Private Equity

The Scherzer Deal Report: September 5-16, 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

$1.1B
Debut fund
 
$11.2B
Eighth fund
 
$2.2B
Debut fund
 
$4.63B
12th flagship fund ($3.85B) and first growth buyout fund ($780)
 
$95M
Second fund
 
$50M
Third fund
 
$15M
Debut fund
 
$80M
Fourth fund
 
$126M
Third flagship VC fund
 
$690M
Ninth early-stage VC fund ($430M) and third acceleration fund ($260M)
 
$330M
Third fund
 
$500M
First early growth fund
 
$400M
Fourth fund( $320M) and an opportunity fund ($80M)

Private Equity Deals

Charlesbank Capital Partners and Motive Partners
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based financial and tech consultancy
 
Cambridge Capital
Undisclosed
Culver City, CA-based refrigerated freight management company
 
Latticework Capital Management
Undisclosed
Montclair, CA-based clinical trials center
 
Francisco Partners
Undisclosed
San Mateo, CA-based provider of cybersecurity software to the financial services market
 
Kelso & Co.
Undisclosed
Jacksonville, FL-based provider of IT consulting and digital services to midsized and large enterprises
 
Kudu Investment Management
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based private credit and equity investor
 
Olympus Partners
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based eye care services firm
 
Klis Capital
Undisclosed
Palm Beach Gardens, FL-based provider of custom floral arrangements, plants and gifts
 
HKW
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based distributor of ethnic foods to the grocery, foodservice and wholesale channels
 
Stone-Goff Partners
Undisclosed
Greenbelt, MD-based provider of consulting and engineering services to rural broadband operators
 
Red Nucleus
Undisclosed
Key Largo, FL-based provider of commercial and market access strategies for life sciences
 
Arcline
Undisclosed
Coppell, TX-based provider of elevator and pool emergency monitoring solutions
 
Resurgens Technology Partners
Undisclosed
Tampa, FL-based no-code software development platform
 
American Securities
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based adhesives maker
 
Kain Capital
Undisclosed
Chandler, AZ-based provider of primary and specialty care
 
Altamont Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Pendleton, IN-based provider of eco-friendly waste management services for food processors and retailers
 
CIVC Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based freight broker
 
Pharos Capital Group
Undisclosed
Franklin, TN-based nephrology practice and chronic care management company
 
Sentinel Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Brooklyn, NY-based online provider of signs
 
Essex Bay Capital
Undisclosed
Oakland, CA-based employee engagement and wellness platform
 
Gryphon Investors
Undisclosed
Clinton, TN-based maker of custom colors and additives for the plastics and fiber industries
 
KLH Capital Thorpe Specialty Services
Houston, TX-based provider of maintenance and engineering services to the petrochemicals market
 
HumanCo, Manna Tree, Centerbridge Partners
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based 42-unit restaurant chain
 
Igneo Infrastructure Partners
Undisclosed
Grand Rapids, MI-based data center and network solutions provider
 
SK Capital Partners Van
Undisclosed
Lockport, NY-based producer of life science chemistries
 
LLR Partners
Undisclosed
Westerville, OH-based provider of supply chain management software for health organizations
 
Blue Point Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Bay Shore, NY-based maker of frozen Asian-inspired cuisine for retail private label and foodservice customers
 
Brightstar Capital
Undisclosed
Petaluma, CA-based maker of fabricated wood products for interior and exterior applications
 
 

 

Venture Capital Deals

L Catterton, Activant Capital
98point6
$20M
Seattle, WA-based virtual primary care company
 
Access Biotechnology, Matrix Capital Management, Westlake Village BioPartners, Cowen Healthcare Investments, Decheng Capital, Marshall Wace, OrbiMed, Samsara BioCapital, Surveyor Capital, Tybourne Capital Management, venBio Partners
$300M
Los Angeles, CA-based biotech focused on inflammatory diseases like psoriatic arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis
 
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Shield Capital, Republic Capital, Giant Step Capital, C16 Ventures, Initialized Capital, Liquid 2, Kevin Mahaffey
$48M
Austin, TX-based developer of a constellation of low-flying imagery satellites
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Avenir Growth, Canapi Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Avid Ventures, Felicis Ventures
$52M
New York, NY-based identity operating system for the financial sector
 
Insight Partners
$20M
Boston, MA-based provider of code deployment software
 
TCV, Battery Ventures, Foundation Capital
$38M
Mill Valley, CA-based platform for ML ops
 
Builders VC
$17M
Boulder, CO-based biotech focused on transcriptional dysregulation in disease
 
SoftBank, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Byers Capital, Emerson Collective Investments, Green Sands, Hitachi Ventures, Sixth Street, Westlake Village BioPartners, UCSF, Foundation Investment Co., Euclidean Capital, Waycross Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
$220M
South San Francisco, CA-based programmable cell therapy startup
 
SK Group
s$50M
Westborough, MA-based lithium-ion battery recycling and materials company
 
F-Prime Capital, Elad Gil, Lachy Groom, Semper Virens, Base Case Capital, Gaingels
$21.5M
San Francisco, CA-based recruitment startup
 
PSG
$100M
Santa Barbara, CA-based open-source password manager
 
Tecera
$25M
Golden, CO-based OneStream Software consultancy
 
ADM Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Genoa Ventures, Lever VC, Thia Ventures, iSelect Fund, Stage 1 Fund, Lifely VC, Satori Capital
$17.5M
Boulder, CO-based maker of plant-based pet treats
 
Bonsai Partners, Fasanara, Actyus, K Fund
$58M
Miami, FL-based business lending platform
 
Madison Valley Partners, Carica Sustainable Investments, Next Frontier Capital
$55M
Bozeman, MT-based provider of methane mapping lidar solutions for the oil and gas industry
 
Cox Enterprises, Hanaco Growth Fund, Valor Equity Partners, General Global Capital, TalC, Founders Fund, FinTLV, Elsted Capital Partners, David Petraeus
$56M
New York, NY-based emergency communications and services startup
 
CommerzVentures, Carbide Ventures, Massive, Nauta Capital, Notion Capital
$20M
Denver, CO-based software management platform
 
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Arweave, Bain Capital Crypto, Blockchain Capital
$30M
San Antonio, TX-based crypto startup supporting projects on Arweave
 
Shield Capital, Calibrate Ventures, L3Harris Technologies, Sigma Defense
$25M
Raleigh, NC-based ML ops platform
 
OMERS Growth Equity, GGV Capital, Insight Partners, HighlandX, ServiceNow
$35.6M
Boston, MA-based automated sourcing platform
 
OMERS Ventures, Greylock, Trilogy Financial, Flying Fish Partners, Madera Partners
$16M
Seattle, WA-based go-to-market intelligence platform
 
Drive Capital, Aisling Capital
$90M
Columbus, OH-based contract development and manufacturing group focused on gene therapy
 
Felicis and Dragonfly Capital
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based data infrastructure platform for crypto teams
 
BMO Impact Investment Fund, Ares Management, Commonfund, RockCreek, Kimco Realty Corporation, Manna Tree Partners, The Silverman Group
$310M
New York, NY-based indoor produce farmer
 
