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The Scherzer Deal Report: August 9-13, 2021

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.

PE and VC Firms

Northwestern Mutual
Milwaukee, WI
$100M
Impact Investing Fund

Sands Capital
Arlington, VA
$560M
Life sciences fund

Sageview Capital
Greenwich, CT; Palo Alto, CA
$710M
Third flagship fund

Private Equity Investors

Equifax
Appriss Insights
$1.825 B
Louisville, KY-based provider of proprietary data and analytics solutions for safety, fraud, risk, and compliance issues for government and commercial enterprises worldwide

CORE Industrial Partners
CGI Automated Manufacturing
Undisclosed
Romeoville, IL-based custom precision sheet metal fabrication solutions provider

Kainos Capital
Muenster Milling
Undisclosed
Muenster, TX-based pet food and ingredient manufacturer

Venture Capital Investors

Tiger Global, with 8VC, Tishman Speyer, Jerry Yang, Michael Ovitz, DST, LeFrak, Kevin Hartz
Agora
$33M
San Francisco, CA-based commercial construction procurement company

Reliance New Energy Solar, Paulson & Co., Bill Gates, Fortistar, Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates, Japan Energy Fund
Ambri
$144M
Marlborough, MA-based battery tech startup

ACME Capital, Washington Harbour Partners, Powerhouse Capital, Makers Fund, Galaxy Digital
AviaGames
$40M
Mountain View, CA-based mobile, a skill-based gaming company

Canaan, Homebrew, Foundation Capital, BoxGroup
Canopy Servicing
$15M
Kea’au, HI-based loan software startup

Oak HC/FT, PayPal Ventures, Clearco, G9 Ventures, Mercury Fund, Valedor Partners, Arsenal Growth
Cart.com
$98M
Houston, TX-based e-commerce services provider

Valtruis, Oak HC/FT, Cigna Ventures, K2 HealthVentures, Blue Shield of California
Cricket Health
$83.5M
San Francisco, CA-based kidney care company

Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Amplo
Doxel
$40M
Redwood City, CA-based software developer focused on construction job sites

Accel and SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Emeritus
$650M
Boston, MA-based online education company

Altimeter Capital, Sapphire Ventures, B Capital Group, Tiger Global Management, Mirae Asset, Amex Ventures
FalconX
$210M
San Francisco, CA-based digital assets and cryptocurrency financial services startup

SoftBank, Silver Lake, Eldridge, TWG Sports Media & Entertainment, Insight Partners, MLB, Jay-Z, Roc Nation
Fanatics
$325M
Jacksonville, FL-based online retailer of licensed sports merchandise

Harmony Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Work-Bench
FireHydrant
$23M
New York, NY-based enterprise crisis startup

T. Rowe Price
Gusto
$175M
San Francisco, CA-based payroll and HR software company

Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital, 10T Holdings, Alameda Research, Multicoin Capital
Helium
$111MSan Francisco, CA-based decentralized 5G wireless network

Tiger Global, Bullpen Capital, NextView Ventures, Mucker Capital
Hologram
$65M
Chicago, IL-based IoT device management startup

Energy Impact Partners, Keyframe Capital, FirstMark Capital, 1776 Ventures
HopSkipDrive
$25M
Los Angeles, CA-based children’s transportation company

Goodwater Capital, Bow Capital, Kamerra, Highland Capital Partners, Park West Asset Management
Jerry
$75M
Palo Alto, CA-based car ownership app

Future Ventures, Blackhorn Ventures, Booz Allen, Lockheed Martin, 40 North Ventures, Autotech Ventures
Latent AI
$19M
Menlo Park, CA-based startup

Lead Edge Capital, Top Tier Capital Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Redpoint, Threshold, Uncork Capital, Bloomberg Beta
LaunchDarkly
$200M
Oakland, CA-based maker of software development tools

JAZZ Venture Partners, Gurnet Point Capital, Main Street Advisors, KKCG, Lux Capital
Mahana Therapeutics
$61M
San Francisco, CA-based digital therapeutics startup

Alkeon Capital, B Capital Group, BlackRock Private Equity Partners, Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Vertex Ventures
OwnBackup
$240M
Englewood Cliffs, NJ-based data backup provider for companies in the Salesforce ecosystem

YC Continuity, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners
Pave
$46M
San Francisco, CA-based compensation platform startup

Leeds Illuminate
Product School
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based product management training platform

Coatue Management, ICONIQ Growth, Adams Street Partners, Sierra Ventures, Battery Ventures
Reify Health
$220M
Boston, MA-based clinical trials software company

General Catalyst, Insight Partners, Coatue, Bezos Expeditions, Marc Benioff, Dara Khosrowshahi, Dick Costolo, Adam Bain’s 01 Advisors
Saturn
$44M
New York, NY-based social platform

Addition, BlackRock, Greylock, GV, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Nepenthe Capital, Walden
Snorkel AI
$85M
Palo Alto, CA-based machine learning training startup

Whale Rock Capital Management, TI Platform Management, Alpha Square Group, Amity Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Top Tier Capital Partners, Viking Global Investors, Willoughby Capital
Talkdesk
$230M
San Francisco, CA-based cloud contact center software company

Insight Partners, Pitango Growth, TIME Ventures, DMG MORI, NEA, Vertex Ventures US
Tulip Interfaces
$100M
Boston, MA-based provider of software tools for frontline workers

Koch Disruptive Technologies, BRV, Ventura Capital
Upgrade
$105M
San Francisco, CA-based consumer credit startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: August 2-6, 2021

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.

PE and VC Firms

BoxGroup
$255M
BoxGroup Five ($127.5M) and BoxGroup Strive ($127.5M)

Foothill Ventures
$100M
New fund

Moderne Ventures
$200M
Second fund

Morgan Stanley Private Credit
$1.6B
North Haven Credit Partners III

Newtopia VC
$50M
New fund to invest in Latin American tech startups

Work-Bench
$100M
Third fund

Private Equity Investors

Blue Venture Fund
Bluestone Physician Services
Undisclosed
Stillwater, MN-based chain of health care providers

Cornerstone Building Brands
Cascade Windows
$245M
Spokane, WA-based manufacturer of windows and doors

TowerBrook Capital Partners
EisnerAmper
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based accounting and consulting firm

Apax Funds
EveryAction
Undisclosed
Roll-up of three social impact funds

CDW Corporation
Focal Point Data Risk
Undisclosed
Tampa, FL-based cybersecurity services firm

Apex Group
Greenough Consulting Group
Undisclosed
Burlingame, CA-based provider of back-office services for VC and PE firms

Cressey & Co.
Home Care Pulse
Undisclosed
Rexburg, ID-based home care software company

Clean Harbors
HydroChemPSC
$1.25B
Deer Park, TX-based provider of industrial cleaning and maintenance services

WestView Capital Partners
Kymanox
Undisclosed
Morrisville, NC-based provider of professional services for biotech companies

MidOcean Partners
Louisiana Fish Fry
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based Peak Rock Capital affiliate

Waterfall Asset Management
Newcleus
Undisclosed
Newton, PA-based provider of employer-owned life insurance and annuity products

GB & Partners Investment Management
Parking Revenue Recovery Services
Undisclosed
Aurora, CO-based provider of parking enforcement and revenue collections service

WM Partners
Raw Sugar
Undisclosed
Aspirational lifestyle brand

Apax Funds
Social Solutions
Undisclosed
Austin, TX-based provider of cloud software for nonprofit and public sector social service organizations

Morgan Health
Vera Whole Health
$50M
Seattle, WA-based primary care company


Gryphon Investors
Wittichen Supply Company
Undisclosed
Birmingham, AL-based wholesale distributor of HVAC/R equipment

