Scherzer Deal Report

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 15-19, 2024

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.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

CCMP Growth Advisors
$500M
Fourth fund

Graham Partners
$1.8B
Sixth fund

Kingswood
$1.5B
Third fund

Menlo Ventures
$100M
AI fund

Private Equity Deals

Blackstone and Madison Dearborn Partners
Air Control Concepts
Undisclosed amount
Norfolk, NY-based provider of services to commercial HVAC OEMs

Charlesbank Capital Partners
Aprio
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based business advisory and accounting firm

H.I.G. Capital
Best Trash
Undisclosed amount
Richmond, TX-based provider of municipal solid waste collection and recycling

Sandbrook Capital and NGP Energy Capital
Cloverleaf Infrastructure
$300M
Houston developer of clean energy-based data centers

Marshall Wace and Baillie Gifford
Human Interest
$267M
San Francisco, CA-based 401(k) setup startup

Diversis Capital
Infotech
Undisclosed amount
Gainesville, FL-based provider of infrastructure construction software.

Carmelina Capital Partners
KVP International
Undisclosed amount
McKinney, TX-based provider of veterinary supplies

Thompson Street Capital Partners
National Arbitration & Mediation
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based provider of dispute resolution services.

Trivest Partners
Province
Undisclosed amount
Henderson, NV-based financial restructuring advisor

Apollo Global Management
The Travel Corporation
Undisclosed amount
Cypress, CA-based portfolio of 18 travel brands

I Squared Capital, Mubadala, and Qatar Investment Authority
Transportation Equipment Network
Undisclosed amount
Dublin-OH-based trailer lessor

Blackstone
Trystar
Undisclosed amount
Faribault, MN-based electrical equipment supplier for backup power systems

Warburg Pincus, Great Hill Partners, and Spectrum Equity
Varicent
Undisclosed amount
Toronto-based provider of sales performance management software

Banner Capital Management
Vision Graphics
Undisclosed amount
Salt Lake City, UT-based provider of print and display solutions

Venture Capital Deals

Emergence Capital, a16z, Definition, Exponent, 3kvc, Box Group, and Gokul Rajaram
Adaptive
$19M
Seattle, WA-based provider of workflow automation for construction financial management

Theory Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and Amplify Partners
Allium
$16.5M
New York, NY-based blockchain enterprise data platform

Titanium Ventures, Picus Capital, RTP, and Bonfire
Alvys
$20.5M
Solana Beach, CA-based logistics operating platform

Emergence Capital, Arvadia Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Scott Banister, Flybridge, Centre Street Partners
Arcee AI
$24M
Miami, FL-based developer of small language model

Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Caffeinated Capital, Electric Capital, Founders Fund, and The General Partnership
Aven
$142M
San Francisco, CA-based provider of consumer credit cards backed by home equity

Ascenta Capital, Bain Capital, NEA, GV, Fidelity, Millennium Management, Farallon Capital Management, Invus, Blue Owl, Delos Capital, and Digitalis Ventures
Cardurion Pharmaceuticals
$260M
Burlington, MA-based developer of therapies for heart failure

Iconiq Growth, Thomvest, Accel, Insight Partners, Vesey Ventures, and Avid Ventures
Coast
$40M
New York, NY-based provider of fleet expense management

Lightspeed, Nventures, and YC
Exa
$17M
Burlington, MA-based developer of a “Google for AI”

Threshold
Freshpaint
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based health care privacy platform

USIT, 8VC, and SAIC
Halo Industries
$80M
Santa Clara, CA-based laser manufacturing tech platform for semiconductors

General Catalyst
Kandji
$100M
San Francisco, CA-based Apple endpoint management and security platform.

B Capital, Aster, Constellation, Google, Intercontinental Exchange, Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, NGP, Prelude Ventures, and ZOMA Capital
LevelTen
$65M
Seattle, WA-based provider of transaction infrastructure for the energy transition

Luxembourg Future Fund 2
Lyten
$15.7M
San Jose, CA-based graphene and battery maker

Vertex Ventures HC, Treo Ventures, Windham Venture Partners, Action Potential Venture Capital, and Olympus Innovation Ventures
Neuspera Medical
$23M
San Jose, CA-based maker of implantable devices for bladder control

AXA IM Alts, Laerdal Million Lives Fund, Laborie, RH Capital, Avestria Ventures, and March of Dimes
Novocuff
$26M
Mountain View, CA-based developer of devices to decrease preterm births

Woodside Energy and CM Venture Capital
NovoNutrients
$18M
Sunnyvale, CA-based fermentation startup

Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Mucker Capital
Octagos Health
$43M
Houston, TX-based provider of cardiac device monitoring tools

Temasek, Eclipse, TDK Ventures, Lachy Groom, Tishman Speyer, TechEnergy Ventures, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, and DETV-Scania Invest
Peak Energy
$55M
Denver, CO-based sodium-ion battery maker

Andreessen Horowitz
Saronic
$175M
Austin, TX-based maker of autonomous surface vehicles for the U.S. Navy

Frazier Life Sciences, Lightspeed, Willett Advisors, Omega Funds, Vida Ventures, Atlas Venture, Abingworth, Fidelity, Boxer Capital, EcoR1 Capital, Surveyor Capital, Invus, Wellington Management, Nextech Invest, OrbiMed, Logos Capital, Woodline Partners, and Casdin Capital
Scorpion Therapeutics
$150M
Boston, MA-based precision oncology company

JPMorgan, YC, Jack Altman and Max Altman
Slope
$65M
San Francisco, CA-based B2B payments platform

General Catalyst, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, and Samsung Next
Standard Bots
$63M
Cambridge, MA-based cybersecurity startup for Salesforce users