Riverside Acceleration Capital, Kreos Capital, AlbionVC, Oxx
$30M
Boulder, CO-based API management platform
 
ARCH Venture Partners
$60M
Austin, TX-based developer of a mood and fitness tracking ring
 
3L Capital, Invus Opportunities, F-Prime Capital, Cowboy Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, Slack Fund, Semper Virens, Sift Venture
$30M
Encinitas, CA-based people skills training platform
 
Energy Impact Partners, Keyframe Capital, FirstMark Capital, Alumni Ventures, Transform Capital
$37M
Los Angeles, CA-based school transportation startup
 
PeakBridge, Cornucopian Capital, OurCrowd, BASF
$15M
Cambridge, MA-based personal fitness tracking startup
 
Bain Capital Life Sciences, Pictet, QIA, Innovatus Capital Partners, Peijia Medical, Andera Partners, Valiance Advisors, Gimv, Cormorant Asset Management, RMM, Venture Incubator
$100M
Irvine, CA-based developer of transcatheter aortic valve replacement system
 
Insight Partners, Target Global, Kapor Capital, Vertex Ventures
$25M
New York, NY-based job sourcing platform focused on underrepresented candidates
 
Third Prime
$18M
New York, NY-based BNPL startup
 
NFX, 83North, Viola
$33M
New York, NY-based real estate investment platform
 
Acorn Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Powerhouse Ventures, Spirit Super/ANU Connect Ventures, MA Growth Ventures, Significant Capital Ventures, Boman Enterprises
$28.5M
Solana Beach, CA-based provider of testing solutions for engineers
 
Belden
$30M
San Jose, CA-based industrial IoT startup
 
Spark Capital, Lux Capital, Kleiner Perkins, DCVC, Future Shape
$35M
Cambridge, MA-based X-ray computed tomography startup
 
Alpha Wave, Tiger Global, TLV Partners, Entrée Capital, Meron Capital
$60M
New York, NY-based corporate financial management startup
 
NewRoads Capital, Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau
$22M
Scottsdale, AZ-based freight shipping startup
 
FTX Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Jump Crypto, Apollo, Binance Labs, Franklin Templeton, Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sino Global, Dentsu Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, O’Leary Ventures
$300M
Palo Alto, CA-based web3 infrastructure company
 
Bain Capital Life Sciences, SV Health Investors, Access Biotechnology, Atlas Venture, BVF Partners, Bill Gates, Lightstone Ventures, Pfizer Ventures, RA Capital Management, SR One
$125M
Cambridge, MA-based computational drug discovery platform
 
Collate Capital, Blumberg Capital, Goldman Sachs, New Road Capital
$25M
New York, NY-based ocean freight contract startup
 
BAM Elevate, Nimble Partners, SignalFire, Zach Coeliusa
$50M
San Mateo, CA-based customer engagement platform and mobile push notification firm
 
Pelion Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Upfront Ventures
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based data security posture management startup
 
Morningside Ventures
$20M
Washington, DC-based maker of wearable medical devices for treating vestibular disorders
 
Energize Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue
$55M
San Francisco, CA-based digital platform for carbon markets and other regulated emissions
 
FTV Capital
$146M
El Dorado Hills, CA-based insurance processing platform
 
Primus Capital, Edison Partners
$40M
Wayne, PA-based real-world health data company
 
Inspired Capital, Notation Capital, CoFound, Sahil Lavingia, Peter Thiel, Naval Ravikant, Austen Allred
$20M
Seattle, WA-based platform for zero-effort automated QA
 
General Catalyst, CVS, UPMC, Eden Global Partners, Euclidean Capital, Samsung Next, TriplePoint Capital, Declaration Partners
$65M
New York, NY-based health care company incubator
 
Emergence Capital Partners, Founder Collective, Homebrew, Flex Capital, Inspired Capital, Operator Collective
$38.5M
New York, NY-based platform for branded calls and texts
 
Pantera Capital, Animoca Brands, Polygon, Dan Houser, Dapper Labs, Kenetic Capital, Sarmayacar, DWeb3 Capital
$25M
San Francsico, CA-based web3 blockchain game developer
 
Insight Partners
$22M
Wilmington, NC-based provider of cybersecurity solutions for MSPs
 
FTV Capital, Headline
$63M
San Mateo, CA-based embedded finance startup
 
Vision Ridge Partners, Keyframe Capital, Cyrus Capital
$1B
San Francisco, CA-based developer of an EV charging network for fleets
 
Initialized Capital, Next47
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based enterprise sales tool startup
 
Addition, Transpose Platform
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based no-code platform for enterprises
 
MissionOG, FINTOP Capital, Sallyport Investments, Checchi Capital, Dynasty Financial Partners, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Flyover Capital, Fin Capital, Compound Capital
$15M
Dallas, TX-based wealth management analytics startup

September 22nd, 2022|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 22-30, 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

$1.2B
Latest flagship fund
 
$145M
Debut fund
 
$80M
Debut fund
 
$150M
Third fund

Private Equity Deals

New State Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Strongsville, OH-based provider of specialty business continuity solutions
 
KKR, GCM Grosvenor
Undisclosed
Glendale, CA-based renewable energy developer
 
Apollo Global Management
Undisclosed
Southlake, TX-based US gastroenterology group
 
Arsenal Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Hudson, NH-based automation solutions provider
 
Summit Partners
Undisclosed
San Antonio, TX-based clinical research organization focused on cancer.
 
HCAP Partners
Undisclosed
Scottsdale, AZ-based provider of managed detection and response cybersecurity software
 
Revelstoke Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Miami, FL-based eating disorder treatment provider
 
Genstar Capital
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based capital markets risk management tech company
 
OMERS Private Equity
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based commercial HVAC and plumbing services company
 
Avance Investment Management
Undisclosed
Coral Gables, FL-based provider of revenue management solutions
 
Incline Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of nonprofit fundraising services
 
Aurora Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based waste management solutions provider
 
Kinderhook Industries
$323M
Baytown, TX-based provider of liquid and solid industrial waste containment solutions
 
BlackRock, Bain Capital, Virgin Group
$550M
Plantation, FL-based upscale cruise line
 
I Squared Capital
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based provider of waste and specialty cleaning services
 
Avista Capital PartnersWell
Undisclosed
Sarasota, FL-based developer of skin and gastrointestinal products
 
Kelso & Co.Williams
Undisclosed
Boston, MA-based accounting, tax, and valuation advisory

 

Venture Capital Deals

Merck, Cowen Healthcare Investments, ArrowMark Partners, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Timefolio Capital, Pappas Capital, MPM Capital, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis
$84M
Cambridge, MA-based biotech focused on solid tumors
 
Thoma Bravo, Cigna Ventures, Insight Partners, Optum Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Sound Ventures
$130M
New York, NY-based membership network for therapists to build their practices
 
Addition, Intel Capital, Foundation Capital
$99M
San Francisco, CA-based AI app development platform
 
111° West Capital, MBX Capital, New Leaf Ventures, Katalyst Ventures
$29M
San Francisco, CA-based medication analysis startup
 
Decarbonization Partners, Quantum Energy Partners
$60M
New York, NY-based carbon management software provider
 