Venture Capital Investors

Third Point Ventures, GV, Leslie Ventures, Lux Capital
Ahana
$20M
San Mateo, CA-based data analytics startup

Cathay Innovation, aMoon
DayTwo
$37M
Walnut Creek, CA-based nutrition company

Marlinspike Capital, Prosperity7, Catapult Ventures, DiamondStream Partners, Side X Side Management, Shield Capital Partners, Precursor Ventures, Lockheed Martin’s VC
Elroy Air
$40M
San Francisco, CA-based air cargo drone company

Energize Ventures, Schneider Electric Ventures, Merlin Ventures
Finite State
$30M
Columbus, OH-based supply chain security startup

Permira, Kleiner Perkins, GV, Stripes, Dell Technologies Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Glynn Capital
FullStory
$103M
Atlanta, GA-based analytics company

The Rise Fund, SoftBank Vision Fund 2 Crosslink Capital, NewView Capital, Glynn Capital, U.S. Venture Partners, Wing Venture Capital, Uncork Capital, Slow Capital, Susa Ventures
Human Interest
$200M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of SMB 401(k)s

Temasek, Owl Rock, MSD Partnersi
Capital Network
$440M
New York, NY-based financial technology provider

Accel, Battery Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Morado Ventures
Lucid Lane
$16M
Los Altos, CA-based provider of telehealth substance-use disorders

G2VP, Golub Capital, Gaingels, Forerunner Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Brett Hurt, Brant Barton, Jared Schrieber, Jon Brelig, Elizabeth Spaulding
MakerSights
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based retail analytics software startup

Bessemer Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Uncork Capital, Draper Dragon Digital Assets, 9Yards Capital, Next Play Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Sony Music Entertainment
MakersPlace
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based NFT art marketplace

Sonoma Brands, Global Founders Capital, Monogram Capital, Lakehouse Ventures, Brand Foundry
Mixlab
$20M
New York, NY-based pet pharmacy partner

True Ventures, Addition, Founders Fund
Modern Animal
$75.5M
Los Angeles, CA-based veterinary company

Multiples Alternate Asset Management. Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime, Matrix Partners
MoEngage
$32.5M
San Francisco, CA-based customer engagement platform

Fulcrum Equity Partners
NavigatorCRE
$17.2M
Seattle, WA-based real estate data analytics startup

Triangle Peak Partners, Honeywell Ventures, Keysight Technologies, Telefónica Ventures, Dubai Electricity, and Water Authority’s Forward Investments, Porsche Ventures
Nozomi Networks
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based cybersecurity startup

Progressive Investment Company, Valar Ventures, Upper90, Contour Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, Third Prime, Parkwood, Gaingels, ALIVE
Octane Lending
$52M
New York, NY-based lending startup for recreational purchases

Mercato Partners, Samsung Next, Nationwide, Commerce Ventures, Ayon Capital, Kraken Ventures, STCAP, s20 Capital, Seven Peaks Ventures, Diverse Angels, University Growth Fund, Nevcaut Ventures
Prime Trust
$64M
San Francisco, CA-based crypto custody firm

QED Investors, FinTech Collective, Ardent Venture Partners
Reserve Trust
$30.5M
Denver, CO-based business payments company

Emergence, Baseline Ventures, Upside Partnership, Afore Capital
Retain.ai
$23M
San Francisco, CA-based customer insights platform

8VC
Sirona Medical
$22.5M
San Francisco, CA-based radiology IT provider

Pace Capital, Material
Suma Brands
$150M
Minneapolis, MN-based e-commerce merchant consolidator

Eileses Capital, Storm Ventures, Inventus Capital, Emergent Ventures
Talview
$15M
San Mateo, CA-based hiring tech startup

Norwest Venture Partners, Innovation Endeavors, Eclipse, Toyota Ventures
Third Wave Automation
$40M
Union City, CA-based industrial automation startup

TTV Capital, QED Investors, B Capital, the George Kaiser Family Foundation, Daher Capital, Mucker Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Moonshots Capital, BAM Ventures
Wildfire Systems
$15M
Solana Beach, CA-based fintech

WestBridge Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Yellow.ai
$78M
San Francisco, CA-based customer service software startup

Elevation Capital, Think Investments, Neeraj Arora, Saama Capital, Amit Singhal, Sierra Ventures, Twin Ventures, Dragon Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures
Zeni
$34M
Palo Alto, CA-based financial services data provider for venture-backed startups

Octave Ventures, Legion Capital, Grateful Investments, Alliance Holdings, Alpha Intelligence Capital
ZeroEyes
$20.9M
Philadelphia, PA-based maker of AI-based weapons detection software

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 26-30, 2021

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.

PE and VC Firms

Blue Owl
$2B
Debut fund

Elephant Partners
$600M
Fourth fund

Moxxie Ventures
$85M
Second fund

Pritzker Private Capital
$2.7B
Third fund

Shore Capital Partners
$686M
Fourth healthcare private equity fund ($366M), first business services fund ($213M), and first real estate fund ($107M)

TPG
$5.4B
Rise Climate Fund

Private Equity Investors

GTCR, Reverence Capital Partners
Allspring Global Investments
Undisclosed
Wells Fargo Asset Management

The Jordan Co.
Dental365
$440M
New Hyde Park, NY-based dental services group

Accel-KKR
Drips
Undisclosed
Akron, OH-based conversational AI platform

Arcline Investment Management
Dwyer Instruments
Undisclosed
Michigan City, IN-based maker of sensors and instrumentation for process automation, HVAC, and building automation

Serent Capital
First Due
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of records and operations software for fire and EMS agencies

Apollo Global Management
FirstDigital Telecom
$200M
Salt Lake City, UT-based carrier

Warburg Pincus and Tilia Holdings
FlexXray
Undisclosed
Arlington, TX-based X-ray inspection services provider focused on food safety

Prelude Growth Partners
Fly by Jing
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based Asian food brand

Bruin Capital
Full Swing
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based golf simulator maker

The Blackstone Group
GTCR
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based buyout firm

Great Hill Partners
Labor First
Undisclosed
Mount Laurel, NJ-based provider of group retiree Medicare benefit management solutions

Thoma Bravo
Medallia
$6.4B
San Francisco, CA-based customer survey software company

T. Rowe Price, Goldman Sachs, Baillie Gifford, CPPIB, Fidelity, Capricorn, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Valor Equity Partners, Emerson Collective, Franklin Templeton
Redwood Materials
$700M
Reno, NV-based battery recycling startup

Partners Group
Reedy
Undisclosed
Deerfield, IL-based HVAC service provider

Cinven
Restaurant Brands Iberia
Undisclosed
Spanish and Portuguese master franchisor of Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Popeyes restaurants

TSG Consumer Partners
Rough Country
Undisclosed
Dyersburg, TN-based provider of truck and Keep accessories

Norwest Venture Partners
Supplier.io
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based provider of supplier diversity management SaaS

Wynnchurch Capital
Trimlite
Undisclosed
Renton, WA-based maker of residential doors

O2 Investment Partners
Unwired Broadband
Undisclosed
Fresno, CA-based fixed wireless ISP

Venture Capital Investors

Lone Pine Capital, Steadfast Capital Ventures, Fidelity, Glynn Capital, Twilio, Accel, Salesforce Ventures, DAG, Owl Rock, World Innovation Lab
Algolia
$150M
San Francisco, CA-based search-as-a-service startup

Franklin Templeton, Temasek
Blaize
$71M
El Dorado Hills, CA-based AI edge computing startup

Third Point Ventures, Accel, Decibel, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Blameless
$30M
Palo Alto, CA-based site reliability engineering platform

