSpring
$180M
Fourth fund

Red Cell Partners
$91M
Debut fund

West Street Life Sciences
$650M
First life sciences-focused growth equity fund

Private Equity Deals

Renovus Capital Partners
Behavioral Framework
Undisclosed amount
Rockville, MD-based applied behavior analysis therapy provider for children with autism

KKR
Global Atlantic
$2.7B
New York, NY-based insurer

Whistler Capital Partners
Heart + Paw
Undisclosed amount
Berwyn, PA-based veterinary and pet care company

Summit Park
Michelli Weighing & Measurement
Undisclosed amount
Elmwood, LA-based test and measurement business

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners
NIPSCO
Undisclosed amount
Merrillville, IN-based electricity and gas distributor

Fourshore Partners
Power Funding
Undisclosed amount
Tyler, TX-based provider of working capital to the oil & gas and trucking industries.

Golden Gate Capital
Virginia Green
Undisclosed amount
Richmond, VA-based lawn care provider

Monomoy Capital Partners
Waupaca Foundry
Undisclosed amount
Waupaca, WI-based supplier of cast and machined iron castings

AUA Private Equity Partners
Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing
Undisclosed amount
Whitestown, IN-based maker of popcorn and snacking products

Venture Capital Deals

Evolution Equity Partners, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and StepStone Group
Aqua Security
$60M
Boston, MA and Israel-based cybersecurity company focused on cloud-native services.

The Space Between, Highbury Holdings, GIC, Stardust Equity, Maverick Ventures, Fearless Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and General Catalyst
Devoted Health
$175M
Waltham, MA-based health insurtech focused on Medicare Advantage

Alpha Wave Ventures, Arch Venture Partners, Future Ventures, GV, Khosla Ventures, and YK Bioventures
Moonwalk Biosciences
$57M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of precision epigenetic medicines

Cathay Innovation and Zebox Ventures
Nabla
$24M
Boston, MA-based ambient AI assistant for practitioners

IVP, NEA, Databricks Ventures, Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, and Tobi Lutke
Perplexity AI
$70M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of AI-powered search.

Frazier Life Sciences, 5AM Ventures, DCVC Bio, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, and GordonMD Global Investments
Radionetics Oncology
$52.5M
San Diego, CA-based developer of radiopharmaceutical for treating cancer

The Column Group, WTT Investment, Willett Advisors,  Atlas Venture, Foresite Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments, Arch Venture Partners, Casdin Capital, and Surveyor Capital
Remix Therapeutics
$60M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of small molecule therapies to modulate RNA processing

Lightspeed Venture Partners, Fin Capital, Primary Venture Partners, FinTech Collective, Blue Owl, and HarbourVest
Vestwell
$125M
New York, NY-based workplace savings platform

The Scherzer Deal Report: December 11-29, 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

Achieve Partners
New York, NY
$167M
New fund

Ara Partners
$3B
Third fund

Argonaut Private Equity
$500M
Fifth fund

BoxGroup
$212.5M
Sixth pre-seed/seed fund and for an opportunity fund.

Climactic
$65M
Debut fund

Falfurrias
Capital Charlotte, NC
$400M
First growth equity fund

Harpoon Ventures
San Diego, CA
$125M
Fourth early-stage fund

Playground Global
$410M
Third fund

Rally Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
$240M
Fifth fund

Sandbrook Capital
Stamford, CT
$1.5B
Debut climate infrastructure fund

Springdale Ventures
Austin, TX
$40M
Fund focused on early-stage consumer brands.

Turnspire Capital
New York, NY
$275M
Second lower midmarket fund

Private Equity Deals

Clearlake Capital Group and Insight Partners
Alteryx
Undisclosed amount
Irvine, CA-based data analytics software company

Uplight
AutoGrid
Undisclosed amount
Redwood City, CA-based VPP and distributed resource management provider

Thoma Bravo
BlueMatrix
Undisclosed amount
Durham, NC-based content creation and distribution platform for investment research providers.

Heartwood Partners
Bush Brothers Provisions
Undisclosed amount
West Palm Beach, FL-based meat packing and distribution company

J.C. Flowers
CFG Bank
$125M
Baltimore, MD-based lender focused on the health care and multifamily industries.

Hg
CINC Systems
Undisclosed amount
Duluth, GA-based provider of cloud software to the community association management sector

Surge Private Equity
Coastal Amusements
Undisclosed amount
Lakewood, NJ-based maker of coin-operated ticket and prize redemption games

Audax Private Equity
Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers
Undisclosed amount
St. Louis, MO-based tire retailer and automotive aftermarket service company

GI Partners
DQE Communications
Undisclosed amount
Pittsburgh, PA-based fiber provider

Carlyle and Insight Partners
Exiger
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based provider of supply chain risk management

SaaS Transom Capital Group
Galleher
Undisclosed amount
Santa Fe Springs, CA-based maker and distributor of flooring products

Bain Capital
Guidehouse
$5.3B
McLean, VA-based consultancy for government and business clients

EQT Infrastructure
Heritage Environmental Services
Undisclosed amount
Indianapolis, IN-based provider of industrial waste management

Sentinel Capital Partners
High Bar Brands
Undisclosed amount
Owatonna, MN-based maker of branded aftermarket products for heavy-duty trucks and trailers

Stone Point Capital, General Atlantic
HireRight
Undisclosed amount
Nashville, TN-based employee-screening company

Nordic Capital
IntegriChain
Undisclosed amount
Philadelphia, PA-based drug manufacturer

Great Point Partners
Ludi
Undisclosed amount
Nashville, TN-based provider of physician payment automation solutions

Accel-KKR
Ntracts
Undisclosed amount
Indianapolis, IN-based provider of contract lifecycle management solutions for health-care orgs

Sentinel Capital Partners
Online Labels Group
Undisclosed amount
Sanford, FL-based provider of pressure-sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, and flexible packaging solutions.