KKR, Cedar Pine, Kinderhook, 8VC, Optum Ventures, OSF Ventures, Gundersen Lutheran, Edward-Elmhurst Health VC, University of Iowa
$75M
Coralville, IA-based point-of-care disease diagnostics startup
 
DCVC, CPPIB, Liberty Energy, Macquarie, Grantham Foundation, Impact Science Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Capricorn, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Helmerich & Payne, 3×5 Partners, Elemental Excelerator
$138M
Houston, TX-based geothermal energy developer
 
Section 32, Intel Capital, Founders Fund, Accelerator Investments, First Spark Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, BITKRAFT Ventures, CRV, M12, Micron Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, SK Telecom VC, NTT Docomo Ventures, The Venture Reality Fund
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based platform for developing virtual characters
 
Fidelity, Westpac
$15.5M
New York, NY-based digital assistant for the financial services industry
 
Canaan Partners, Conductive Ventures, Sorenson Ventures, NEA
$25M
Mountain View, CA-based startup that helps online retailers match customers with products
 
Sunrun, SK Group
$300M
San Mateo, CA-based home electrification startup
 
Novo Holdings
$50M
Foster City, CA-based provider of genomic solutions for South Asia populations
 
Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Pantera Capital, KB Financial Group, Jerry Yang/AME Cloud Ventures, Dreamers VC
$16M
New York, NY-based cashback card for physicians
 
Union Grove Venture Partners, Mayfield, USVP, Expa Capital, LG Technologies
$36M
San Francisco, CA-based furniture resale startup
 
White Star Capital and Freshly founder Michael Wystrach
$40M
Charlotte, NC-based vet care startup
 
Transformation Capital, General Catalyst, Town Hall Ventures
$24M
Denver, CO-based virtual care provider focused on transgender patients
 
Melitas Ventures, Cleveland Avenue
$25M
New York, NY-based kitchen management system
 
Eldridge, AXA Venture Partners
$15M
New York, NY-based recommendation API
 
Mainsail Partners
$41.5M
Dallas, TX-based provider of business management software for the moving market
 
GGV Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, CRV
$47M
Mountain View, CA-based data analytics startup
 
Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Shopify
$24M
San Francisco, CA-based web3 dev kit startup
 
Arch Venture Partners
$50M
Seattle, WA-based biotech company, aiming to create a new class of medicines to precisely target disease biology
 
Kleiner Perkins, Goodwater Capital, Greycroft
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based property rental platform

September 7th, 2022|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 1-5, 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

$4B
New flagship buyout fund
 
$750M
Second fund
 
$1.5B
Fifth global credit fund
 
$639M
Second fund
 
$120M
Third fund
 
$535M
Debut fund
 
$1.1B
Fifth private equity fund
 
$100M
Debut institutional fund
 
$400M
Investment fund
 
$1.97B
Fifth small cap buyouts fund
 
$74M
Seventh VC fund-of-funds
 
$504M
Fourth Velocity fund
 
$475M
Second fund
 
$400M
New VC fund

Private Equity Deals

Linden Capital Partners, Varsity Healthcare Partners
Undisclosed
Columbus, GA-based health care revenue cycle management firm
 
H.I.G. Capital
Undisclosed
Peabody, MA-based health care staffing firm focused on locum tenens
 
Thompson Street Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Memphis, TN-based provider of subrogation services
 
WindRose Health Investors
Undisclosed
Health system-focused marketing firm
 
AEA Investors
Undisclosed
Grand Rapids, MI-based provider of automated diagnostic, testing, and production machinery for life sciences and industrial customers
 
Mill Point Capital
Undisclosed
Minneapolis, MN-based provider of cloud backup and recovery software
 
Hidden Harbor Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Roseville, MI-based auto engine products and drive systems supplier
 
Antarctica Capital
Undisclosed
Santa Fe, NM-based provider of geospatial intelligence to commercial and government clients
 
Freestone
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based plastics upcycling company
 
Carlyle, GIC
Undisclosed
Newcastle, DE-based green ammonia project development company
 
Global Payments
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based payment tech integration firm
 
Hull Street Energy
Undisclosed
Boulder, CO-based utility-scale storage developer and operator
 
Arkview Capital
Undisclosed
Duluth, GA-based provider of workforce management services
 
Sverica
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based audience relationship management SaaS for media professionals
 
OMERS Private Equity
Undisclosed
Tucson, AZ-based mechanical services provider
 
Permira
Undisclosed
New York, the NY-based financial data vendor, focused on debt restructuring.
 
Gryphon Investors
Undisclosed
San Ramon, CA-based provider of enterprise resource planning software
 
Trilantic North America
Undisclosed
Miami, FL-based provider of on-demand and screen print and fulfillment services
 
SK Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Independence, OH-based maker of specialty polymer additives and specialty chemicals

 

Venture Capital Deals

Insight Partners, VMG Partners, Walter Robb
$115M
Oakland, CA-based fresh food optimization platform for grocers
 
Goldman Sachs, Thoma Bravo, True Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Icon Ventures, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Maynard Webb, Ram Shriram, SVB
$90M
Palo Alto, CA-based automated employee and customer experiences platform
 
ISTARI, Distributed Ventures, IA Capital Group, Bob Dudley
$23M
New York, NY-based provider of cyber risk qualification SaaS
 
Level Equity, Alexis Ohanian
$38M
Miami, FL-based boat rental marketplace
 
BuildGroup, Gula Tech Adventures
$25M
College Park, MD-based training platform for cybersecurity professions
 
Arch Venture Partners, Human Capital, General Catalyst
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based rural health care startup
 
Andreessen Horowitz, Casdin Capital, Nextech Invest, Forge Life Science Partners
$132M
Plymouth, MA-based developer of precision combination therapies for cancer
 
Shopify
$100M
Boston, MA-based e-commerce marketing automation company
 
Coatue, Coinbase Ventures, Mantis VC, Olivier Pomel
$20M
Houston, TX-based provider of crypto developer tools
 
DST Global Partners, Atinum Investments, SoftBank, Bass Investment, YC
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based IP protection platform
 
Canaan Partners
$18M
San Francisco, CA-based payroll compliance platform
 
Madrona Venture Group, Cercano Management, M12, Alexandria Venture Investments, OCV Partners, Duke University
$26M
Seattle, WA-based single-cell immune monitoring platform
 
GIC, Ribbit Capital, Thrive Capital
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based SMB growth capital platform
 
Macquarie Capital Principal Finance
$90M
Kansas City, MO-based constituent engagement platform for governments
 
Thoma Bravo
$2.8B
Denver, CO-based authentication software company
 
SYN Ventures, SineWave Ventures, VIPC’s Virginia Venture Partners, SecureOctane
$20M
Tysons Corner, VA-based continuous compliance automation software startup
 
Georgian
$45M
Malvern, PA-based provider of customer engagement and account servicing software for banks and fintech
 
Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, First Round Capital, Elad Gil, Figma Ventures
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based user, and software product research platform
 
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Prelude Ventures, SJF Ventures
$44M
Berkeley, CA-based utility-scale solar deployment startup
 