Emerson Collective, Goodwater Capital, Scott Cook, and WTT Investment
Brain Technologies
$50M
San Mateo, CA-based natural language search engine

Insight Partners, SignalFire, Neo, BoxGroup, ThirdKind, Betaworks
Bubble
$100M
New York, NY-based visual programming platform

SoftBank Vision Fund II, GSV Ventures, Emergence Capital, Reach Capital, Owl Ventures, Insight Partners, Learn Capital
Class
$105M
Washington, DC-based provider of virtual classroom software built on top of Zoom

Greenfield Partners, Red Dot Capital Partners, StageOne Ventures, O.G. Tech, Janvest Capital Partners, Maor ventures, 2B Angels
Coralogix
$55M
San Francisco, CA-based log analytics platform

Index Ventures, Amplify Partners, Radical Ventures, CPPIB, Temasek
Covariant
$80M
Berkeley, CA-based robotic AI startup

Sequoia Capital India, TDM Growth Partners
Culture Amp
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based employee engagement platform

SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Embark Veterinary
$75M
Boston, MA-based genetics startup focused on dog wellness and lifespan expansion

Sequoia Capital, Stripes, Spark Capital, Coatue, DRW VC, SCB 10X
Fireblocks
$310M
New York, NY-based infrastructure provider for digital assets

Novo Holdings, Viking Global, Casdin Capital
Genomatica
118M
San Diego, CA-based developer of sustainable materials

GGV Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Bedrock, Cowboy Ventures, Khosla Ventures
Homebase
$71M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of employee management software

Temasek, Owl Rock, MSD Partners, Noah Holdings, Golub Capital, WestCap, Ping An Voyager Partners, Blackstone, UBS, Pivot Investment Partners, BNY Mellon, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs
iCapital Network
$440M
New York, NY-based fintech platform for alternative investing

Morningside Ventures, Advantage Capital, Werth Family Investment Associates
MedRhythms
$25M
Portland, ME-based digital therapy platform for those with neurologic injuries

Vy Capital, GV, Valor Equity Partners, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund
Neuralink
$205M
Elon Musk’s embedded brain chip startup

Energy Impact Partners
Noetic Cyber
$15M
Waltham, MA-based cyber asset management and controls platform

Volition Capital, Silverton Partners
OneDay
$19M
Dallas, TX-based enterprise video storytelling startup

NewView Capital, SoftBank, King River Capital, Industrious Ventures, Transform Capital
Paystand
$50M
Scotts Valley, CA-based B2B decentralized finance platform

B Capital Group, Silver Lake Waterman, Battery Ventures, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Sapphire Ventures
Pendo
$150M
Raleigh, NC-based customer analytics platform

Mercato Partners, Samsung Next, Nationwide, Commerce Ventures, Ayon Capital, Kraken Ventures, STCAP, s20 Capital, Seven Peaks Ventures, Diverse Angels, University Growth Fund, Nevcaut Ventures
Prime Trust
$64M
Las Vegas, NV-based provider of financial infrastructure for fintech and digital asset firms

BlackRock, Blackbird Ventures, Temasek, Baillie Gifford, M12Psi
Quantum
$450M
Palo Alto, CA-based quantum computer developer

General Catalyst, Rakuten Group, SBI Group
Rakuten Medical
$166M
San Mateo, CA-based developer of drugs for head and neck cancers

Owl Rock, Lead Edge Capital, Headline, Two Sigma Ventures, Amplify Partners, BoldStart, Ridgeline, Heavybit
Replicated
$50M
Culver City, CA-based multi-prem software delivery startup

Invus, Altitude Life Science Ventures, Partners Investment, UPMC Enterprises, T. Rowe Price, Flagship Pioneering
Ring Therapeutics
$117M
Cambridge, MA-based commensal virome platform for gene therapy

ForgePoint Capital
SolCyber
$20M
Dallas, TX-based managed security services provider

Drive Capital, Premji Invest, General Catalyst, Partners Group, Smash Ventures, Kickstart Fund, F-Prime Capital
SonderMind
$150M
Denver, CO-based behavioral health startup

Spark Capital, Alexa Fund, Bar 9 Ventures
Spinn
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based connected coffee marketplace

Tiger Global
Squire
$60M
New York, NY-based provider of barbershop management software

H.I.G. Growth Partners, Rho Capital Partners, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Foundry Group, Triangle Peak Partners
Suzy
$50M
New York, NY-based market research software platform

Left Lane Capital
Talkiatry
$20M
New York, NY-based in-network psychiatric care startup

Manna Tree
The New Primal
$15M
Charlestown, SC-based maker of “clean ingredient” meat snacks

SoftBank Vision Fund 2, AWS, 83North, Avery Dennison, Grove Ventures, M Ventures, Merck KGaA, Maersk Growth, Norwest Venture Partners, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, Verizon Ventures
Wiliot
$200M
San Diego, CA-based developer of ultra-thin processors

Golub Capital, Jackson Square Ventures, MHS Capital, Goldcrest Capital
Zenput
$27M
San Francisco, CA-based operations execution startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 12-23, 2021

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.

PE and VC Firms

Andalusian Private Capital
$800M
Debut fund

Anzu Partners
$130M
Third fund

Baird Capital
$340M
Second global growth equity fund

Capstar Ventures
$41M
Debut fund

Female Founders Fund
$57M
Third fund

Five Elms Capital
$780M
Fifth software-focused growth equity fund

Generate Capital
$2B
Latest fund focused on sustainable infrastructure

H.I.G. WhiteHorse
$1.65 B
New direct lending fund

Hamilton Lane
$149M
Second impact investing fund

Hellman & Friedman
$24.4B
10th private equity fund

Index Ventures
$3.1B
New growth fund ($2B), early-stage fund, ($900M) and a new seed-stage fund ($200M)

Pillar VC
$192M
Third flagship fund ($169M) and a select fund ($23M)

Redpoint Ventures
$725M
Fourth growth equity fund

Siguler Guff
$450M+
Second small business credit opportunities fund

Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
$2.8 B
First renewable energy fund

Private Equity Investors

Quad-C Management
Apps Associates
Undisclosed
Acton, MA-based enterprise applications services provider

Long Ridge Equity Partners
AuthenticID
$100M
Kirkland, WA-based provider of “identity proofing” solutions for large enterprises

Bain Capital
Carson Group
Undisclosed
Omaha, NE-based independent advisory firm

The Carlyle Group
Copia Power
Undisclosed
Washington, DC-based developer of renewable power generation and storage projects

EQT Infrastructure
Covanta
Undisclosed
Morristown, NJ-based owner and operator of waste-to-energy facilities

Turnspire Capital Partners
Daniel Measurement and Control
Undisclosed
Houston, TX-based maker of flow and energy measurement technologies

NMS Capital
DirectMed Parts & Service
Undisclosed
San Diego, CA-based provider of medical imaging parts for MRI and CT machines

Bain Capital, Crosspoint Capital Partners
ExtraHop Networks
$900M
Seattle, WA-based cyber analytics company

Thoma Bravo
Greenphire
Undisclosed
King of Prussia, PA-based provider of financial lifecycle management software for clinical trials

CenterOak Partners
HK Solutions
Undisclosed
Des Moines, IA-based provider of infrastructure maintenance services for municipal and industrial customers

Hg Capital
Insightsoftware
$1B
Raleigh, NC-based provider of financial reporting software

Cohere Capital
iPromote
Undisclosed
Wayland, MA-based omnichannel digital advertising platform for SMEs

Cerberus Capital Management
Lighthouse Autism Center
Undisclosed
Mishawaka, IN-based intensive, center-based provider of ABA therapy for autism

Kinderhook Industries
Live Oak Environmental
Undisclosed
Bossier City, LA-based solid waste collector