Dragoneer
Tekion
$200M
Pleasanton, CA-based cloud platform for auto retailers

Drive Capital and Triplepoint Capital
Thoughtful AI
$20M
Austin, TX-based revenue cycle automation startup

CVS Health Ventures, Town Hall Ventures, a16z, AlleyCorp, Echo Health Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, and Foresite Capital
Thyme Care
$95M
Nashville, TN-based cancer care enabler

Wittington Ventures, Great Point Ventures, DNS Capital, Medical Excellence Capital, Tao Capital, TYH Capital, and 7wireVentures
Truvian Health
$74M
San Diego, CA-based blood-test developer

FPV Ventures, Race Capital, Alumni Ventures, WVV Capital, Samsung Next, Fusion Fund, Green Sands Equity, and Mack Ventures
Vectara
$25M
Palo Alto, CA-based generative AI product platform

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 8-12, 2024

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.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Ardian
$3.2B
Sixth co-investment fund family

Freeflow Ventures
$50M
Second fund ($35M) and an opportunity fund ($15M)

Harlan Capital
$130M
Fifth private credit fund

Kleiner Perkins
$2B+
20th flagship VC fund ($825M) and its latest growth-stage fund ($1.2B)

Lee Equity Partners
$1.3B
Fourth midmarket buyout fund

Lone Star Funds
$5.3B
12th opportunity fund

New Mountain Capital
$15.4B
Seventh fund

The Westly Group
$100M
Seed-stage fund focused on climate and energy startups

Private Equity Deals

Clearlake Capital, TA Associates, Insight Partners, and Charlesbank Capital Partners
Aptean
Undisclosed amount
Alpharetta, GA-based provider of ERP and supply chain software

American Industrial Partners
Austin Powder
Undisclosed amount
Cleveland, OH-based provider of industrial explosives and blasting solutions.

Thoma Bravo
Everbridge
$1.8B
Burlington, MA-based provider of critical event management and national public warning software

Aurora Capital Partners
First Legal
Undisclosed amount
Monterey Park, CA-based provider of outsourced litigation support services

General Atlantic and Stone Point Capital
HireRight
Undisclosed amount
Nashville, TN-based provider of background screening services for employers

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Kidde
Fenwal
Undisclosed amount
Ashland, MA-based provider of manufacturing, industrial, and commercial fire suppression systems

Good Springs Capital
Kimbel Mechanical
Undisclosed amount
Fayetteville, AR-based plumbing, HVAC, and electrical contractor

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
NSL Analytical Services
Undisclosed amount
Cleveland, OH-based materials testing provider

Park Square Capital
Togetherwork
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based provider of financial software for member-based organizations

Venture Capital Deals

Claure Group, Pablo Legorreta, Mangrove Capital Partners, Valor Equity Partners, and Atreides Management
K Health
$50M
New York, NY-based health symptom-checking chatbot

Dragonfly Capital, Figment Capital, Folius Ventures, Robot Ventures, Big Brain Holding, Tangent, and Credibly Neutral
MegaLabs
$20M
Ethereum scaling protocol developer

Bluestone Equity Partners
Qloo
$20M
New York, NY-based platform for consumer behavioral data

The Scherzer Deal Report: July 1-3, 2024

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.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Ardian
$3.2B
Sixth co-investment fund family

Freeflow Ventures
$50M
Second fund ($35M) and an opportunity fund ($15M)

Harlan Capital
$130M
Fifth private credit fund

Kleiner Perkins
$2B+
20th flagship VC fund ($825M) and its latest growth-stage fund ($1.2B)

Lee Equity Partners
$1.3B
Fourth midmarket buyout fund

Lone Star Funds
$5.3B
12th opportunity fund

New Mountain Capital
$15.4B
Seventh fund

The Westly Group
$100M
Seed-stage fund focused on climate and energy startups

Private Equity Deals

Clearlake Capital, TA Associates, Insight Partners, and Charlesbank Capital Partners
Aptean
Undisclosed amount
Alpharetta, GA-based provider of ERP and supply chain software

American Industrial Partners
Austin Powder
Undisclosed amount
Cleveland, OH-based provider of industrial explosives and blasting solutions.

Thoma Bravo
Everbridge
$1.8B
Burlington, MA-based provider of critical event management and national public warning software

Aurora Capital Partners
First Legal
Undisclosed amount
Monterey Park, CA-based provider of outsourced litigation support services

General Atlantic and Stone Point Capital
HireRight
Undisclosed amount
Nashville, TN-based provider of background screening services for employers

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Kidde
Fenwal
Undisclosed amount
Ashland, MA-based provider of manufacturing, industrial, and commercial fire suppression systems

Good Springs Capital
Kimbel Mechanical
Undisclosed amount
Fayetteville, AR-based plumbing, HVAC, and electrical contractor

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
NSL Analytical Services
Undisclosed amount
Cleveland, OH-based materials testing provider

Park Square Capital
Togetherwork
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based provider of financial software for member-based organizations

Venture Capital Deals

Claure Group, Pablo Legorreta, Mangrove Capital Partners, Valor Equity Partners, and Atreides Management
K Health
$50M
New York, NY-based health symptom-checking chatbot

Dragonfly Capital, Figment Capital, Folius Ventures, Robot Ventures, Big Brain Holding, Tangent, and Credibly Neutral
MegaLabs
$20M
Ethereum scaling protocol developer

Bluestone Equity Partners
Qloo
$20M
New York, NY-based platform for consumer behavioral data

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 24-28, 2024

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.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Blackhorn Ventures
$150M
Third fund

Connexa Capital
$20M
Debut fund

Curie.Bio
$380M
Second fund

Ironspring Ventures
$100M
Second fund

Rackhouse Ventures
$45M
Second fund

Private Equity Deals

TPG
Altimetrik
Undisclosed amount
Southfield, MI-based digital business transformation company