Insight Partners, Index Ventures, Bling Capital, Golden Ventures
$14M
San Francisco, CA-based product search engine

August 10th, 2022|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 25-29, 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

$700M
Debut venture capital fund
 
$20M
Fintech-focused venture fund
 
$1.2B
Sixth flagship fund
 
$1.3B
Fourth fund
 
$2.2B
Tenth flagship growth equity fund $2B), the third discretionary overage fund ($200M)
 
$665M
Seventh early-stage venture fund ($280M), third growth fund ($200M), and continuation fund ($185M)
 
$450M
Fund to support Web3 projects

Private Equity Deals

Integrity Marketing Group
Undisclosed
Scottsdale, AZ-based independent insurance and financial product company
 
Sentinel Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based franchisee of Anytime Fitness
 
Clearlake Capital Group
Undisclosed
Daphne, AL-based manufacturer of non-discretionary automotive, industrial, energy storage, and solar parts
 
OpenGov
Undisclosed
Dubuque, IA-based infrastructure and building management software company
 
Great Point Partners
Undisclosed
Iselin, NJ-based biometrics contract research organization
 
Mainsail Partners
Undisclosed
Mullica Hill, NJ-based facility maintenance software company
 
Built Technologies
Undisclosed
Nashville, TN-based deal management platform for commercial real estate lender
 
Oak Hill Capital
$250M
Cincinnati, OH-based fiber broadband provider
 
Summit Partners
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of dynamic pricing and revenue management tools for short-term rentals
 
WindRose Health Investors
Undisclosed
Morristown, NJ-based provider of omnichannel health care communications
 
Atwater Capital
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based premium episodic content studio
 
Brightstar Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Petaluma, CA-based manufacturer of fabricated wood products for interiors and exteriors

 

Venture Capital Deals

FTX Ventures, Jump Crypto, Andreessen Horowitz, Multicoin Capital, Circle Venture
$150M
Palo Alto, CA-based blockchain startup
 
Galvanize Climate Solutions, Qualcomm Ventures, Prelude Ventures, S2G Ventures, Ajax Strategies, Grupo Jacto, Middleland Capital, M2O, Select
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based agricultural field intelligence company
 
Forerunner Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Hubspot Ventures, Lyra Ventures, Gramercy Ventures
$56M
New York, NY-based B2B e-commerce payments startup
 
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, 2150 Urban Tech Sustainability Fund, VoLo Earth Ventures
$20M
Boca Raton, FL-based ultra-efficient air conditioning technology company
 
Shenzhen Capital Group
$43M
Boston, MA-based 3D printing company
 
Lapam Capital, Junson Capital, Dyee Capital
$38.5M
San Jose, CA-based biotech drug discovery company
 
Tempur Sealy, ARCHina Capital
$20M
Los Altos, CA-based connected mattress company
 
T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, Sands Capital, Piper Sandler’s Merchant Banking, Heartland Healthcare Capital funds, Mirae Asset Capital, Peter Thiel, Breyer Capital, Novartis, Vensana Capital, LRVHealth, New Leaf Ventures, Cigna Ventures, DigiTx Partner
$192M
New York, NY-based heart disease care company
 
Global Emerging Markets
$450M
Austin, TX-based lithium and battery technology company
 
NEA, Oak HC/FT, Alta Partners, Endeavor Catalyst
$164M
Denver, CO-based primary care company
 
Challenjers Venture
$20M
New York, NY-based restaurant POS company
 
GGV Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Ajeet Singh, Guillermo Rauch, Wes McKinney, Ryan Noon, Søren Brammer Schmidt
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based Postgres database services startup
 
Sweetwater Private Equity and Morpheus Ventures, with Home Depot Ventures, Second Century Ventures, Palm Drive Capital, IDEA Fund Partners, Meeting Street Capital, Solo Capital Management, VentureSouth
$39M
Charleston, SC-based home repair data and services marketplace
 
KKR, OMX Ventures, ARTIS Ventures, Lansdowne Partners, SALT, DeciBio Ventures, Axial
$55M
San Diego, CA-based genomic medicine startup
 
Sequoia Capital, John and Patrick Collison, Nat Friedman, Elad Gil, Daniel Gross, Caryn Marooney
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based software developer tools startup
 
Durable Capital
$75M
New York, NY-based travel startup
 
Icon Ventures, Sequoia Capital, XYZ Venture Capital, Spark Capital
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based remote work collaboration startup
 
Parkway Venture Capital
$20M
Dallas, TX-based real estate modeling software company
 
Mercury, Republic Asia, Cryptology Asset Group
$15M
Austin, TX-based blockchain startup
 
Pantera Capital,Mayfield, Gaingels, Alchemy Ventures, Redbeard Ventures, Spartan Group, OKG Investments, Polygon, CoinDCX, CoinGecko, We3 syndicate, Rainfall Capital, Broadhaven, EI Ventures, Hard Yaka, Alt Tab Capital, Boost VC, Draper Associates
$65M
San Francisco, CA-based NFT domain name provider

August 3rd, 2022|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 18-23, 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

$250M
First dedicated early-stage venture capital fund
 
$500M
First climate-related venture fund
 
$1.43B
Fourth flagship private equity fund
 
$670M
Second Health Assurance Fund
 
$150M
Inaugural private equity fund
 
$761.4M
New opportunity fund
 
$655M
Third fund focused on fintech investments in the US, Europe, and Canada
 
$820M
Debut fund for space investments

Private Equity Deals

GreyLion Partners, Vestar Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based training and compliance company
 
Isos Capital Management
Undisclosed
Westport, CT-based advisory firm
 
AEA Growth
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based executive search firm in the software sector
 
Basis Vectors
Undisclosed
Minneola, FL-based cloud platform for high-volume digital commerce
 
Mill Point Capital
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based construction materials company
 
Clearlake Capital
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based collision repairs provider
 
Warburg Pincus
Undisclosed
Miami, FL-based car wash company
 
Alpine Investors
Undisclosed
Boston, MA-based K-12 online tutoring platform
 
PSG
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of payment processing technology
 
Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group
Undisclosed
Boston, MA-based renewable energy development platform
 
TA Associates
Undisclosed
Newport Beach, CA-based real estate intelligence and analytics company
 
HarbourView Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based publishing and recorded music catalog
 
Mill Rock Packaging Partners
Undisclosed
St. Paul, MN-based specialty packaging and printing company
 
Bain Capital, ADIA
Undisclosed
Hookset, NH-based fleet management company
 
ArchiMed
$1.1B
Middleton, WI-based neurodiagnostic device company
 
Chase Corporation
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based producer of high-end polymer technologies
 
New Mountain Capital
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based enterprise software company
 
Peak Technologies
Undisclosed
Franklin, MA-based provider of supply chain and logistics analytics software
 
Red Arts Capital, Prudential Private Capital
Undisclosed
Chino, CA-based freight consolidators
 
CGI Manufacturing Holdings
Undisclosed
Dresser, WI-based manufacturer of custom mechanical systems
 
EQT
Undisclosed
Beverly Hills, CA-based talent agency
 
BlackRock Real Assets
Undisclosed
Wellesley, MA-based food waste management company

 