Apollo Global Management
New Home Co.
$338M
Irvine, CA-based homebuilder

Platinum Equity
Oregon Tool
Undisclosed
Portland, OR-based maker of professional-grade cutting tools and outdoor equipment accessories

Bain Capital
PartsSource
Undisclosed
Aurora, OH-based medical equipment parts and services company

Cohere Capital
Promevo
Undisclosed
Burlington, KY-based IT services

States Ag Parts
Rubbertrax
Undisclosed
Conyers, GA-based provider of aftermarket tracks and undercarriage parts for mobile industrial equipment

PSG
SchoolStatus
Undisclosed
Hattiesburg, MS-based provider of K-12 communications and student data analytics SaaS

KKR
Teaching Strategies
Undisclosed
Bethesda, MD-based provider of early childhood education curriculum, assessment and family engagement solutions

Arlington Capital Partners
TRP Infrastructure Services
Undisclosed
Fort Worth, TX-based provider of roadway marking and traffic control solutions

Battle Investment Group and Capricorn Holdings
Turbopower
Undisclosed
Opa-Locka, FL-based MRO service provider for gas turbine engines and auxiliary power units

Platinum Equity
Unical Aviation
Undisclosed
City of Industry, CA-based provider of commercial aircraft parts and components

Venture Capital Investors

Core Innovation Capital, New Era Capital Partners, Wilton Re, LionBird Ventures, Harel Insurance
Assured Allies
$18.3M
Wellesley, MA-based longevity assurance platform

SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Clearco
$215M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of non-dilutive, revenue-based financing to startups

Lone Pine Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Index Ventures, IVP, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital
Glossier
$80M
New York, NY-based DTC consumer beauty products company

Craft Ventures, Greylock, BenchmarkI
nstawork
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based job marketplace

Xplorer Capital Management, Playground Global
Lacuna Technologies
$16M
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of mobility management solutions for cities

G2 Venture Partners, Capital Midwest Fund, Michigan Capital Advisors
LightGuide
$15M
Wixom, MI-based AR platform for manual assembly and manufacturing processes

Morningside Ventures
Linus Health
$55M
Boston, MA-based provider of early Alzheimer’s screening and monitoring solutions

Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures
Lula
$18M
Miami, FL-based insurance infrastructure startup

Insight Partners, Base10 Partners, Founders Fund, Felicis Ventures
Made Renovation
$23M
San Francisco, CA-based home renovation startup

SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Sequoia Capital, Mubadala Capital, Human Capital, World Innovation Lab
Mmhmm
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based presentation creation startup

Sequoia Capital
Otter
$23M
New York, NY-based child care marketplace that matches kids with stay-at-home parents

Benchmark, TQ Ventures, Mantis, Access Industries, SV Angel, Floodgate, Abstract Ventures, Long Journey Ventures
Popshop Live
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based livestream shopping platform

Felicis Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital
R2C
$27M
San Francisco, CA-based security-focused code analysis startup

Rotating Boulder Fund
Sirnaomics
$105M
Gaithersburg, MD-based developer of RNAi therapeutics

Kleiner Perkins
Thrive
$80M
New York, NY-based employee wellness company

Mubadala Capital, GV, Felicis Ventures, LSP
Xilis
$70M
Durham, NC-based organoid-generating platform for cancer treatment

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 5-9, 2021

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.

PE and VC Firms

Acrylic
$55M
Debut fund

iFly.vc
$46M
Second fund

MAGIC Fund
$30M
Second fund

Renegade Partners
$100M
Debut fund

Stellation Capital
$40M
Debut fund

Private Equity Investors

Norwest Equity Partners
AbsenceSoft
Undisclosed
Golden, CO-based provider of employee absence and leave management SaaS

Siris Capital
American Stock Transfer & Trust
$630M
Brooklyn, NY-based financial advisory

EQT
Cypress Creek Renewables
Undisclosed
Santa Monica, CA-based provider of utility-scale and distributed solar and storage

Brookfield Business Partners
DexKo Global
$3.4B
Novi, MI-based car parts maker

L2 Capital Partners
Ecotone
Undisclosed
Forest Hills, MD-based provider of logical restoration-focused design, engineering and construction services

Genstar Capital
Foreside
Undisclosed
Portland, ME-based provider of GRC solutions to asset and wealth management firms

Graycliff Partners
Gold Tech Industries
Undisclosed
Tempe, AZ-based provider of metal finishing and plating services for the semiconductor and aerospace industries

Brentwood Associates
L-Nutra
Undisclosed
Los Angeles, CA-based maker of fast mimicking products

Flexpoint Ford, Vestar Capital Partners
Lereta
Undisclosed
Pomona, CA-based provider of real estate tax and flood services for mortgage servicers

Sun Capital Partners
LoanLogics
Undisclosed
Jacksonville, FL-based provider of mortgage automation software

KKR
Neighborly
Undisclosed
Waco, TX-based network of home services providers

Dyal Capital Partners
Phoenix Suns
Undisclosed
Phoenix, AZ-based NBA franchise

Behrman Capital
Shur-Co
Undisclosed
Yankton, SD-based maker of cargo covering and cargo control systems

Platinum Equity
Solenis
$5.25B
Wilmington, DE-based water treatment firm

The Blackstone Group
Sphera
$1.4B
Chicago, IL-based provider of ESG software and consulting services

Thoma Bravo
Stamps.com
$6.6B
El Segundo, CA-based provider of e-commerce shipping solutions

Vestar Capital Partners
Stratus
Undisclosed
Mentor, OH-based asset-light facilities services provider

Venture Capital Investors

Core Innovation Capital, New Era Capital Partners, Wilton Re, LionBird Ventures, Harel Insurance
Assured Allies
$18.3M
Wellesley, MA-based longevity assurance platform

SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Clearco
$215M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of non-dilutive, revenue-based financing to startups

Lone Pine Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Index Ventures, IVP, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital
Glossier
$80M
New York, NY-based DTC consumer beauty products company

Craft Ventures, Greylock, BenchmarkI
nstawork
$60M
San Francisco, CA-based job marketplace

Xplorer Capital Management, Playground Global
Lacuna Technologies
$16M
Palo Alto, CA-based provider of mobility management solutions for cities

G2 Venture Partners, Capital Midwest Fund, Michigan Capital Advisors
LightGuide
$15M
Wixom, MI-based AR platform for manual assembly and manufacturing processes

Morningside Ventures
Linus Health
$55M
Boston, MA-based provider of early Alzheimer’s screening and monitoring solutions

Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures
Lula
$18M
Miami, FL-based insurance infrastructure startup

Insight Partners, Base10 Partners, Founders Fund, Felicis Ventures
Made Renovation
$23M
San Francisco, CA-based home renovation startup

SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Sequoia Capital, Mubadala Capital, Human Capital, World Innovation Lab
Mmhmm
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based presentation creation startup

Sequoia Capital
Otter
$23M
New York, NY-based child care marketplace that matches kids with stay-at-home parents

Benchmark, TQ Ventures, Mantis, Access Industries, SV Angel, Floodgate, Abstract Ventures, Long Journey Ventures
Popshop Live
$20M
Los Angeles, CA-based livestream shopping platform

Felicis Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital
R2C
$27M
San Francisco, CA-based security-focused code analysis startup

Rotating Boulder Fund
Sirnaomics
$105M
Gaithersburg, MD-based developer of RNAi therapeutics

Kleiner Perkins
Thrive
$80M
New York, NY-based employee wellness company

Mubadala Capital, GV, Felicis Ventures, LSP
Xilis
$70M
Durham, NC-based organoid-generating platform for cancer treatment

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 28-July 2, 2021

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.