Frazier Healthcare Partners
BioMatrix
Undisclosed amount
Plantation, FL-based provider of home-based infusion services

Bernhard Capital Partners
Brailsford & Dunlavey
Undisclosed amount
Washington, DC-based institutional program management company

Avenue Sports Fund City
Pickle
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based indoor pickleball club concept

GrowthCurve Capital
Duetto
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based provider of revenue management software for the hospitality market

Trive Capital and 808 Capital Partners
JF Fitness
Undisclosed amount
Richmond, VA-based Crunch Fitness franchisee focused on the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States

Macquarie Capital
Kalkomey
Undisclosed amount
Richardson, TX-based provider of online recreational safety education

Vista Equity Partners
Model N
Undisclosed amount
San Mateo, CA-based provider of revenue optimization and compliance solutions for pharma and med tech

Madison Dearborn Partners
Omni Federal
Undisclosed amount
St. Louis, MO-based provider of mission and enterprise software to U.S. defense and intelligence agencies

Altaris Capital Partners
Sharecare
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based digital health platform

L Catterton
Stripes Beauty
Undisclosed amount
Beverly Hills, CA-based menopause products brand founded by actor Naomi Watts

Transom Capital Group
Virginia Tile
Undisclosed amount
Livonia, MI-based distributor of tile, decorative surfaces, and installation accessories

Venture Capital Deals

Premji Invest, Neuberger Berman, Adams Street Partners, Baillie Gifford, Hummingbird Ventures, Civilization Ventures, Libertus Capital, and Fifty Years
BillionToOne
$130M
Menlo Park, CA-based precision diagnostics company

BlackRock, Nvidia, Microsoft, Eclipse Ventures, and Jabil
Bright Machines
$106M
San Francisco, CA-based software-defined manufacturing company

Meritech, First Round Capital, Sequoia Capital, Box Group, and Boldstart
Clay
$46M
New York, NY-based sales and marketing AI startup

Prudence, Industry Ventures, Jackson Square Ventures, Building Ventures, GS Futures, and Cloud Apps Capital Partners
Clearstory
$16M
Walnut Creek, CA-based change order management platform for construction

Elsewhere Partners
Deskpro
$25M
Austin, TX-based provider of help desk solutions

Primary Venture Partners, Positive Sum Ventures, Hummingbird, Fundomo, Fontinalis, Lightscape, Earthshot, Two Sigma, Oceans Venture, Skybox Data Centers, and Peter Thiel
Etched
$120M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of specialized chips for transformers

Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Lux Capital, Amazon, and NVentures
EvolutionaryScale
$142M
New York, NY-based developer of protein-building AI models

Novartis Venture Fund, Delos Capital, OrbiMed, Insight Partners, JPMorgan Life Sciences Private Capital, CRISPR Therapeutics, Innovation Endeavors, Invus, Arc Ventures, and Deep Insight
Exsilio Therapeutics
$82M
Boston, MA-based genomic medicines startup 

Andreessen Horowitz, Sanofi, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Emerson Collective, Lachy Groom, SV Angel, and FPV Ventures
Formation Bio
$372M
New York, NY-based AI-driven drug developer

Blackhorn Ventures, Mitsubishi HC Capital America, NEC, Translink Capital, Alumni Ventures, FJ Labs, Lux Capital, Initialized Capital, and Lorimer Ventures
Formic
$24.7M
Chicago, IL-based robots-as-a-service platform for manufacturers

a16z
Hebbia
$100M
New York, NY-based document search AI startup

Cleveland Avenue, DNS Capital, Composite Ventures, and Greatpoint Ventures
Hero Bread
$21M
San Francisco, CA-based maker of healthier versions of baked goods

Parameter Ventures, PruVen Capital, Velvet Sea Ventures, GC1 Ventures, and NextView Ventures
KarmaCheck
$45M
San Francisco, CA-based employee background check startup

General Catalyst
Local Kitchens
$40M
Davis, CA-based multi-brand “under one roof” restaurant concept

Bain Capital Ventures, Adobe Ventures, and Common Sense Media
MagicSchool AI
$15M
Boulder, CO-based K12 tech platform focused on preventing teacher burnout

Silver Lake Waterman, Eurazeo, Crescent Cove, F-Prime, Eight Roads, and Serena Capital
Odaseva
$54M
Cambridge, MA-based cybersecurity startup for Salesforce users

Craft Ventures, Addition, and Greylock
Onehouse
$35M
Sunnyvale, CA-based data lakehouse company

NEA, Wing VC, and WndrCo
Orby AI
$30M
San Francisco, CA-based generative process automation startup

8VC, Matrix Partners India, and Nexus Venture Partners
Rocketlane
$24M
Covina, CA-based customer onboarding platform

Hanaco VC, Jaws Ventures, Madrona Ventures, and Granger
Route
$40M
Lehi, UT-based post-purchase tracking startup

Koch Disruptive Technologies, Duke University, GreatPoint Ventures, Bond, Cathay Innovation, Drive Capital, Menlo Ventures, Morpheus, and an undisclosed state pension fund
Sidecar Health
$165M
El Segundo, CA-based employer-facing health insurer

GV
Sift
$17.5M
San Francisco, CA-based developer of unified observability solutions for complex machine development

Sutter Hill Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Bessemer Venture Partners, Coatue, and Perry Creek Capital
Sila
$375M
Alameda, CA-based battery materials company

Sorenson Capital, Intel Capital, and BroadLight Capital
ZeroEyes
$53M
Conshohocken, PA-based gun detection video analytics and alert platform

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 17-21, 2024

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.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Charlesbank Capital Partners
$1.3B
Second tech opportunities fund