Venture Capital Deals

Quad Partners, Next47, Origin Ventures, Matrix Partners, Point Nine Capital, New Ground Ventures
$52M
San Francisco, CA-based performance management company
 
Brighton Park Capital
$20M
New York, NY-based security company
 
DCVC, Eli Lilly, Creyon Bio, Totus Medicines, GenEdit
$48M
Wellesley, MA-based biotech company developing cancer therapies
 
Section 32, Amgen Ventures, Bristol Myers Squibb, Quadrille Capital, Gaingels, GRIDS Capital
$75M
San Mateo, CA-based biotech company
 
Enavate Sciences, Gaingels, 5AM Ventures, Polaris Partners, Northpond Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, The Kraft Group
$100M
Cambridge, MA-based RNA biotech company
 
8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Wing VC, Catalio Capital Management, ARTIS Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, AME Cloud Ventures, the Cancer Research Institute, Gaingels
$57M
Foster City, CA-based precision medicine company
 
Alignment Growth, OMERS Ventures, Mayfield, Emergence Capital
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based database of venture capital deal activity
 
DFJ Growth, Eli Lilly and Company, Point72, Brown Advisory, Point Field Partners, Initiate Ventures, Open Field Capital, PTX Capital, Cowen Healthcare Investments, Foresite Capital, Menlo Ventures, OrbiMed, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Northpond Ventures, Samsara BioCapital, Rock Springs Capital, AV8 Ventures, Illumina Ventures, Osage University Partners, Windham Venture Partners
$225M
Baltimore, MD and Palo Alto, CA-based liquid biopsy company
 
WestCap, Mubadala Capital, Streamlined Ventures
$60M
Los Angeles, CA-based social commerce startup
 
Accomplice, Kinnevik
$25M
Seattle, WA-based travel industry API startup
 
A-Street Ventures
$100M
Richmond, VA-based education curriculum company
 
Summit Partners, Castle Island Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Brevan Howard
$90M
Miami, FL-based blockchain security startup
 
Electric Capital, Dragonfly Capital Partners, LedgerPrime, Balaji Srinivasan, Jump Crypto, Wintermute Trading, GSR, Kronos Research and Altonomy
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based decentralized finance exchange
 
Three Fish Capital
$26.25M
New York, NY-based contract worker hiring and onboarding company
 
Revolution Growth, CPP Investments, Grosvenor, Wellington Management, Chipotle’s Cultivate Next
$150M
Boulder, CO-based alternative meats company
 
Tiger Global, QED Investors, FTX
$22M
New York, NY-based crypto corporate treasury company
 
Starshot Capital, Helena, Ahren Innovation Capital, Mustafa Suleyman, Flying Fish, Section 32, Character
$25M
Seattle, WA-based industrial manufacturing systems startup
 
Sweat Equity Partners, SoftBank, Mercury Fund, Fitz Gate Ventures, Seamless Capital, Raven One Ventures, New Age Ventures
$26M
Austin, TX-based residential home services startup
 
Noro-Moseley Partners, Frontier Growth
$25M
Fayetteville, AR-based retail supply chain data company
 
Summit Partners
$41.4M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of text shortcut software
 
Insight Partners, Blumberg Capital, Mayo Clinic, NFX, StageOne Ventures, iAngels, Neil Hunt, iCON, Ariel Cohen
$24M
Palo Alto, CA-based surgery video analysis company
 
Morgan Stanley’s Next Level Fund, Mastercard, GoldHouse, Asian Hustle network, Hyphen Capital
$22M
San Francisco, CA-based consumer credit startup
 
CapitalG, DST Global, BOND, A16Z, YC Continuity
$260M
Marina del Rey, CA-based livestream shopping network
 
FPV Ventures, Craft Ventures, Spark Capital, Harrison Metal, SV Angel, Abstract Ventures, the Chainsmokers, Global Founders Capital
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based credit cart startup
 
LightWork Worldwide, Alpha Sigma Capital, Apex Capital Partners, Baron Davis Enterprises
$15M
Boston, MA-based gaming and lifestyle company
 
Kingsway Capital, The Raine Group, Square Enix, Lakestar, Initial Capital
$35M
Hoboken, NJ-based payment processor for the gaming industry
 
Coast Range Capital, Lux Capital, Energize Ventures, Almaz Capital, Porsche Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, Juniper Networks, Rockwell Automation, Samsung Next, EDF North America Ventures
$26M
San Jose, CA-based edge computing company

July 28th, 2022|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 11-16, 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

$3.83B
14th flagship fund ($3.3B) and 2nd select fund ($530M)
 
$100M
Debut corporate venture arm
 
$20M
Second fund
 
$2.1B
First fund devoted to asset-based finance investments
 
Austin, TX
$430M
Third fund
 
$25M
Debut fund
 
$565M
New fund
 
$1.94B
Fifth fund
 
Miami, FL
$100M
Debut fund
 
$405M
Fifth fund

Private Equity Deals

Partners Group
$500M
Shelton, CT-based energy efficiency-as-a-service company
 
Bregal Sagemount
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of operations and resident engagement software for luxury residential properties
 
RAF Industries
Undisclosed
Darien, WI-based maker of laser-guided boom screeds for placing concrete
 
InfraRed Capital Partners
$150M
Brunswick, GA-based regional broadband service provider
 
Tailwind Capital
Undisclosed
Lakewood, OH-based Google Cloud partner
 
Bregal Sagemount
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of compliance advisory services to the investment management industry
 
Golden Gate Capital
$200M
New York, NY-based provider of tech services for financial markets
 
MidOcean Partners
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based product management training company
 
JDH Capital
Undisclosed
Eugene, OR-based maker of archery products
 
Bessemer Investors
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based franchisee for Roto-Rooter Plumbing and Drain Service
 
Pamlico Capital
$65M
Atlanta, GA-based procurement spend analytics platform.
 
Aterian Investment Partners
Undisclosed
Albany, NY-based maker of fiber products for markets like bedding, furniture, and medical.
 
Apollo Investment Management
$175M
Arlington, VA-based community solar owner-operator
 
Clearhaven Partners
$100M
New York, NY-based video creation and personalization SaaS
 
Heritage GroupTwelve
Undisclosed
Murfreesboro, TN-based provider of chronic care medication
 
Madison Dearborn Partners
Undisclosed
Dulles, a VA-based government contractor, focused on procurement, supply chain, and contract management software.
 