PE and VC Firms

Accel
$3.05B
15th early-stage fund ($650M),7th Europe/Israel fund ($650M) and its sixth growth-stage fund ($1.75B)

BMW i Ventures
$300M
Debut fund

Eight Roads
$400M
Debut fund

General Atlantic
$3B+
First continuation fund

Nexa Equity
Debut fund

Rackhouse Venture Capital
$15M
Debut fund

The Vistria Group
$2.68B
Fourth fund

Private Equity Investors

Blackstone Growth, Iconiq Growth, General Atlantic
Articulate Global
$1.5B
New York, NY-based e-learning software company

TA Associates
AutoQuotes
Undisclosed
Jacksonville, FL-based provider of configure-price-quote and supply chain software to the foodservice equipment market

The Blackstone Group
Certified Collectibles Group
Undisclosed
Sarasota, FL-based collectibles authentication company

Partners Group
Dimensions Renewable Energy
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based distributed energy platform focused on community solar and battery storage

TPG
EIS
$100M+
Atlanta, GA-based core and digital platform for insurer

Warburg Pincus
Exeter Finance
Undisclosed
Irving, TX-based indirect auto finance company

Danone Manifesto Ventures
Harmless Harvest
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based maker of organic coconut-based products

Apollo Global Management
Motive Partners
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based private equity firm

Accel-KKR
Navis
Undisclosed
Oakland, CA-based provider of operational tech for the cargo supply chain

EQT
PRO Unlimited
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based provider of contingent workforce management solutions

Gamut Capital Management, BCI
PS Logistics
Undisclosed
Birmingham, AL-based flatbed transportation company

Thoma Bravo
QAD
Undisclosed
Santa Barbara, CA-based provider of manufacturing and supply chain solutions in the cloud

TA Associates
Revalize
Undisclosed
Jacksonville, FL-based new cloud software platform for manufacturers

Audax Private Equity
S.J. Electro Systems
Undisclosed
Detroit Lakes, MN-based maker of control solutions for the water and wastewater industry

The Blackstone Group, GTCR
Simpli.fi
Undisclosed
Fort Worth, TX-based provider of programmatic ad and agency management software

Abry Partners|
Socius Insurance Services
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA-based management liability and property/casualty insurance wholesaler

OpenGate Capital
Treality
Undisclosed
Xenia, OH-based provider of aerospace and defense visualization solutions

Oak Hill Capital
Trinity Consultants
Undisclosed
Dallas, TX-based provider of EHS, engineering, and sciences consulting services

Clayton Dubilier & Rice
Vera Whole Health
Undisclosed
Seattle, WA-based primary healthcare provider

Montagu Private Equity
Waystone
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based provider of governance, risk, and compliance services to asset managers

LLR Partners
WizeHive
Undisclosed
Conshohocken, PA-based SaaS platform for grant and scholarship lifecycle management

Angeles Equity Partners
Xanitos
Undisclosed
Newtown Square, PA-based provider of environmental services to hospitals and other acute care facilities

Brighton Park Capital
XSOLIS
$75M
Nashville, TN-based healthcare operations platform

Venture Capital Investors

Goldman Sachs
4G Clinical
$230M
Wellesley, MA-based provider of clinical trials software

Emerald Development Managers, Siemens Healthineers, Prism Ventures, Lago Consulting Group
Babson Diagnostics
$31M
Austin, TX-based maker of a quick-draw blood device for use at pharmacy counters

Activant Capital, Tony Fadell, Alpha Leonis Partners, Dowling Capital Partners, B. Riley VC, Tarsadia Investments
Bolttech
$180M
New York, NY-based insurance matching platform

Goldman Sachs, Capital One Ventures, Builders VC, Fika Ventures, Navitas Capital, Camber Creek, Nine Four Ventures, Greenspring Associates, Alpaca VC
Bowery Valuation
$35M
New York, NY-based commercial real estate appraisal startup

Menlo Ventures, Splunk CTO Tim Tully, MaC VC, Amity Ventures
Edge Delta
$15M
Seattle, WA-based distributed monitoring stack

Janus Henderson, Logos Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley Counterpoint Global, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity, Foresite Capital, JS Capital Management, RA Capital Advisors, Venrock
Element Biosciences
$276M
San Diego, CA-based DNA sequencing startup

Goldman Sachs, Bullpen Capital, Craft Ventures, Valuestream Ventures
Entera
$32M
New York, NY-based platform for single-family property investors

NEA, Connect Ventures
FightCamp
$90M
Costa Mesa, CA-based connected boxing and kickboxing platform

Norwest Venture Partners, NFX, Concrete Rose
Forum Brands
$27M
Farmingdale, NY-based provider of a data-driven Amazon business acquisition platform

Sutter Hill Ventures, Coatue, Founders Fund
Ghost Locomotion
$100M
Mountain View, CA-based developer of autonomous driving systems

SoftBank, General Atlantic, Moore Strategic Ventures, Kaszek Ventures, Valor Capital Group
Gympass
$220M
New York, NY-based corporate well-being platform

Jackson Square Ventures
Harness Wealth
$15M
New York, NY-based wealth management platform

Durable Capital Partners, Flare Capital Partners, Foresite Capital, Greycroft
HealthVerity
$100M
Philadelphia, PA-based medical data marketplace

Union Square Ventures, GGV Capital, Signal
FireKarat Financial
$26M
San Francisco, CA-based banking system for digital creators

Portage Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, GGV Capital, Coatue, Core Innovation Capital
Kikoff
$42M
San Francisco, CA-based personal finance platform for building credit

Tiger Global, Alkeon Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Bain Capital, ICONIQ Growth, Kleiner Perkins
Moveworks
$200M
Mountain View, CA-based provider of automated employee IT support services

Vista Equity Partners, Base10 Partners, Tiger Global
Olive
$400M
Columbus, OH-based developer of health care services bots

Accel, Canapi Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Inspired Capital, Homebrew, Acrew, Primary, Clocktower, BoxGroup
Orum
$56M
New York, NY-based provider of frictionless financial infrastructure

Tiger Global, GV, Sequoia Capital
Physna
$56M
Columbus, OH-based geometric search startup

Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, TQ Ventures, Abstract Ventures
Pietra
$15M
New York, NY-based platform for helping creators form product lines

Koch Disruptive Technologies, Fidelity, Baillie Gifford
Shine Medical Technologies
$150M
Janesville, WI-based nuclear fusion startup

Bain Capital Ventures, SoftBank, Menlo Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Hyde Park Angels, SVB
ShipBob
$200M
Chicago, IL-based e-commerce logistics company

Insight Partners, Initialized Capital, Accel, VMG Partners
Shogun
$67.5M
Palo Alto, CA-based e-commerce experience platform

Tiger Global, Iconiq Capital, D1 Capital Partner
Side
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based real estate brokerage platform

FunPlus Ventures, Transcend, Anthos Capital, Mitch Lasky, Andreessen Horowitz, LVP
Singularity 6
$30M
Los Angeles, CA-based online game developer

Chrysalis Investments
Smart
$228M
Nashville, TN-based retirement tech company

General Catalyst, Bond, Highmark Ventures, BPEA, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Transformation Capital, Green Innovations
Sword Health
$85M
New York, NY-based maker of physical therapy hardware

Left Lane Capital, SignalFire, Greycroft, Act One Ventures, Amplify LA
Tapcart
$50M
Santa Monica, CA-based SaaS platform that enables e-commerce merchants to launch and manage mobile apps

Lux Capital, General Catalyst
Tendo Systems
$50M
Philadelphia, PA-based digital engagement platform for healthcare

Ribbit Capital, DST Global, NFX, Zigg Capital
Tomo
$70M
Seattle, WA-based mortgage process platform

CPPIB, Monashee Capital, JLL Spark, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Millennium Management, Suvretta Capital Management
Turntide Technologies
$225M
Sunnyvale, CA-based developer of electric motor systems

Rethink Impact, Hearst, Polaris Partners, Eldridge
Wellthy
$35M
New York, NY-based digital care concierge

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 21-25, 2021

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.

