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Next Coast Ventures, an Austin-based venture capital firm, has appointed Julie Dodd as Venture Partner. Dodd is the former COO, CSO, and General Manager for Ultimate Software.
Next Coast works to support the best entrepreneurs outside of the coasts by providing them access to a dynamic team of the highest-performing industry experts. Dodd’s executive experience scaling a leading enterprise software company further enhances the Next Coast team.
Dodd has led industry-disrupting technology companies for more than 20 years and is an active advisor and board member helping firms achieve rapid growth and market share dominance.
Most recently, Dodd served as
FullSpeed Automotive, one of the USA’s largest franchisors and operators of automotive aftermarket repair facilities, completed the acquisition of three quick lube and automotive service centres last week, bringing its total number of acquisitions since the start of the Q3 to fourteen.
The fourteen centres were acquired in nine separate transactions across eight states, and all will be rebranded as one of FullSpeed Automotive’s iconic brands, Grease Monkey or SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service®. Following its acquisition by MidOcean Partners in November 2020, FullSpeed Automotive has completed twenty-one acquisition transactions that have added sixty new centres, and now has
Maranon Capital has added five new members to the firm’s investment and portfolio teams.
Christian Jacobs (CJ) has joined the firm’s investment team as an Analyst and Daniel Figliulo, Quinn Gaughan, Gregory Hulse and Jacqueline Trujillo joined the portfolio team as Portfolio Analysts.
Jacobs is returning to Maranon after completing an internship with the firm in 2020. He is responsible for new investment underwriting and portfolio management. Jacobs earned a BBA in Finance from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.
As Portfolio Analysts, Figliulo, Gaughan, Hulse and Trujillo are responsible for portfolio management, valuation and
Mangrove Management Partners (Mangrove), a platform management company focused on optimising the delivery of vascular care, has closed a Series B equity financing round led by Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (WFSC), along with NewSpring Capital (NewSpring) and Dr Robert Bessler, the founder and CEO of Sound Physicians.
Proceeds will fuel Mangrove’s expansion throughout the Northeast as the rapidly growing epidemic of peripheral artery disease continues to drive demand for high-quality vascular care.
“Mangrove partners with leading physicians to change the paradigm of the delivery of vascular care with the aim of improving clinical outcomes and patient experiences at a lower
Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, has been named ‘Best Cyber Security Provider’ at the 2021 Private Equity Wire US Awards.
The 2021 Private Equity Wire US Awards were held on 20 October, 2021, in New York. The prestigious awards recognise the leading innovators and pioneers across a wide range of categories. Winners for the service provider awards were chosen via a survey of over 400 GPs and other key industry participants.
“2021 continues to be a landmark year for Drawbridge, and it’s an honour to now be recognised as Best Cyber Security
Columbia Pacific Business Finance (CPBF), an evergreen fund providing direct financing to emerging growth and middle market companies, has delivered a USD17 million term loan to Simpay, an independent sales organisation specialising in merchant service solutions headquartered near Philadelphia.
The funds provided by CPBF will be used to refinance existing debt and fund expansion of Simpay’s sales and service initiatives.
“Simpay has a rich history of innovation and service that has produced a durable and diversified business,” says Trent Stedman, managing director of CPBF. “We are pleased to partner with the Simpay team as they accelerate the company’s strategic
Impact asset manager Wermuth Asset Management (WAM) announces two successful transactions in private equity funds GGF1 and GGF2 in its investment portfolio.
The fund GGF1 has made a successful exit from Primekss, a company based in Latvia, with operations in 27 countries on four continents. Established in 1997, Primekss has developed and commercialised a new patented solution for concrete that is 50 per cent stronger, 30 per cent faster to install, and releases up to 70 per cent less CO2 emissions than conventional concrete. Among Primekss blue-chip customers are JYSK, NESTLE, DHL, NCC, SKANSKA, ABB, Lidl and many others. GGF1
An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital), a private investment firm focused on defensible businesses in growing markets with tangible improvement opportunities, has completed the acquisition of Select Interior Concepts (SIC), an importer and distributor of natural stone, engineered stone and tile for residential and commercial applications.
Upon completion of the transaction, the Company has changed its name to Architectural Surfaces Group (ASG or the Company).
With legacy companies founded in 1992 and headquartered in Austin, Tex, ASG is a premier, value-added distributor of interior building products with positions in highly attractive markets. The Company services its customers
Pantheon has held the final close of Pantheon Secondary Opportunities Fund (PSOF), a new programme that will exclusively invest in the rapidly evolving market for GP-initiated private equity secondary solutions, with total investor commitments of USD624 million, exceeding the initial target.
National Fire & Safety, an end-to-end fire protection and life safety solutions platform and a portfolio company of Highview Capital (Highview), has acquired All Pro Fire Protection, a fire and life safety services business headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.
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