Clayton Dubilier & Rice
Shearer’s Foods
Undisclosed amount
Massillon, OH-based snack-maker

Cerberus Capital Management
Spring EQ
Undisclosed amount
Radnor, PA-based provider of home equity financing solutions

TruArc Partners
Watchtower Security
Undisclosed amount
St. Louis, MO-based provider of managed video surveillance and asset protection solutions to the multi-family housing industry.

Molior Growth Partners
Western Storage & Handling
Undisclosed amount
Denver, CO-based provider and installer of material handling and storage equipment

Argosy Private Equity
Wize Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Salt Lake City, UT-based installer of material handling equipment

Kohlberg & Co.
Worldwide Clinical Trials
Undisclosed amount
Morrisville, NC-based contract research organization

EQT
Zeus
Undisclosed amount
Orangeburg, SC-based maker of polymer components used in medical procedures.

Venture Capital Deals

Momenta, Doosan Bobcat North America, Toyota Ventures
Agtonomy
$22.5M
San Francisco, CA-based autonomous agriculture software startup

A16z, Renegade Partners, Spark Capital, Bloomberg Beta
Air Space Intelligence
$34M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of “AI-powered air operations systems

Engine Ventures
Amide Technologies
$16.5M
Cambridge, MA-based biotech that synthesizes “challenging” peptides.

The Column Group, Lux Capital, Nextech Invest
Atavistik Bio
$40M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of precision allosteric therapeutics

Braidwell, TPG, Deerfield, Fairmount, Aisling Capital
Bicara Therapeutics
$165M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of dual-action biologics

Envisioning Partners, United Airlines’ Sustainable Flight Fund, Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, DSC Investment, Elemental Excelerator
Dimensional Energy
$20M
Ithaca, NY-based sustainable jet fuel startup

DCVC, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Black VC Consortium
Fourth Power
$19M
Boston, MA-based developer of thermal battery technology

Bain Capital Ventures
Halcyon
$40M
Austin, TX-based anti-ransomware startup

Elad Gil, Kleiner Perkins, OpenAI Startup Fund, Sequoia Capital
Harvey
$80M
San Francisco, CA-based legal AI startup

SBVA, HRZ Han River Partners, SK Telecom, KDB Silicon Valley, Ignite Innovation Fund, Samyang Chemical Group, Murex Partners, Byucksan
ImpriMed
$23M
Mountain View, CA-based precision oncology startup

A16z, Flybridge LTV Operator Fund, Oxeon, Larry Summers, Brynn Putnam, Lydia Gilbert, Varsha Rao
Knownwell
$20M
Needham, MA-based weight management company

GV, Viking Global Investors
Lightmatter
$155M
Boston, MA-based photonic computing company

Verdane
Meltwater
$65M
San Francisco, CA-based media monitoring company

Gullspång Re:food, Otter Capital Partners, S2G Ventures, Leaps by Bayer
NewLeaf Symbiotics
$45M
St. Louis, MO-based developer of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs

Soleus Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, Marshall Wace, Sahsen Ventures, Saras Capital
Parse Biosciences
$50M
Seattle, WA-based provider of single-cell sequencing solutions.

Greenoaks, Madrona, Accel, Cercano, Founders Co-op
Rhythms
$26M
San Francisco, CA-based enterprise productivity startup

Gutter Capital, Watchung Capital
Simply Homes
$22M
Portland, ME-based single-family rental sourcing and underwriting platform

L2 Point Management
SimSpace
$45M
Boston, ME-based cybersecurity risk management provider

Sixth Street Growth
Stayntouch
$48M
Bethesda, MD-based provider of hotel property management systems

Enavate Sciences, TPG, Citadel, Monograph Capital, Eventide Asset Management, Frazier Life Sciences, Velosity Capital
Sudo Biosciences
$116M
Carmel, IN-based developer of TYK2 inhibitors

a16z, Arch Venture Partners, GV, Longwood Fund, Polaris Partners, Bruker Corp., Fujifilm, Alexandria Venture Investments
Tome Biosciences
$213M
Watertown, MA-based programmable genomic integration startup

DCVC, North Pond Ventures, Camford Capital, the Regents of the University of Minnesota
Totus Medicines
$65M
Emeryville, CA-based biotech that uses covalent libraries and AI tools for drug discovery.

Riot Ventures, Eclipse, ACME Capital, Menlo Ventures, Narya, 645 Ventures, Rocketship.vc, Champion Hill Ventures, FiveNine Ventures
True Anomaly
$100M
Centennial, CO-based maker of small satellites for surveillance and reconnaissance of space objects.

Temasek, Iconiq Growth, Sofina, Peak XV, Helena
Twin Health
$50M
Mountain View, CA-based metabolic care startup.

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Artis Ventures, First Spark Ventures, The Venture Collective, Humain Ventures, LongeVC, Not Boring Capital
Unnatural Products
$32M
Santa Cruz, CA-based computational biology startup

Cybernetix Ventures, Construct Capital, Pillar VC, OUP
Verve Motion
$20M
Cambridge, MA-based maker of robotic exosuits for factory workers

FUSE, Prime Ventures
Zuper
$32M
Seattle, WA-based provider of provider of field service management and customer engagement software

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