Ansca Mobile has received USD1m in backing from Merus Capital, the venture capital fund founded by ex-Google and ex-Microsoft executives. Ansca Mobile creates products that allow people to create and share applications designed for the Apple iPhone. It plans to use the funding to expand company operations in both the
Intuit has signed a definitive agreement to sell Intuit Real Estate Solutions to Vista Equity Partners for approximately USD128m in cash. Vista Equity Partners is a private equity firm with more than USD2.5bn in committed equity capital, focused on investments in software and technology-enabled businesses. IRES, formerly known as Management
NorthStar Equity Investors has been selected by Northern Film and Media and regional development agency One NorthEast to manage a GBP2.4m fund. The Creative Fund will be used to invest in creative companies and the commercial content that they are developing and producing. It will be open to both companies
Private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners has acquired Victor Oolitic Stone, a provider of Indiana limestone to the dimensional stone marketplace. This transaction marks the first acquisition under Resilience’s previously announced industrial minerals platform, North Coast Minerals. Victor Oolitic primarily sells into four end markets: institutional (churches, universities, government), high
2010 will see a significant growth in the clean technology and information technology sectors, according to a report by recruitment consultancy Polachi. As the economy pulls out of a recession, the job market is changing with information technology and clean technology gaining speed. The company says that with an increasing
Advent Software, a provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, has further expanded into the Asia Pacific region with the opening of an office in Beijing. Staffed with more than 50 employees, the Beijing office is Advent’s largest office outside of North America and will play
Mourant, a provider of offshore legal and administration services, has signed an agreement to sell Mourant International Finance Administration to State Street. MIFA is the division of Mourant which handles fund and company administration. Completion of the transaction remains subject to regulatory approval but is expected to close early next
RoundTable Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell one of its portfolio companies, Ascent Healthcare Solutions, to medical technology company Stryker for USD525m in cash. Prior to closing, Ascent will distribute USD35m of cash from its balance
Law firm Sidley Austin is opening an office in Palo Alto, California with lawyers practicing in the areas of corporate, technology transactions and IP litigation. The Palo Alto office will complement Sidley’s strong presence throughout California, with over 200 lawyers in San Francisco and Los Angeles. “The Silicon Valley, as
BlackRock has invested GBP20m in Circle, Europe’s largest clinician partnership with the UK’s biggest pipeline of new build private hospitals. Circle is the fastest growing independent hospital operator in the UK and is majority owned by its employees. It currently operates three hospitals and two clinics, including Europe’s largest day-case
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