Kinderhook Industries
$2.75B
Eighth fund

Paradigm
$850M
Third fund

Refactor Capital
$50M
Fourth fund

The Engine
$398M
Third fund

Private Equity Deals

Everlane Equity Partners
Carey & Co.
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based provider of professional services to nonprofits

Advent International and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Fisher Investments
Undisclosed amount
Plano, TX-based money management firm

Antin Infrastructure Partners
GTL Leasing
Undisclosed amount
Tulsa, OK-based lessor of gaseous hydrogen transportation and storage equipment

H.I.G. Capital
Health-E Commerce
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based FSA and HSA marketplace

Stellex Capital Management
J. Skinner Baking
Undisclosed amount
Omaha, NE-based maker of artisan baked goods

Blue Sage Capital One
Source Flooring and Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Atlanta, GA-based provider of flooring products and installation services

Trive Capital and Bluejay Capital Partners
RPM Fright Systems
Undisclosed amount
Royal Oak, MI-based finished vehicle logistics provider

Tiger Infrastructure Partners
Unison Energy
Undisclosed amount
Greenwich, CT-based energy-as-a-service platform

Venture Capital Deals

Crosslink Capital and Anthemis
Amplify Life Insurance
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based life insurance platform

Trousdale Ventures, Development Bank of Japan, Quanta Computer, Kleiner Perkins, Lavrock Ventures, L3Harris Technologies, InMotion Ventures, Matter Venture Partners, MESH Ventures, and Assembly Ventures
CesiumAstro
$65M
Austin, TX developer of space communications tech

Sapphire Ventures and Silversmith Capital Partners
Constructor
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based product discovery and search platform for enterprise e-commerce

Forerunner Ventures, Index Ventures, GV, and True Ventures
Daydream
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based e-commerce platform

Lightspeed, Vesey Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Accel, and Aleph
Finaloop
$35M
Brooklyn, NY-based e-commerce accounting platform

Lanchi Ventures
Genspark
$60M
Palo Alto, CA-based AI search engine startup

Wellington Management, NGP Capital, Euclidean Capital, Advance Venture Partners, SQN Venture Partners, 3M Ventures, B Capital, Bow Capital, Calibrate Ventures, OCA Ventures, and Swift Ventures
GrayMatter
$45M
Gardena, CA-based industrial robotics company

PayPal Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Velvet Sea Ventures, BAG Ventures, and Deciens Capita
Gynger
$20M
New York, NY-based embedded financing platform for technology purchases

Benchmark, Thrive Capital, Bond, and Conviction
HeyGen
$60M
Los Angeles, CA-based AI video generation platform for businesses

Blue Venture Fund, LRVHealth, Optum Ventures, .406 Ventures, Highmark Ventures, and VentureforGood
Humata Health
$25M
Winter Park, FL-based health-care prior authorization startup

Kleiner Perkins, Meritech, and Sapphire Ventures
Huntress
$150M
Columbia, MD-based cybersecurity startup focused on small businesses

Menlo Ventures, Allstate Strategic Ventures, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Lux Capital, Construct Capital, and Haystack Ventures
Kinetic
$21M
Santa Ana, CA-based digital maintenance and servicing platform for EVs

Conifer Infrastructure Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Eni Next, Add Ventures by SCG, and Autodesk Foundation
M2X Energy
$40M
Rockledge, FL-based gas-to-methanol startup

Third Rock Ventures, Sofinnova Investments, Forbion, Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund, venBio, AlphaWave Global, Omega Funds, and Surveyor Capital
Marea Therapeutics
$190M
South San Francisco, CA-based developer of cardiometabolic medicines

HealthQuest Capital, Adams Street, Icon Ventures, Polaris Partners, .406 Ventures, and RRE Ventures
Nomad Health
$22M
New York, NY-based health care staffing and travel nurse company

Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Stripes, BoxGroup, Operator Partners, and SV Angel
Pomelo Care
$46M
Jersey City, NJ-based virtual maternal care provider

Samsung, Helium-3 Ventures, Honda Motor, LKQ, SCG, Traxys, and Wistron
Princeton NuEnergy
$30M
Bordentown, NJ-based direct recycler

Innovius Capital
SewerAI
$15M
Walnut Creek, CA-based sewer inspection startup

Buckley Ventures, OpenAI Startup Fund, Khosla Ventures, Paul Graham, and Jeff Weiner
Speak
$20M
San Francisco, CA-based language-learning app

Andreessen Horowitz and Perceptive Advisors
Talkiatry
$130M
New York, NY-based psychiatric care startup

Tiger Global Management, Proficio Capital Partners, and Impulse
Vecna Robotics
$40M
Waltham, MA-based maker of autonomous warehouse forklifts

Sandbox Industries, Forgepoint Capital, Ardent Venture Partners, and MTech Capital
Verituity
$18.8M
McLean, VA-based payout verification startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 10-14, 2024

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.