HGGC
$115M
Austin, TX-based provider of work management software

 

Venture Capital Deals

Live Oak Ventures
$29M
Wilmington, NC-based maker of front-end software for smaller banks
 
Bain Capital Life Sciences, Access Biotechnology, GV, Arch Venture Partners, Saturn Partners, Sanofi, Maverick Capital, Population Health Partners
$350M
Fort Collins, CO-based developer of oral drugs for treating asthma
 
Insight Partners, Accel, YC
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based audio intelligence API
 
Carrick Capital Partners
$75M
Phoenix, AZ-based “offensive security” startup
 
M13, Inspired Capital, IA Ventures, Upfront Capital
$24M
San Francisco, CA-based EMR development and payments platform
 
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Inditex
$30M
Danville, VA-based apparel recycling startup
 
Axon, Aqton Partners, Menlo Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Target Partners
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based drone defense startup
 
Abdo Partners, Spring Lane Capital, Copulos Group
$69M
Arcadia, CA-based EV fast-charging network operator
 
Castle Island Ventures, Citadel Securities, FTX Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures, Greycroft, XBTO Humla Ventures, Wintermute, SLN Capital, Profluent Trading, Coinbase Ventures
$50M
New York, NY-based crypto prime brokerage
 
Triatomic Capital, Section 32, FPV Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Tencent, Playground Global, Fifty Years, GettyLab
$40M
Boston, MA-based protein therapeutics startup
 
Snowpoint, Baille Gifford, GV
$105M
Boston, MA-based developer of autonomous flight tech for fixed-wing aircraft
 
TPG Rise Climate, Decarbonization Partners, NextEra Energy Resources, SK, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Azimuth Capital Management
$300M
Lincoln, NE-based green hydrogen producer
 
Wellington Access Ventures, Seae Ventures, Philips Ventures
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based virtual at-home intervention program for cardiac patients
 
Canvas Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Story Ventures, Pruven Capital
$25M
New York, NY-based patient data sharing startup
 
GIC, Trilantic, Energy Impact Partners
$135M
Tualatin, OR-based battery energy storage startup
 
Founders Fund, Stripe, Elad Gil
$40M
Mountain View, CA-based equity management software startup
 
Tola Capital, FirstMark, Accomplice, Boldstart, Allegion Ventures
$30M
Boston, MA-based hybrid workplace management platform
 
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital
$55M
Indianapolis, IN-based edge infrastructure management startup
 
FTV Capital
$74M
Atlanta, GA-based provider of business management SaaS for the green industry
 
Goldman Sachs, Sanabil, Dell Technologies Capital, Google Ventures, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Rev IV, IBM, Insight Partners
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based real-time database platform
 
Kleiner Perkins, Databricks, Snowflake, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Tiger Global
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based machine learning ops startup
 
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, LENx, Creative Ventures, Rio Tinto
$46M
Golden, CO-based developer of a low-carbon alternative for cement production
 
Koch Industries, Eastman Kodak, Fifth Wall Climate
$90M
San Diego, CA-based EV battery technology developer
 
HealthQuad, British International Investment, W Health Ventures, Kae Capital, Google Assistant Investments, pi Ventures
$20M
Boston, MA-based mental health messaging tool

July 20th, 2022|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 5-9, 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

$340M
Debut fund
 
$590M
First infrastructure-focused PE secondaries and co-investments fund
 
$100M
Fund of funds
 
$143M
Debut environmental impact PE fund
 
$645M
Fourth direct co-investment fund
 
$75M
Second fund
 
$248M
Seventh fund
 
$525M
Fifth fund
 
$50M
Debut fund
 
$1.3b
Third fund

Private Equity Deals

Genstar Capital
Undisclosed
Spicewood, TX-based maker of passive and electromechanical components
 
FTV Capital
$75M
New York, NY-based custom enterprise software developer
 
Knox Lane
Undisclosed
Idaho Falls, ID-based formulator and manufacturer of beauty products
 
Sycamore Partners
Undisclosed
King of Prussia, PA-based franchisor of The Goddard School
 
Blue Wolf Capital, GCM Grosvenor
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of transportation and maintenance services to the public and private transit sectors
 
NovaQuest Private Equity
Undisclosed
Durham, NC-based ophthalmology
 
CROFrancisco Partners
$1.1B
tbd
 
Blackstone
$400M
San Francisco, CA-based market infrastructure platform for global carbon and environmental commodities

 

Venture Capital Deals

Questa Capital, CRG
$32.7M
Pleasanton, CA-based maker of a kidney stone removal device
 
Allianz X, Valor Equity Partners, Kinetic Partners
$250M
San Francisco, CA-based cyber risk insurer
 
FoundersX
$50M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of a headset for neurological therapy
 
BlackRock, Activate Capital, Madrona Ventures, Prologis Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Tiger Global
$119M
Seattle, WA-based programmatic logistics firm for retailers and brands
 
GV, AgFunder, Refactor Capital, First Star Ventures, Bolt
$15M
Petaluma, CA-based ag-tech startup focused on aquatic superplants.
 
Hummingbird Ventures, Amgen Ventures, HBM Genomics, Civilization Ventures
$25M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of oncology mRNA tech
 
Prosus, Fiserv, Contour Venture Partners
$39M
New York, NY-based corporate food delivery platform
 
BAMCAP Ventures, Carao Ventures, Susan and Anne Wojcicki, Madrona Venture Group, First Round Capital, Floodgate, FundersClub, Hillsven, Mango Capital, Xplorer Capital
$17M
San Francisco, CA-based accounts receivable management startup.
 
Eclipse Ventures, Stata Venture Partners, Fontinalis Partners, D1 Capital Partners, Standard Investments, Atlas Innovate, Boston Seed Capital, Industry Ventures, the Simkins Family
$355M
Burlington, MA-based developer of digital manufacturing infrastructure.
 
Beringea, Cushman & Wakefield, Crow Holdings, Taronga Ventures, Fifth Wall, Bessemer Ventures, Jona Capital
$15M
New York, NY-based real estate certification startup.

July 13th, 2022|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 27-July 1, 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

$2.975B
Twelfth fund
 
$122M
Third VC fund
 
$1B
New venture fund
 
$203M
Second fund
 
$100M
New fund
 
$100M
Second search fund
 
$292M
Second fund
 
$35M
Second fund
 
$880M+
Fifth flagship fund

Private Equity Deals

FFL Partners
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based IT managed services provider focused on financial services
 
Sixth Street, Royalty Pharma
Undisclosed
Cambridge, MA-based biotech focused on genomically defined diseases
 
CleanCapital
Undisclosed
Wappinger Falls, NY-based brownfield energy developer
 
Creative Artists Agency
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based talent agency
 
TPG Rise Climate, Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, Trilantic Energy Partners North America
$750M
Beaverton, OR-based clean tech power plant developer
 
Kanbrick
Undisclosed
Kaiser, MO-based maker of custom boat covers
 
Lindsay Goldberg
Undisclosed
Canton, MI-based contract research organization with more than 800 employees
 
Intermediate Capital Group
Undisclosed
Port Richey, FL-based manufacturer of engineered plastic components

 

Venture Capital Deals

Treasury, QED Investors, Nyca Partners, Team8, Euclidean Capital, Atento Capital
$30M
New York, NY-based personal income tax platform
 
S2G Ventures, AgFunder, Horizons Ventures
$40M
Seattle, WA-based imitation coffee startup
 
Oklahoma Rock Holdings
$29.3M
Aventura, FL-based medical device startup focused on targeted heat shock protein induction
 
Cleveland Clinic, GE Healthcare, RIK Enterprises, JobsOhio, Jumpstart Ventures, G2 Group Ventures
$33M
Cleveland, OH-based developer of surgical navigation tech devices
 
FTV Capital
$75M
New York, NY-based software engineering firm
 
Sozo Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Initialized Capital, Gaingels, KBW Ventures
$40M
Oakland CA-based -based maker of plant-based dairy foods
 
