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Keating Capital makes additional USD1m investment in SilkRoad

Keating Capital, a pre-IPO investor and business development company, has made an additional USD1m convertible note investment in SilkRoad, an existing portfolio company.   Keating Capital’s investment is part of a USD16m growth financing round completed by SilkRoad.   Other participants in the financing include Foundation Capital, Intel Capital, Azure

Clouds

Thoma Bravo completes take-private acquisition of Keynote

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has completed its acquisition of Keynote Systems, a provider of internet and mobile cloud testing and monitoring, for USD20 per share or approximately USD395m. With the transaction completed, Keynote’s stock will cease trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol KEYN.   Keynote will remain

Singapore

KV Asia Capital closes Fund I on USD263m

Singapore-based private equity firm KV Asia Capital has held the final closing of its first fund, KV Asia Capital Fund I, on USD263m. KV Asia Capital attracted commitments from a diverse range of global institutions, including pension funds, endowments, financial institutions, fund of funds and family offices.    “We are

Marketing

TagMan receives USD5m in funding

TagMan, a tag management system, marketing data and marketing attribution provider, has received USD5m in new funding. Existing investors Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital led the financing, and Silicon Valley Bank also injected capital.   TagMan plans to use the awarded funds to ramp up growth of its 300-strong global

Drugs 2

MicuRx completes USD25m series B financing

MicuRx Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation antibiotics, has raised USD25m in series B financing. Led by BVCF, a private equity and growth fund specialising in the life sciences industry, the round also includes existing investors Morningside Group and Devon Park Bioventures.   Proceeds from the series B financing

EQT Infrastructure II acquires Synagro Technologies

EQT Infrastructure II has completed the refinancing of Synagro Technologies under a comprehensive plan of reorganisation approved by the court with the full support of the company’s creditors via the Chapter 11 process. Synagro is an organic residuals management provider in the US.   Through working constructively with its creditors

SEC charges former Oppenheimer PE fund manager over misleading valuation/performance claims

The SEC has charged an ex-Oppenheimer & Co portfolio manager with misleading investors about the performance and valuation of a private equity fund of funds. An SEC investigation found that Brian Williamson disseminated quarterly reports and marketing materials to prospective investors misstating that the valuation of the Oppenheimer fund’s holdings was based

Sierra Ventures adds Al Campa as partner

Sierra Ventures, an enterprise-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Al Campa as partner.   Campa (pictured) brings over 25 years of entrepreneurial, leadership and marketing experience to Sierra, including expertise in SaaS, CRM, social, talent management, business intelligence and analytics.   Prior to joining Sierra, Campa held positions in some

Levine Leichtman completes investment in SFERRA

Private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has partnered with management to complete a growth capital investment in Edison, New Jersey-based SFERRA Fine Linens.   SFERRA, founded in 1891, designs and produces branded, Italian luxury linen products of the highest quality for luxury retailers and hundreds of specialty boutiques. The

Hedge fund index

Abax Corporate Services selects FrontInvest for PE fund admin operations

Abax Corporate Services, a provider of corporate management and advisory services in Mauritius, has chosen eFront’s FrontInvest to support and enhance its private equity fund administration operations.   Mauritius offers a number of key market advantages, including tax and investment protection treaties, fair regulations, economic and political stability, as well

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