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

FFL Partners
Apex Infusion
Undisclosed amount
Signal Hill, CA-based provider of ambulatory infusion therapy services

Ardian
CampusParc
Undisclosed amount
Columbus, OH-based concessionaire managing parking facilities at Ohio State’s flagship campus

Blackford Capital
Eight12
Undisclosed amount
Aliso Viejo, CA-based automation and controls engineering firm

Serent Capital
HarperDB
Undisclosed amount
Denver, CO-based distributed systems platform

Great Sum Ventures
Kologik
Undisclosed amount
Baton Rouge, LA-based provider of law enforcement software

KKR
Quick Quack
Undisclosed amoun
tRoseville, CA-based car wash operator

Leonard Green Partners and Francisco Partners
RedSail Technologies
Undisclosed amount
Spartanburg, SC-based pharmacy software provider

Atlantic Street Capital
Zips Car Wash
$70M
Little Rock, AR-based operator of over 270 car wash locations in 20+ states

Clearhaven Partners
Zixi
Undisclosed amount
Waltham, MA-based software-defined video platform

Private Equity Deals

Alerce Medical Technology Partners
Alzheon
$100M
Framingham, MA-based drugmaker focused on Alzheimer’s disease

NEA, Neo, and Sequoia Capital
Anterior
$20M
New York, NY-based health insurance approval expeditor

XYZ VC, CRV, Upfront Ventures, 8VC, Toyota Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, Outsiders Fund, GSBackers, a16z, Shield Capital, J2 Ventures, Ravelin, Baiju Bhatt, and Avalon Capital Group
Apex
$95M
Culver City, CA-based satellite bus maker

Jeisys Medical and Catalio Capital
Avava
$35M
Waltham, MA-based medical aesthetics company

GM
Cruise
$850M
San Francisco, CA-based robotaxi and self-driving business

Adams Street Partners, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Crane Venture Partners, and Wing VC
Cyberhaven
$88M
San Jose, CA-based data security startup

Innovation Endeavors
ElectronX
$15M
Chicago, IL-based energy exchange focused on grid transition

Microsoft, The Nature Conservancy, Premji Invest, Lingotto Investment Fund, Kinnevik, True Ventures, FPV, Level Ventures, and Jazz Venture Partners
Enveda
$55M
Boulder, CO-based drug discovery startup that focuses on medicinal plants

Nyca Partners, RPM Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Expa Ventures, Activant Capital, Colle Capital, and Frontier VC
Findigs
$27M
New York, NY-based rental screening startup

Westly Group, Norwest Venture Partners, Pear VC, and Bull City Venture Partners
Learn to Win
$30M
Redwood City, CA-based provider of enterprise training SaaS

Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Bridge Bank
Mad Mobile
$50M
Tampa, FL-based provider of restaurant and retail payment SaaS

G2 Venture Partners, Wind River Ventures, and Sovereign’s Capital
Relay
$35M
Raleigh, NC-based communications platform for frontline workers

Eni and Fontinalis Partners
Swift Solar
$27M
San Carlos, CA-based solar manufacturer

Venture Capital Deals

Iconiq Growth, Atreides Management, Stepstone Group, Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark Capital, and Artisanal Ventures
AcuityMD
$45M
Boston, MA-based targeting platform for medical device companies

 

Founders Fund, DragonFly Capital, Cyber Fund, SevenX, Figment, Nomad Capital, LocalGlobe, Altos Ventures, Chapter One, Superscrypt, Foresight Ventures, Mirana Ventures, KR1, RW3 Ventures, Alliance Dao, Hashkey, Elixir Capital, and Spark Digital Capital
Avail
$43M
Chicago, IL-based modular blockchain startup

Databricks Ventures, Decibel, Bain Capital Ventures, Eniac Ventures, and 645 Ventures
Cube
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based semantic layer for data apps

Artis Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, NTTVC, and Questa Capital
Eko Health
$41M
Emeryville, CA-based developer of remote heart and lung disease detection tech

Innova Health Partners, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health, Kimera Limited, Women’s Venture Capital Fund, Golden Seeds, Band of Angels, and Houston Angel Network
Materna Medical
$20M
Mountain View, CA-based developer of women’s pelvic health device.

Fonterra Co-operative Group, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Mayfield, SOSV, Shorewind Capital, Darco Capital, Conti Ventures, and In-Q-Tel
Prolific Machines
$55M
Emeryville, CA-based protein cell production tech startup that leverages light

Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, BOND, Founders Fund, and others
Sword Health
$30M
New York, NY-based maker of physical therapy hardware

Theory Ventures
Tobiko
$21.8M
San Mateo, CA-based data transformation startup

NEA, Nventures, Index Ventures, Radical Ventures, WndrCo, and Korea Investment Partners
Twelve Labs
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based AI company focused on video understanding

True Ventures and Prelude Ventures
Understory
$15M
Madison WI-based provider of climate risk-related insurance.

Lobby Capital, The Hive, Future Positive, Common Metal, Jony Ive, Evan Sharp, and Biz Stone
Vantage Discovery
$16M
San Jose, CA-based search and content discovery platform for e-commerce

Arch Venture Partners, NVentures, Menlo Ventures, Madrona, Lifeforce Capital, and Altitude Life Science Ventures
Vilya
$21M
Seattle, WA-based biotech focused on medicines that precisely target disease biology

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Prelude Ventures, Emerson Collective, Gigascale Capital, and Starlight Ventures
Xcimer
$100M
Redwood City, CA-based nuclear fusion startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: June 3-7, 2024

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

MFG Partners
$300M
Debut fund

StepStone Group
$3.3B
Sixth VC secondaries fund

WndrCo
$460M
New seed and VC funds

Yukon Partners
$765M
Fifth fund

Private Equity Deals

Tenex Capital Management
Behavioral Innovations
Undisclosed amount
Dallas, TX-based operator of 77 therapy centers for children with autism

Providence Equity Partners
Brandt Information Services
Undisclosed amount
Tallahassee, FL-based provider of outdoor recreational tech platforms

New Mountain Capital
Consor
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based provider of transportation and water infrastructure engineering and consulting services

New Mountain Capital
Grant Thornton
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based auditing firm

Wynnchurch Capital
Hydraulic Technologies
Undisclosed amount
Rockford, IL-based maker of high-pressure hydraulic tools and equipment

Insight Partners
Nexus Cognitive
Undisclosed amount
Addison, TX-based provider of managed services for big data infrastructure

Consortium Brand Partners
Outdoor Voices
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based distressed athleisure brand

Bain Capital
PowerSchool
$5.6B
Folsom, CA-based provider of cloud software for K-12 education

Greenbriar Equity Group
Renuity
Undisclosed amount
Coral Gables, FL-based home services platform.