Ontario Teachers, Senator Investment Group, Chanel, Mousse Partners, Jeff Vinik, The Kraft Group, Roy Disney, Emerald Development Managers
$120M
Medford, MA-based creator of a library of activated molecules from natural silk protein
 
Salesforce Ventures, Battery Ventures, Jennifer Tejada, Sequoia Capital, Threshold Ventures, Uncork Capital
$65M
San Francisco, CA-based communication hub for customer relationships
 
Generation Investment Management, Accel, Eight Roads Ventures, Intel Capital, Lumir Ventures
$90M
New York, NY-based career development platform
 
Education Growth Partners, Cultivation Capital, Rise of the Rest
$26M
Buffalo, NY-based provider of child care management software
 
Adams Street Partners, Icon Ventures, HealthQuest Capital Polaris Partners, .406 Ventures, AlleyCorp, RRE Ventures
$105M
New York, NY-based health care staffing marketplace
 
Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, YC Continuity Fund, LocalGlobe, Craft Ventures, Original Capital, Backend Capital, Contrary Capital, Jeff Weiner, Tudor Havriliuc
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based compensation platform
 
B Capital Group
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based medical data sharing startup
 
Cowen Digital, Brevan Howard, GSR
$53M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of digital asset infrastructure for institutional investors
 
Questa Capital, LRVHealth, OSF Healthcare, Ziegler Link-Age Funds, HealthWorx
$26M
Washington, DC-based healthcare analytics startup focused on social risk intelligence
 
Madrona, Impact VC, RingCentral Ventures, Sure Ventures, USVP, Gaingels, PeopleTech Angels, Propel(x), Zoom Ventures
$20M
Palo Alto, CA-based digital coaching platform
 
Lightrock
$35M
San Jose, CA-based medical diagnostic company

July 6th, 2022|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 21-24, 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

$15B
Inaugural global energy transition fund
 
$140M
Second fund 

Private Equity Deals

Thoma Bravo
$10.4B
San Francisco, CA-based provider of business planning and performance management software
 
Cornell Capital
Undisclosed
Eden Prairie, MN-based maker of carrier tape and associated protective packaging products
 
Warburg Pincus
$200M
Jacksonville, FL-based specialty insurance subsidiary of Tiptree
 
Angeles Equity Partners
Undisclosed
Oklahoma City, OK-based provider of refrigerated transport and freight brokerage solutions
 
BBH Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Sacramento, CA-based outsourced IT service provider
 
Sheridan Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Rural Hall, NC-based medical device service provider
 
ICG
Undisclosed
Port Richie, FL-based maker of plastic injection molded parts
 
Ampersand Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Moonachie, NJ-based provider of design, development, and regulatory services to the medical device industry
 
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Berkeley, CA-based company ensuring regulatory compliance and productivity across lab environments
 
The Halifax Group
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based provider of temp staffing and exec search services to the multifamily residential real estate industry

 

Venture Capital Deals

Elevate Sciences, Gurnet Point Capital, Allerfund, Novartis, Red Tree Venture Capital, WestRiver Group
$119M
Menlo Park, CA-based developer of prescription therapeutics for IgE-mediated food allergies
 
SK Innovation, Climate Pledge Fund. AP Ventures, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Newlab
$46M
Brooklyn, NY-based developer of ammonia-based fuels for trucks and ships
 
Matrix Partners, General Catalyst
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of management SaaS for senior communities
 
Tiger Global, Boldstart, Haystack, Mango, Work-Bench
$15M
Beaverton, OR-based cloud infrastructure setup company
 
Accel, Fuel Capital, Fathom Capital, Active Capital
$15M
Portland, OR-based access reviews automation startup
 
GV, Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, Twilio Ventures, Slack Fund, YC
$35M
San Francisco, CA-based app notification service
 
Longwood Fund, Alta Partners, Insight Partners, Pfizer Ventures, Astellas Venture Management, Emerson Collective, UTokyo Innovation Platform, Alexandria Venture Investments
$70M
Cambridge, MA-based immuno-oncology startup targeting novel innate immune system checkpoints
 
Sequoia Capital
$21M
San Diego, CA-based fully managed runtime service
 
Fifth Wall Climate Tech, S2G Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Trinity Capital, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Cosan, Equinor Ventures, Honeywell, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Rio Tinto
$198M
San Carlos, CA-based green hydrogen startup
 
Menlo Ventures, Amplify Partners
$19M
San Francisco, CA-based product A/B experimentation platform
 
Lux Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, YC, MaC VC
$15M
Santa Monica, CA-based maker of space mission OS
 
Insight Partners, M12, BGV, Capital One Ventures, Engineering Capital
$38M
Palo Alto, CA-based web and mobile development software startup
 
Insight Partners
$27M
Atlanta, GA-based provider of clinical trial software
 
Silversmith Capital Partners
$55M
Cambridge, MA-based dev-ops solutions provider for Salesforce
 
Blue Ox, Cedars-Sinai, Carolina Angel Network, CerraCap Ventures
$19M
Raleigh, NC-based developer of precision diagnostics for GI diseases
 
DFJ Growth, Foundry Group, True Ventures, Revolution Growth
$43M
Seattle, WA-based maker of 3D laser printers
 
Permira, Vista Credit Partners
$125M
Denver, CO-based software platform for home services companies
 
JAZZ Venture Partners, Sanabil Investments, Pillar VC
$40M
Boston, MA-based LinkedIn for shift workers
 
SignalFire, Ironspring Ventures, Metaprop, Building Ventures, Standard Ventures
$16M
Oakland, CA-based decision-making platform for architecture
 
WestCap, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Intact Insurance, SignalFire, MassMutual Ventures, Allegis Capital, Accel
$75M
New York, NY-based online marketplace that connects capital with insurance risk
 
FIS, Fin Capital, Mercato Partners, Kraken Ventures, Commerce Ventures, William Blair & Co., Decasonic, University Growth Fund, Gaingels, GateCap Ventures, Seven Peaks Ventures
$100M
Las Vegas, NV-based provider of infrastructure for digital asset services providers
 
Insight Partners, GV, Assurant Ventures, Gokul Rajaram, Human Capital, General Catalyst, Quiet Capital, DN Capital
$32M
Palo Alto, CA-based accent translation tech startup
 
PeakSpan Capital
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based earned wage access company
 
HP Enterprise, Menlo Ventures, Greylock, Wing VC
$25M
Redwood City, CA-based provider of AI quality management solutions
 
Ecosystem Integrity Fund, The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust
$17M
Incline Village, NV-based forest restoration SaaS provider
 
Wa’ed Ventures, Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center
$50M
New York, NY-headquartered Islamic investment platform
 
Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Shell Ventures, DCVC, Valor Equity Partners
$160M
Seattle, WA-based nuclear fusion developer
 
Hellman & Friedman, Permira
$10.2B
San Francisco, CA-based customer engagement software provider

June 29th, 2022|Scherzer Deal Report|

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 6-10, 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

$2B
Second Asia-Pacific special situations fund
 
$367m
New funds
 
$260M
Third fund
 
$600M
Third fund

Private Equity Deals

KKR
Undisclosed
Greensboro, NC-based provider of supply chain risk management software
 
Frazier Healthcare
Undisclosed
Watertown, MA-based provider of real-time data to the healthcare and life sciences markets
 
ZT Corporate
Undisclosed
Mesquite, TX-based youth baseball organization
 
Bain Capital
$250M
Sterling, VA-based maker of packaged sous vide foods.
 
