The Scherzer Deal Report: January 29-February 2, 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
Acadian Ventures
$30M
Second fund
Charlesbank Capital Partners
$1.5B
Third credit opportunities fund
Generate Capital
$1.5B
Latest fund
KKR
$6.4B
Second Asia-Pacific infrastructure fund
KSL Partners
$3B
Continuation fund
PPM America
$660M
Eighth private equity co-investment fund
Ubiquity Ventures
$75M
Third fund
Uncorrelated Ventures
$315M
Latest fund
Private Equity Deals
Clearview Capital
AdCellerant
Undisclosed amount
Denver, CO-based digital marketing firm
Summit Partners
CollisionRight
Undisclosed amount
Cincinnati, OH-based provider of autobody repair services
Thompson Street Capital Partners and Cequel III
DDC Cabinet Technology
Undisclosed amount
San Diego, CA-based maker of data center cabinet and cooling solutions
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Foundation Building Materials
Undisclosed amount
Santa Ana, CA-based building products distributor
Bansk Group
No Man’s Land Foods
Undisclosed amount
St Boise City, OK-based meat snacks brand
Arcane Capital Partners
Petroflex North America
Undisclosed amount
Gainesville, TX-based maker of high-density polyethylene conduit and accessories
Charlesbank Capital Partners
Rise Growth Partners
$250M
Austin, TX-based “financial partner” for registered investment advisors
Venture Capital Deals
Venrock, ARCH Venture Partners, IVP, Granite Capital Management, and Evidenced
Accompany Health
$56M
Bethesda, MD-based provider of health care services to low-income patients with complex needs
Lumira Ventures, Alpha Wave Ventures, Roche Venture Fund, Pfizer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Angelini Ventures, and the JDRF T1D Fund
Cour Pharmaceuticals
$105M
Skokie, IL-based biotech focused on autoimmune diseases.
Hanwha Impact, CPP Investments, Rivas Capital, NGS Super, State of Michigan Retirement System, Flagship Pioneering, and Roka Capital Management
Inari
$103M
Cambridge, MA-based gene editing startup for seeds
FTV Capital, Nvidia, Vistara Growth, Sweetwater PE, NextEquity, Nicola, and Beedi
Kore.ai
$150M
Orlando, FL-based enterprise conversational and generative AI startup
NEA, a16z, and General Catalyst
Metronome
$43M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of usage-based billing solutions for software companies
Redpoint Ventures, Alt Capital, Horsley Bridge, Activant Capital, and Transpose Platform Management
Owner.com
$33M
San Francisco, CA-based digital platform for independent restaurant owners
Intercap and Kleiner Perkins
Plex
$40M
Los Gatos, CA-based streaming media software provider
Coinbase Ventures, Arrington Capital, OKX Ventures, and Gate.io
Portal
$34M
San Francisco, CA-based decentralized exchange for trading bitcoin
Benchmark, Mayfield, and Canvas Ventures
Sema4.ai
$30.5M
Atlanta, GA-based an AI- and machine learning-driven patient-centered genomic and clinical data intelligence company
Next Coast Ventures
Vital Interaction
$15M
Austin, TX-based provider of health care business intelligence and workflow automation software
Greenoaks, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Elad Gil, Emerson Collective, and Galvanize Climate Solutions
Watershed
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based enterprise sustainability platform
GIC, Climate Investment, Sequoia Capital, and SoftBan
Zum
$140M
Redwood City, CA-based school bus operator