Trilantic North America
SOFIE Biosciences
Undisclosed amount
Dulles, VA-based radiopharmacy and CDMO

TA Associates
Solarity
Undisclosed amount
St. Louis, MO-based provider of automated clinical data processing solutions for acute and ambulatory health-care providers

Greenbriar Equity Group
Sunvair
Undisclosed amount
Valencia, CA-based provider of aircraft MRO services

L Squared Capital Partners
TeachTown
Undisclosed amount
Woburn, MA-based provider of educational solutions for students with moderate to severe learning challenges

Rockbridge Growth Equity
Vici Media
Undisclosed amount
Philadelphia, PA-based provider of white-label digital marketing and advertising solutions

Venture Capital Deals

Iconiq Growth, Atreides Management, Stepstone Group, Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark Capital, and Artisanal Ventures
AcuityMD
$45M
Boston, MA-based targeting platform for medical device companies

 

Founders Fund, DragonFly Capital, Cyber Fund, SevenX, Figment, Nomad Capital, LocalGlobe, Altos Ventures, Chapter One, Superscrypt, Foresight Ventures, Mirana Ventures, KR1, RW3 Ventures, Alliance Dao, Hashkey, Elixir Capital, and Spark Digital Capital
Avail
$43M
Chicago, IL-based modular blockchain startup

Databricks Ventures, Decibel, Bain Capital Ventures, Eniac Ventures, and 645 Ventures
Cube
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based semantic layer for data apps

Artis Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, NTTVC, and Questa Capital
Eko Health
$41M
Emeryville, CA-based developer of remote heart and lung disease detection tech

Innova Health Partners, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health, Kimera Limited, Women’s Venture Capital Fund, Golden Seeds, Band of Angels, and Houston Angel Network
Materna Medical
$20M
Mountain View, CA-based developer of women’s pelvic health device.

Fonterra Co-operative Group, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Mayfield, SOSV, Shorewind Capital, Darco Capital, Conti Ventures, and In-Q-Tel
Prolific Machines
$55M
Emeryville, CA-based protein cell production tech startup that leverages light

Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, BOND, Founders Fund, and others
Sword Health
$30M
New York, NY-based maker of physical therapy hardware

Theory Ventures
Tobiko
$21.8M
San Mateo, CA-based data transformation startup

NEA, Nventures, Index Ventures, Radical Ventures, WndrCo, and Korea Investment Partners
Twelve Labs
$50M
San Francisco, CA-based AI company focused on video understanding

True Ventures and Prelude Ventures
Understory
$15M
Madison WI-based provider of climate risk-related insurance.

Lobby Capital, The Hive, Future Positive, Common Metal, Jony Ive, Evan Sharp, and Biz Stone
Vantage Discovery
$16M
San Jose, CA-based search and content discovery platform for e-commerce

Arch Venture Partners, NVentures, Menlo Ventures, Madrona, Lifeforce Capital, and Altitude Life Science Ventures
Vilya
$21M
Seattle, WA-based biotech focused on medicines that precisely target disease biology

Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Prelude Ventures, Emerson Collective, Gigascale Capital, and Starlight Ventures
Xcimer
$100M
Redwood City, CA-based nuclear fusion startup

The Scherzer Deal Report: May 27-31, 2024

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Clean Energy Ventures
$305M
Second fund

Energy Capital Partners
$6.7B
Fifth flagship fund and associated co-investment vehicles

Goldman Sachs Alternatives
$13.1B
Fifth senior direct lending fund

TCV
$3B
12th flagship growth equity fund

Private Equity Deals

KKR
Agiloft
Undisclosed amount
Redwood City, CA-based contract lifecycle management platform

Bernhard Capital Partners
Apogee Engineering
Undisclosed amount
Colorado Springs, CO-based provider of tech services to federal government clients

Homecoming Capital
Clean Energy Terminals
$50M
Valencia, CA-based port infrastructure developer for offshore wind terminals

2.0 Ventures
Feat Clothing
Undisclosed amount
Inglewood, CA-based athleisure brand.

Blue Owl Capital and Lunate
Capital Linden Capital Partners
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based PE firm focused on health care

Cerberus Capital Management
M1 Support Services
Undisclosed amount
Denton, TX-based provider of MRO and related services for U.S. government and military aircraft

Angeles Equity Partners
O’Hara’s Son Roofing
Undisclosed amount
Chicago, IL-based commercial and industrial roofer

Vista Equity Partners and insider Insight Partners
Portside
Undisclosed amount
San Francisco, CA-based provider of software to the aviation market

Shore Capital Partners
Pritzlaff
Undisclosed amount
Milwaukee, WI-based meat distribution and processor in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Hudson Glade
Quality First
Undisclosed amount
Sacramento, CA-based provider of roofing, window installation, and other home services.

Dominus Capital
Safe Haven Defense
Undisclosed amount
Phoenix, AZ-based provider of security window films

Trivest Partners
Star Shuttle
Undisclosed amount
San Antonio, TX-based provider of passenger transportation services to schools and other groups

Cambridge Capital
STAT Recovery
Undisclosed amount
Bentonville, AR-based provider of revenue recovery and audit software for retail suppliers

GTCR
Surmodics
$627M
Eden Prairie, MN-based maker of chemical coatings for medical devices and tests

Venture Capital Deals

Osang Healthcare
Allez Health
$60M
Carlsbad, CA-based biosensor developer

Paradigm, Bullish, and Polychain Capital
Babylon
$70M
West Lake Hills, TX-based Bitcoin staking protocol

HarbourVest Partners, Digitalis Ventures, F-Prime Capital, and Lerer Hippeau
Expressable
$26M
Austin, TX-based virtual speech therapy provider.