PE and VC Funding

GI Partners
$3.9B
Ninth private equity fund

Golden Ventures
$120M
Fourth seed-stage fund ($100M) and a later-stage fund ($20M)

Social Leverage Capital
$99M
Fourth seed-stage fund

Vida Ventures
$825M
Third fund

Private Equity Investors

Cinven
Arcaplanet
Undisclosed
Italian pet care retailer

BDT Capital Partners
Brunswick
Undisclosed
British financial comms firm

One Equity Partners
Brush Group
Undisclosed
British provider of electrical power generation equipment and services

KKR
Education Perfect
Undisclosed
New Zealand-based online education company

CVC Capital Partners
ExamWorks
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based provider of medical exams, peer reviews and related services

Falfurrias Capital Partners
Hamilton Place Strategies
Undisclosed
Washington, DC-based public affairs firm formed by Bush 43 alumni

EagleTree Capital
Integreon
Undisclosed
New York, NY-based managed services provider

Sunstone Partners
MeetingPlay
$75M
Frederick, MD-based hybrid event platform

KKR
My Community Homes
Undisclosed
Miami, FL-based single-family landlord platform

Apax Digital
Revolution Prep
Undisclosed
Santa Monica, CA-based provider of online academic tutoring and test prep services

KKR
Vini Cosmetics
$625M
Dubai-based cosmetics

Venture Capital Investors

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Building Ventures
Aeroseal
$22M
Dayton, OH-based developer of building seals to reduce carbon emissions

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, DTCP, eFounders, Draper Esprit, Adam Street Partners, NextWorldCap, Gaia
Aircall
$120M
New York, NY-based provider of cloud phone systems for call centers and sales teams

Insight Partners, Playground Global, Uncorrelated Ventures
Anjuna
$30M
Palo Alto, CA-based enterprise enclaves startup

SoftBank Latin America Fund, General Catalyst, Base Partners
Atom Finance
$28M
New York, NY-based investment research platform

Vensana Capital, LRVHealth, New Leaf Venture Partners, DigiTx Partners, the American College of Cardiology, Cigna Ventures
Cleerly
$43M
New York, NY-based developer of coronary imaging tech

Insight Partners, Trinity Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Madrona Venture Group
CommerceIQ
$60M
Palo Alto, CA-based e-commerce merchandising decision platform for consumer brands

Mission Holdings, Mastercard, Ally Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Sallie Mae
Deserve
$50M
Palo Alto, CA-based digital credit card provider

Lux Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Hummingbird VC, Catalio Capital, Lifeforce Capital, True Ventures, Wireframe Ventures, Village Global
Enveda Biosciences
$51M
Boulder, CO-based platform drug discovery search engine for dark chemical space

Permira, HubSpot Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Accel, Emergence, IVP
|G2
$157M
Chicago, IL-based software marketplace

Park West Asset Management, Franklin Templeton, Adage Capital Management, Ulysses Management, T. Rowe Price
GOAT
$195M
Culver City, CA-based sneaker and streetwear resale marketplace

Thoma Bravo, Franklin Templeton, Hamilton Lane, Blue Owl Capital
Illumio
$225M
Sunnyvale, CA-based zero trust cybersecurity company

Warburg Pincus, CPE, OrbiMed, Mirae Asset Capital, B Capital Group, Deerfield Management, Maison Capital, Lake Bleu Capital, President International Development Corporation, Sequoia Capital China, Sage Partners, Qiming Venture Partners, Pavilion Capital, Eight Roads Ventures, Lilly Asia Ventures, Sinovation Ventures, BOLD Capital Partners, Formic Ventures, Baidu Ventures
Insilico Medicine
$255M
Hong Kong-based drug development and discovery platform

LLR Partners
JW Player
$100M
New York, NY-based online video software provider

Wellington Management
Lendbuzz
$60M
Boston, MA-based auto finance platform

Valar Ventures, Avid Ventures, Heartcore Capital
Majority
$19M
Houston, TX-based provider of mobile banking services for migrants

Learn Capital
Merlyn Mind
$29M
New York, NY-based developer of digital assistants for education

Inventus Capital Partners, Material Impact, Beringea, Wakestream Ventures
Orbion Space Technology
$20M
Houghton, MI-based electric propulsion startup

Stripes Group, Avid Ventures, Emergence Capital, The Slack Fund
Oyster
$50M
London-based HR platform for distributed workforces

Acrew Capital, Mudabala Capital
Paceline
$29.5M
Mill Valley, CA-based fitness rewards platform

Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, SignalFirePlanetScale$30MSan Francisco, CA-based scaled database startupAddition, In-Q-Tel
Primer
$110M
San Francisco, CA-based natural language processing platform whose clients include U.S. national security agencies

Glenview Capital, Novo Holdings, BlackRock, Eldridge, Sands Capital, Millennium Management, Monashee Investment Management, Puhua Capital, Segulah Medical, Ancora, Orlando Health, Wellington Partners, btov, Seroba Life Sciences, The Grands
Quanta Dialysis Technologies
$245M
Beverly, MA-based dialysis care startup

Citi Impact Fund, Edison Partners, Cue Ball, Greenspring Associates, Gaingels, the Partnership for New York City
Recycle Track Systems
$35M
New York, NY-based waste and recycling management company

Tiger Global, Base10 Partners, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Gaingels
RoadSync
$30M
Atlanta, GA-based logistics-focused financial platform

Builders VC
SafeAI
$21M
Milpitas, CA-based developer of autonomous heavy equipment

Iconiq Growth, Lead Edge Capital, Threshold Ventures, Heavybit, Alliance Ventures
Sanity
$39
MSan Francisco, CA-based content repurposing platform

Blockchain Capital, Morgan Stanley Tactical Value
Securitize
$48M
Miami, FL-based digital asset securities firm

TTV Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, Contour Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, New York Life Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, CMFG Ventures
SmartAsset
$110M
New York, NY-based financial adviser marketplace

Craft Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, YC
Snackpass
$70M
San Francisco, CA-based social e-commerce platform for restaurants

tbd
Songtradr
$50M
Los Angeles, CA-based music licensing marketplace

Jump Capital, Impression Ventures, Hudson River Trading, Tower Research Ventures
Sporttrade
$36M
Philadelphia, PA-based sports betting marketplace

Redmile Group, BeiGene and Camford Capital co-led, and were joined by Playground Global and ANRI
Strand Therapeutics
$52M
Cambridge, MA-based mRNA therapeutics startup

Accel, Lightspeed Ventures
Tonkean
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based business operation automation startup

Insight Partners, General Atlantic, Cyberstarts, Geodesic, SYN Ventures, Vintage, Artisanal Ventures
Transmit Security
543M
Newton, MA-based provider of passwordless identity and risk management solutions to brands

LLR Partners
VTS
$70M
Commack, NY-based fleet management platform

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 14-18, 2021

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.