SkyKnight Capital
Undisclosed
Cincinnati, OH-based provider of dermatology practice management services
 
Sterling Group
$650M
St. Paul, MN-based maker of ergonomic desks
 
Atlas Holdings
Undisclosed
Livingston, CA-based provider of poultry products
 
Harvest Partners
Undisclosed
Morristown, NJ-based chain of massage and facials spas
 
Arctos Sports Partners
Undisclosed
Newark, NJ-based parent company of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils
 
Corsair
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based cloud POS system for restaurants
 
Lakestar Finance
Undisclosed
Cayce, SC-based new media company, led by Latina activists Jess Morales Rocketto and Stephanie Valencia
 
Bain Capital
Undisclosed
Santa Clara, CA-based provider of hospital operations and capacity management software
 
Rainier Partners
Undisclosed
Oakland, CA-based omnichannel pet retailer with over 60 physical locations
 
Northlane Capital Partners
Undisclosed
Reading, PA-based healthcare consultancy
 
Greater Sum Ventures, Lightyear Capital, PSG, HarbourVest Partners, Parkwood
Undisclosed
Knoxville, TN-based provider of auto repair industry software
 
Bain Capital
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based business process outsourcer

 

Venture Capital Deals

OMERS Growth Equity, Fidelity
$123M
Bethesda, MD-based network of accountable care organizations
 
Catalio Capital Management, Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures, Obvious Ventures, Air Street Capital, Menlo Ventures
Boston, MA-based small molecule drug discovery startup
 
Thoma Bravo, Scale Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, ClearSky, Costanoa Ventures
$70M
San Francisco, CA-based SaaS security startup
 
InterAlpen Partners, Questa Capital, Frist Cressey Ventures, City Light Capital
$50M
Boston, MA-based provider of virtual treatments for opioid addiction
 
Weatherford Capital, Acrew, AmFam Ventures, Anthemis, Gaingels, Greycroft, HSCM Ventures, Narya, SignalFire, Tower IV
$147M
Columbus, OH-based home and auto insurance startup
 
Animoca Brands, HBAR Foundation, Polygon
$26M
Los Angeles, CA-based web3 social marketplace
 
Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, Katrina Lake, Nathan Blecharczyk, Michael Siebel, Ryan Petersen, Ben Silbermann
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based video chat app for learning English
 
Goldman Sachs
$20M
Boston, MA-based care enablement platform for home care and home health organizations
 
Oak HC/FT, Optum Ventures, CVS Ventures, Anthem, HLM Ventures Partners
$140M
Nashville, TN-based value-based care provider
 
Blossom Capital
$23.5M
New York, NY-based data catalog startup
 
Northpond Ventures, Amgen Ventures, Hatteras Venture Partners, UCB Ventures, NEA, 4BIO Capital, CureDuchenne Ventures, JDRF T1D Fund, UPMC Enterprises, Takeda Ventures
$75M
Hatfield, PA-based biotech focused on non-viral delivery of genetic medicines.
 
Guggenheim Investments, Beringea, Brandtech, Conviction
$25M
New York, NY-based creative data platform for brands
 
Inspire, Zetta Venture Partners, Venture Investors, Supermoon Capital, Colle Capital, HealthX Ventures, M25 Ventures
$20M
Madison, WI-based startup focused on disease detection during sleep.
 
Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, Robot Ventures, Dragonfly Capital, Ethereal Ventures, Variant, Inflection
$25M
Eau Claire, WI-based decentralized crypto custodian
 
Lachy Groom, Felicis Ventures, Homebrew, Neo
$30M
Brooklyn, NY-based compliance training startup
 
Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, Bedrock, Sempervirens, YC
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of APIs for HR systems
 
8VC
$25M
New York, NY-based financial planning startup
 
Wellington, Citi Impact Fund, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Oprah Winfrey, Bessemer Venture Partners, D1, Felicis, FPV, General Catalyst, Iconiq Capital, Redpoint, Silicon Valley Bank
$175M
Denver, CO-based online education and upskilling platform
 
NightDragon, Snowflake Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, DFJ Growth, IAG, Intel Capital, March Capital, StepStone, Ten Eleven Ventures, Wipro Ventures
$100M
Boston, MA-based data governance startup
 
Toyota Ventures, Tenaska, Bangchak Corp.
$30M
Beltsville, MD-based maker of solid-state lithium metal batteries
 
Tiger Global Management, Salesforce Ventures
$30M
Wilmington, DE-based cloud data security startup
 
EJF Capital, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Fenbushi US, TTV Capital
$20M
Atlanta, GA-based crypto tax and accounting startup
 
Insight Partners, Zeev Ventures, Stepstone Group, Sheva, Rainfall
$42M
Austin, TX-based SDK-as-a-service platform for engineering teams
 
Coatue, Greylock, Bain, Lightspeed Capital, SV Angels, Blank Ventures
$35M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of text expander software
 
Insight Partners, Canapi Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Accel, Gaingels
$57M
San Francisco, CA-based business verification and underwriting automation startup
 
RA Capital, Andera Partners, RTW Investments, Rock Springs Capital, SR One, Sectoral Asset Management, Ysios Capital, HealthCor Management, Boulder Ventures, Catalys Pacific, Samsara BioCapital, HBM Healthcare Investments, Adams Street Partners
$118M
Radnor, PA-based developer of hypertension treatments
 
Piper Sandler, Vensana Capital, Safeguard Scientifics, UPMC Enterprises, 3M Ventures
$30M
Madison, WI-based health data exchange
 
StepStone Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalys
$220M
New York, NY-based tech apprenticeship platform
 
Thrive Capital, Avid Ventures, Quiet Capital, Sound Ventures, GV, K5 Ventures, Homebrew
$40M
New York, NY-based employee benefits brokerage
 
Insight Partners, USVP
$100M
New York, NY-based visualization and e-commerce merchandising startup
 
ClearSky, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, TELUS Ventures, Carrier, SunPower
$55M
Oakland, CA-based residential energy flexibility startup
 
Kayne Partners, Savant Growth
$23M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of last-mile delivery management software
 
Revolution, John Doerr, PSP Partners, Emerson Collective
$20M
Chicago, IL-based enterprise asset management startup focused on carbon emissions reduction
 
Andreessen Horowitz
$22M
San Francisco, CA-based plant-based cultivated meat startup
 
Doug Philippone, Riot Ventures, Disruptive, Homebrew
$90M
San Diego, CA-based developer of AI pilots for aircraft
 
Galaxy Digital, Point72 Ventures, Jump Crypto, Fenwick, West, Morpheus Ventures, Dragonfly Capital
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based DeFi asset management provider
 
Craft Ventures, Sequoia Capital
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based enterprise data security compliance startup

June 15th, 2022|Scherzer Deal Report|
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