Castle Island Ventures
Felix Pago
$15.5M
San Francisco, CA-based money transfer startup focused on LatAm remittances

Commerce Ventures, Elefund and Fiserv
Forward
$16M
Austin, TX-based integrated payments startup

Fidelity, Prosperity7, Mayfield, Clear Ventures, Addition, Qualcomm Ventures, MVP Ventures, Stepstone Group, and Alumni Ventures
Frore Systems
$80M
San Jose, CA-based maker of solid-state chips for active device cooling.

Two Sigma Ventures, RA Capital, Insight Partners, Future Ventures, and Bold Capital Partners
Gameto
$33M
New York, NY-based developer of an in vitro maturation solution

M13, Lux Capital and MIT’s E14 Fund
Maven AGI
$20M
Boston, MA-based startup that helps enterprises to incorporate AI into their customer support.

Lauxera Capital Partners
Natural Cycles
$55M
New York, NY-based maker of a fertility app

Canaan Partners, Nosara, and HSBC
Reibus
$30M
Atlanta, GA-based metals marketplace

Edison Partners and StepStone Group
Solutions by Text
$110M
Dallas, TX-based startup that helps users pay bills via text

Orange Ventures, Wille Finance, La Maison Partners, New Alpha Asset Management, Adelie Capital, and ISAI
Supervizor
$22M
Brooklyn, NY-based QA platform for finance teams

StepStone Group, HighlandX, Accel, Index Ventures, 01 Advisors, Script Capital, and South Park Commons
Transcend
$40M
Walnut, CA-based data privacy platform

DCVC, a16z, and Pear VC
Valar Labs
$22M
Palo Alto, CA-based developer of cancer care prediction tool

CVS Health Ventures, Valtruis, HLM Venture Partners, and .406 Ventures
Wayspring
$45M
Nashville, TN provider of value-based care for substance use disorder

Khosla Ventures
WindBorne Systems
$15M
Palo Alto, CA-based smart weather balloon maker

Elon Musk, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Fidelity, Craft Ventures, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, and Kingdom Holding
xAI
$6B
Burlingame, CA-based generative AI startup led by Elon Musk

The Scherzer Deal Report: May 20-24, 2024

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Alcazar Energy
$490M
Second fund

Carlyle
$2.8B
Fifth Japan-focused buyout fund

Contour Venture Partners
$42M
Fifth fund

Eir Partners Capital
$496M
Second fund

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners
$546M
Second fund

Paceline Equity Partners
$780M
Second fund

Peterson Partners
$265M
10th PE fund

RedBird Capital Partners
$5.3B
Fourth flagship fund ($3.9B) and its next RedBird IMI fund ($1.4B)

Riata Capital Group
$285M
Second fund

Valar Ventures
$300M
Ninth fund

Private Equity Deals

InTandem Capital
Adams Clinical
Undisclosed amount
Watertown, MA-based clinical trial sites network

Vitruvian Partners
Aduro Advisors
Undisclosed amount
Denver, CO-based fund administrator for VC and PE firms

Kinderhook Industries
Apex Waste Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Colorado Springs, CO-based materials management company

Renovus Capital Partners
Case Work
Undisclosed amount
Austin, TX-based legal services provider

Encore Consumer
Capital Chalet Desserts
Undisclosed amount
Sacramento, CA-based maker of frozen bakery desserts and baked good inclusions

The Riverside Company
CRIO
Undisclosed amount
Boston, MA-based provider of e-clinical software

BV Investment Partners
CyberSheath
Undisclosed amount
Reston, VA-based IT services provider for companies in the defense industrial sector

Macquarie Capital
Earth Resources Technology
Undisclosed amount
Laurel, MD-based data systems and technology company that provides services to federal agencies

Nexa Equity
Easy Metrics
$31M
Bellevue, WA-based warehouse and factory labor analytics company

Core Industrial Partners
Fathom Digital Manufacturing
Undisclosed amount
Hartland, WI-based 3D printing firm

Blue Point Capital Partners
National Safety Apparel
Undisclosed amount
Cleveland, OH-based maker of personal protective equipment for the electrical, industrial and service markets

Motive Ventures,Hamilton Lane, and S&P Global
Novata
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based provider of sustainability solutions for private markets

KPS Capital Partners
Primient
Undisclosed amount
Decatur, IL-based maker of plant-based food and industrial ingredient

Forward Consumer Partners
Xochitl
Undisclosed amount
Irving, TX-based maker of tortilla chips and salsas

Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Xpress Wellness
Undisclosed amount
Oklahoma City, OK-based provider of health care services to underserved communities and nursing home residents across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas

Venture Capital Deals

InTandem Capital
Adams Clinical
Undisclosed amount
Watertown, MA-based clinical trial sites network

Vitruvian Partners
Aduro Advisors
Undisclosed amount
Denver, CO-based fund administrator for VC and PE firms

Kinderhook Industries
Apex Waste Solutions
Undisclosed amount
Colorado Springs, CO-based materials management company

Renovus Capital Partners
Case Work
Undisclosed amount
Austin, TX-based legal services provider

Encore Consumer
Capital Chalet Desserts
Undisclosed amount
Sacramento, CA-based maker of frozen bakery desserts and baked good inclusions

The Riverside Company
CRIO
Undisclosed amount
Boston, MA-based provider of e-clinical software

BV Investment Partners
CyberSheath
Undisclosed amount
Reston, VA-based IT services provider for companies in the defense industrial sector