PE and VC Firms

Bertram Capital
$940M
Fourth lower midmarket PE fund

Flagship Pioneering
$3.4B
Seventh fund

G2 Venture Partners
$500M
Second fund

Lead Edge Capital
$150M
First public equities fund

LGT Capital Partners
$4.5B
Fifth private equity secondaries fund

Princeton Equity Group
$350M
Debut fund

SOSV
$100M
Select reinvestment fund

Topspin Consumer Partners
$205M
Second private equity fund

Private Equity Investors

Clearlake Capital Group
Confluence
Undisclosed
Pittsburgh, PA-based financial services data management platform

GHK Capital Partners
ITS Logistics
UndisclosedSparks, NV-based third-party logistics company

Oaktree Capital Management
Primary Wave Music
UndisclosedNew York, NY-based music publishing and talent management company

Venture Capital Investors

Signal Peak Ventures, GSV Ventures, Maveron, Backstage Capital​, Pelion Venture Partners
BookClub
$20M
Alpine, UT-based platform for author-led book clubs

Insight Partners, Cambridge Capital, GLP, Harlap, Next 47, Pereg Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Viola Growth
Bringg
$100M
Chicago, IL-based delivery and fulfillment cloud platform

Bond, Insight Partners, Accel
BrowserStack
$200M
Plano, TX-based software testing platform

Bessemer Venture Partners, Standard Industries, LG Corp., Temasek
Claroty
$140M
New York, NY-based industrial cybersecurity company

Canaan Partners, NextGen Venture Partners, Baseline Ventures, Root Ventures, Cantos Ventures
Dusty Robotics
$16.5M
Mountain View, CA-based construction robotics startup

Two Bear Capital, AllegisCyber Capital, Panaseer, Atlantic Bridge
Elisity
$26M
Milpitas, CA-based enterprise edge security platform

Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lux Capital, Haystack Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Lockheed Martin, The Alexa Fund
Fiddler AI
$32M
Palo Alto, CA-based model performance management platform

Accel, Eight Roads, Intel Capital, Magma Venture Partners, PICO Partners
Gloat
$57M
New York, NY-based talent marketplace

JMI Equity
Greenlight Guru
$120M
Indianapolis, IN-based provider of quality management software for the medical device success market

General Atlantic, Generation Investment Management, Greyhound Capital, Felicis Ventures, Propel Ventures
Guideline
$200M
San Mateo, CA-based provider of 401(k) plans for SMBs

QED Investors, Backstage Capital, Green Book Ventures, Harbert Growth Partners, How Women Invest
Hello Alice
$21M
Houston, TX-based analytics platform for small business

SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Dragoneer, Goodwater Capital, Founders Fund,
FloodgateIRL
$170M
San Francisco, CA-based social calendar app

G2 Venture Partners, BlackRock, GV, Index Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, Scale Venture Partners
KeepTruckin
$190M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of fleet management software

Versant Ventures, RA Capital Management
Lenz Therapeutics
$47M
San Diego, CA-based developer of aceclidine eye drops for improving near vision

GP Bullhound, HV Capital, Ravensburger
Lingokids
$40M
Wilmington, DE-based early learning platform

Teradyne, Ridgeline Ventures, Tola Capital, Hyperplane
MachineMetrics
$20M
Northampton, MA-based autonomous machining startup

Renegade Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Coatue, Canaan PartnersNate$38MNew York, NY-based shopping appEurazeo, GV, One Peak Partners, Creandum, Greenbridge, DTCP, Lightrock
Neo4j
$325M
San Mateo, CA-based graph database company

Valar Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, BoxGroup
Novo
$41M
Miami, FL-based small business banking platform

Tiger Global, Owl Rock Capital, the Collison brothers, Citi Ventures, Slack Fund, 8VC, Round13 Capital
Nylas
$120M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of APIs to integrate productivity tools

Insight Partners
PayCargo
$125M
Coral Gables, FL-based freight payment platform

World Innovation Lab, DBL Partners
R-Zero
$41M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of UV disinfecting machines for commercial and institutional customers

Avataar Venture Partners, Accel, GV
Sense
$16M
San Francisco, CA-based recruiting platform

General Catalyst, Bowery Capital, Slow Ventures
Stork Club
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based maternity care platform

Index Ventures, Redpoint Ventures
Transform
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based centralized metrics platform for companies

Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, AccelUserLeap$38MSan Francisco, CA-based user feedback platform
SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Vianai Systems
$140M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI startup

Tiger Global, Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation, CPP Investment Board, Fidelity, Magna International, Mubadala Investment Co., Perry Creek Capital, Silver Lake, T. Rowe Price Associates, Temasek
Waymo
$2.5B
Mountainside View, CA-based developer of self-driving car

Marker
Wristcam
$25M
San Mateo, CA-based maker of Apple Watch accessories

REMINDER TO NYC EMPLOYERS: NEW REQUIREMENTS UNDER FAIR CHANCE ACT GO INTO EFFECT JULY 28, 2021

On January 10, 2021, the New York City Council passed an amendment (Local Law 4) to the city’s Fair Chance Act (FCA) which significantly expands protections for job applicants and employees. The amendment goes into effect July 28, 2021. Below are highlights of Local Law 4:

  • Expands scope of “criminal history” to include pending arrests and other criminal accusations.
    The FCA process must be used to determine if a pending arrest or other “criminal accusation” may be the basis to rescind a conditional job offer. Such rescission may only occur if, after considering the relevant fair chance factors “the employer determines that either (i) there is a direct relationship between the alleged wrongdoing that is the subject of the pending arrest or criminal accusation and the employment sought or held by the person; or (ii) the granting or continuation of the employment would involve an unreasonable risk to property or the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public.”
  • Adds new factors to the individual assessment for pending arrests or criminal charges, or convictions that occur during employment.
    Employers will have to consider the following factors, in lieu of the Article 23-A analysis:
  • The New York City policy “to overcome stigma toward and unnecessary exclusion of persons with criminal justice involvement in the areas of licensure and employment”;
  • the specific duties and responsibilities “necessarily related” to the job;
  • the bearing, if any, of the criminal offense or offenses for which the applicant or employee was convicted, or that are alleged in the case of pending arrests or criminal accusations, on the applicant’s or employee’s fitness or ability to perform one or more such duties or responsibilities;
  • whether the employee or applicant was 25 years of age or younger at the time the criminal offense(s) for which the person was convicted occurred, or that are alleged in the case of pending arrests or criminal accusations;
  • the seriousness of such offense(s);
  • the employer’s “legitimate interest” in “protecting property, and the safety and welfare of specific individuals or the general public”; and
  • any additional information produced by the applicant or employee, or produced on their behalf, regarding their rehabilitation or good conduct, including history of positive performance and conduct on the job or in the community, or any other evidence of good conduct.
  • Prohibits inquiries about specified criminal matters.
    At no time may an employer take an adverse action against an applicant or employee based on that person’s (i) violations; (ii) non-criminal offenses; (iii) non-pending arrests or criminal accusations; (iv) adjournments in contemplation of dismissal; (v) youthful offender adjudications; or (vi) sealed offenses, if disclosure of such matters would violate the New York State Human Rights Law.
  • Requires employers to solicit from the candidate information related to the FCA process.
    Currently, the FCA requires employers to only solicit evidence of rehabilitation and good conduct.
  • Expands the time for candidates to respond to the employer’s written assessment from three to five days.
  • Codifies guidance from the New York City Commission on Human Rights on revoking a conditional offer of employment.
    Employers may only revoke the conditional offer based on (i) the findings of a criminal background check following an individual assessment conducted pursuant to the FCA process, (ii) the results of a medical examination, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act; or (iii) other information obtained by the employer after making the conditional offer, if the employer could not be reasonably expected to have that information prior to making the offer and the employer would not have made the offer if it had possessed such information.
  • Requires production of evidence to the applicant or employee where the employer takes adverse action pursuant to an alleged misrepresentation by the applicant or employee.
    Und3r the existing FCA, an employer may take adverse action against candidates who intentionally misrepresent information to the employer. The Law will continue to allow an employer to take such action, but will require the employer to provide to the candidate the documents or other materials that support the employer’s claim of misrepresentation and permit the individual a “reasonable” amount of time to respond prior to taking the adverse action.