Macquarie Capital
Earth Resources Technology
Undisclosed amount
Laurel, MD-based data systems and technology company that provides services to federal agencies

Nexa Equity
Easy Metrics
$31M
Bellevue, WA-based warehouse and factory labor analytics company

Core Industrial Partners
Fathom Digital Manufacturing
Undisclosed amount
Hartland, WI-based 3D printing firm

Blue Point Capital Partners
National Safety Apparel
Undisclosed amount
Cleveland, OH-based maker of personal protective equipment for the electrical, industrial and service markets

Motive Ventures,Hamilton Lane, and S&P Global
Novata
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based provider of sustainability solutions for private markets

KPS Capital Partners
Primient
Undisclosed amount
Decatur, IL-based maker of plant-based food and industrial ingredient

Forward Consumer Partners
Xochitl
Undisclosed amount
Irving, TX-based maker of tortilla chips and salsas

Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Xpress Wellness
Undisclosed amount
Oklahoma City, OK-based provider of health care services to underserved communities and nursing home residents across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas

The Scherzer Deal Report: May 13-17, 2024

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Fundraising for PE & VC Funds

Accel
$650M
Eighth Europe-focused VC fund

Accion
$152.5M
New fund focused on emerging market financial institutions

NewVale Capital
$167M
Debut fund

Peakbridge
$187M
Second growth fund

Sands Capital
$555M
Third life sciences fund

Starshot Capital
$35M
Debut fund

Private Equity Deals

Brightstar Capital Partners
AGS
Undisclosed amount
Las Vegas, NV-based provider of gaming equipment like slot machines

Attain Capital
Excella
Undisclosed amount
Arlington, VA-based IT consultancy

ArcLight Capital Partners
Gulf Coast Express Pipeline
Undisclosed amount
Houston, TX-based natural gas pipeline in the Permian Basin

Mill Point Capital
iQor
Undisclosed amount
Fort Lauderdale, FL-based provider of business process outsourcing solutions

FalconPoint Partners
Jennmar
Undisclosed amount
Pittsburgh, PA-based provider of ground control products for civil infrastructure and other end markets

Watermill Group
Musser Lumber Company
Undisclosed amount
Rural Retreat, VA-based maker of dried hardwood fiber

Permira
Squarespace
Undisclosed amount
New York, NY-based website-building platform for businesses and brands

Venture Capital Deals

Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Eli Lilly, Vivo Capital, RA Capital Management, Point72, EcoR1 Capital, Boxer Capital, Schrödinger, and Inning One Ventures
Ajax Therapeutics
$95M
New York, NY-based blood cancer biotech

Tiger Global, NextEquity Partners, Geodesic Capital, Dallas VC, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Koch Disruptive Technologies
Alkira
$100M
San Jose, CA-based cloud connectivity company

Wellington Management, G2 Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners, Standard Investments, Osage University Partners, and JobsOhio Growth Capital Fund
AssetWatch
$38M
Westerville, OH-based asset monitoring and predictive maintenance firm

Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Spark Capital, Quiet Capital, and Patrick and John Collison
Bot Co.
$150M
Scottsdale, AZ-based robotics startup

Schooner Capital, SV Health Investors, Sparta Group, Excelestar Ventures, PV Capital Management, and Catalyst Health Ventures
Brixton Biosciences
$33M
Cambridge, MA-based developer of therapies for chronic and acute pain

XYZ Venture Capital, Addition, Narya Capital, Susa Ventures, and Maverick Ventures
Chapter
$50M
New York, NY-based medicare navigation platform

Spark Capital, Dawn Capital, King River Capital, and G Squared
Cover Genius
$80M
New York, NY-based embedded insurance startup.

General Catalyst, Forerunner Ventures, and 1984
Fay
$25M
San Francisco, CA-based platform that helps dieticians launch insurance-covered practices

Radian Group
FinLocker
$17M
St. Louis, MO-based white-label financial fitness app

SaaStr, Alven, Horsley Bridge, Amplify, Shopify, Sapphire, CRV, and Transpose Platform
Gorgias
$29M
San Francisco, CA-based customer service platform for e-commerce brands

Radical Ventures
Nabla Bio
$26M
Cambridge, MA-based generative protein design startup

ABB, GS Energy, Clean Energy Ventures, and Engie New Ventures
Ndustrial
$18.5M
Raleigh, NC-based industrial energy data provider

Elephant
PayHOA
$27.5M
Lexington, KY-based provider of homeowner’s association management software

Iconiq Growth, KKR, and L Catterton
Restaurant365
$175M
Irvine, CA-based provider of restaurant management software

Transformation Capital
SmarterDx
$50M
New York, NY-based revenue cycle management company

Left Lane Capital
Steno
$46M
Los Angeles, CA-based provider of legal support and court reporting service

Aflac
Tree Line Capital Partners
c. $100M
San Francisco, CA-based lower middle-market direct lender

Accel, CRV, GV, Notable Capital, Bedrock, Geodesic Capital, Tiger Global, 8VC, and SV Angel
Vercel
$250M
Covina, CA-based front-end cloud development platform

Bessemer Venture Partners, Tru Arrow Partners, Drive Capital, Top Harvest Capital, Shasta Ventures, and ID Ventures
Voxel51
$30M
Ann Arbor, MI-based visual AI startup

Valor Equity Partners, Nvidia, Norwest Venture Partners, Micron Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, and Hitachi Ventures
Weka
$140M
Campbell, CA-based data platform

Valo Ventures, VoLo Earth Ventures, B Current Impact Investment, MIH Capital, and Thin Line Capital
XGS Energy
$20M
Palo Alto, CA-based geothermal energy tech developer

FPV Ventures
Yendo
$15M
Dallas, TX-based provider of vehicle-secured credit cards

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