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 1-4, 2021

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.

PE and VC Firms

Architect Capital
$100M
Debut fund

Frazier Healthcare Partners
$1.4B
Tenth midmarket buyout fund

Keystone Capital Management
$420M
First institutional fund

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
$250M
Black Economic Development Fund

Luminate Capital Partners
$1B
Third fund

Mercato Partners
$100M
Second fund

Paceline Equity Partners
$350M
First opportunities fund

TA Associates
$12.5B
Fourteenth flagship fund

Toyota Ventures
$150M
Pair of new, $150 million VC funds: One focused on frontier tech, another on climate tech

Tuesday Capital
$30M
Fourth VC fund

VenBio
$550M
Fourth life sciences VC fund

Private Equity Investors

Wind Point Partners
American Trailer Rental Group
Undisclosed
Walton, KY-based trailer rental company

Clearlake Capital Group
BeyondTrust
Undisclosed
Johns Creek, GA-based provider of privileged access management software

Searchlight Capital Partners
Care Advantage
Undisclosed
Richmond, VA-based at-home care provider

York Capital Management
Cennox
Undisclosed
Atlanta, GA-based ATM machine and self-checkout kiosk maker

Sun Capital Partners
Century Distribution Systems
Undisclosed
Glen Allen, VA-based provider of supply chain management and freight forwarding services

Platinum Equity
Club Car
$1.7B
Augusta, GA-based golf cart maker

Apollo Global Management
EmployBridge
UndisclosedAtlanta, GA-based industrial staffing company

Warburg Pincus
Global Healthcare Exchange
Undisclosed
Louisville, CO-based healthcare supply chain management firm

The Blackstone Group
International Data Group
$1.3B
Needham, MA-based provider of tech content, data and market research

Swander Pace Capital
Mommy’s Bliss
Undisclosed
Richmond, CA-based OTC wellness brand for families

The Carlyle Group, Warburg Pincus
NeoGov
Undisclosed
El Segundo, CA-based provider of public sector HR management and policy management software

ECP
Pivot Energy
Undisclosed
Denver, CO-based commercial and community solar developer

Cerberus Capital Management
Red River
Undisclosed
Claremont, NH-based provider of IT management solutions

Arcline Investment Management
Resolution Medical
Undisclosed
Fridley, MN-based contract development and manufacturing organization for med-tech

Yellow Wood Partners
Scholl
Undisclosed
Chicago, IL-based footcare products brand

Incline Equity Partners
Starwest Botanicals
Undisclosed
Sacramento, CA-based distributor of organic botanicals, herbs, and spices

Venture Capital Investors

Riverwood Capital, Sanabil Investments, Snowflake Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures
Alation
$110M
Redwood City, CA-based collaborative enterprise data platform

VMG
Bobbie
$15M
San Francisco, CA-based organic infant formula startup

QED Investors, Bling Capital, ScifiVC, Caffeinated Capital
Capchase
$125M
New York, NY-based provider of non-dilutive capital

SVB Capital, Deciens Capital, Ribbit Capital, Bezos Expeditions, One Way Ventures, 500 Startups, Tribe Capital, Brue2 Ventures
Chipper Cash
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based cross-border payments company focused on Africa

Fidelity, Marshall Wace, Willett Advisors, Intersection Fintech Ventures, Atlas Merchant Capital, Digital Currency Group, FTX, Breyer Capital, Valor Capital Group, Pillar VC
Circle
$440M
Boston, MA-based provider of payment and treasury infrastructure solutions for online businesses

The Rise Fund
Climavision
$100M
Louisville, KY-based weather services and intelligence platform

Franklin Templeton, Coatue, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global
Gong
$250M
Palo Alto, CA-based revenue intelligence startup

Bessemer Venture Partners, Cowboy Ventures, D1, Emerson Collective, General Catalyst, GSV, Harrison Metal, ICONIQ, Redpoint Ventures, Salesforce Ventures
Guild Education
$150M
Denver, CO-based education benefits platform

Eldridge
Illuminarium Experiences
$100M
Atlanta, GA-based experiential entertainment company

Andreessen Horowitz, YC Continuity Fund, Jaguar Ventures, Urban Innovation Fund, Uncorrelated Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, Stanford University, 9 Yards Capital, BlockFi Ventures
Jeeves
$26M
New York, NY-based expense management platform

Insight Partners, Velvet Sea Ventures
LeoLabs
$65M
Menlo Park, CA-based orbital object tracking startup

GIC, Qualcomm Ventures, Tiger Global, Falcon Edge
Locus
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based supply chain decision-making automation platform

Goldman Sachs, IA Capital, Moderne Ventures, Accomplice, Link Ventures, Motley Fool Ventures, CMFG Ventures
MotoRefi
$45M
Washington, DC-based auto loan refinancing platform

Invesco Real Estate
Mynd
$40M
Oakland, CA-based property management platform for single-family rentals

Brookfield Property Group, Maywic, Fantail Ventures, Raga Partners
New Stand
$40M
New York, NY-based physical vending product developer

Premji Invest, Steadfast Capital, Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital Global Equities, Vista Public Strategies, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine Capital, Sands Capital, Mayfield Fund, DFJ Growth, Trinity Ventures
Outreach
$200M
Seattle, WA-based sales engagement platform

Warburg Pincus
Phil
$56M
San Francisco, CA-based software therapy deployment platform

Coatue, Primary Ventures, Semper Virens, First Round Capital, Upfront Ventures
Pinwheel
$20M
New York, NY-based the payroll API

Goldman Sachs, Emergence Capital, Girteka, Lineage Logistics
Project44
$202M
Chicago, IL-based supply chain logistics company

HAHN Automation, SAIC Capital Management, Soundproof Ventures, Heroic Ventures, SPARX Asset Management, Omron Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, Scrum Ventures, Duke Angels
Realtime Robotics
$31.4M
Boston, MA-based industrial robotics startup

Ten Eleven Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, SVB Capital
Redacted
$35M
San Francisco, CA-based cybersecurity startup

Vivo Capital
Scientia
$50M
Salt Lake City, UT-based developer of microcatheters and guidewires

Andreessen Horowitz, YC, Craft Ventures, M13, Padma Lakshmi, Tiffany Haddish, Andre Iguodala
Shef
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based meal delivery marketplace for home chefs

Bessemer Venture Partners
Shippo
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of shipping software

Lightspeed Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Stripes, Norwest Venture Partner
Spiff
$68M
Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of sales commission software

Zigg Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Scale Venture Partners
Spruce
$60M
New York, NY-based title and residential closing tech platform

Sporos Bioventures
Stellanova Therapeutics
$15.5M
Houston, TX-based cancer biotech

Fin VC, Mastercard, Gaingels, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Diagram Ventures, SciFi Ventures, Scribble Venture
Synctera
$33M
San Francisco, CA-based fintech platform for banks

HealthQuest Capital, Mousse Partners, Bracket Capital, Polaris Partners, Johnson & Johnson Northzone, Greycroft
Thirty Madison
$140M
New York, NY-based maker of products for chronic health conditions

Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cota Capital, Eldridge Industries
Truebill
$45M
Silver Spring, MD-based personal finance management app

Norwest Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures
Uptycs
$50M
Waltham, MA-based cloud-native security analytics platform

Tarsadia Investments, Kingfisher Investment, Top Tier Capital Partners, Gaingels, Edison Partners, Soros Fund Management, Greenspring Associates, Raine Ventures, Greycroft, Expansion VC
Yieldstreet
$100M
New York, NY-based alternative investing platform

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