Mergers & Acquisitions
Intalio, a San Mateo, CA based provider of Business Process Management Systems, acquired FiveSight, a Chicago based provider of standards-based infrastructure software technology for use in business process-oriented applications, for an undisclosed amount.
Keynote Systems, a San Mateo, CA based provider of services that improve online business performance and communications technologies, acquired the GomezPro business unit of Watchfire, a Waltham, MA based provider of enterprise software and services to manage online risk, for an undisclosed amount.
PAR3 Communications, a Seattle based provider of an interactive event-based notification solution, acquired EnvoyWorldWide, a Bedford, MA based provider of notification services, for an undisclosed amount.
RSA Security, a Bedford, MA based provider of core security technologies for the Internet, acquired Cyota, a New York based provider of online security and anti-fraud solutions for financial institutions, for $145 million.
SpeeDEV, a Milpitas, CA based provider of a browser-based development lifecycle automation solution, merged with Kovair, a Milpitas, CA based provider of document management, project management, and collaboration software solutions, for an undisclosed amount.
TIBCO Software, a Palo Alto, CA provider of software solutions for the integration of business information, processes, and applications in various industries, acquired Velosel, a Santa Clara, CA provider of master data management software, for an undisclosed amount.
TranSwitch, a Shelton, CT based developer of integrated digital and mixed signal semiconductor devices for the telecommunications and data communications markets, acquired Mysticom, a Santa Clara, CA based developer of high-performance, low-power, multi-Gigabit Ethernet transceivers for the communications industry, for $5 million.
Trilogy, an Austin, TX developer of a set of automotive industry-specific solutions, acquired Versata, an Oakland, CA provider of solutions for automating and simplifying the building, maintenance, and ongoing evolution of large, complex, data-intensive enterprise applications, in a deal valued at $3.3 million.
Funding
Altair Semiconductor – Tel Mond, Israel; a developer of broadband wireless communications semiconductors; $8 million; Series A; BRM Capital, Giza Venture Capital, Jerusalem Venture Partners.
Attensa – Portland, OR; a developer of end-to-end RSS Network that automatically and intelligently delivers prioritized, relevant RSS information to anyone in the world and on any device; $9 million; Series B; RSS Investors, SmartForest Ventures.
Catalytic – Palo Alto, CA; a developer of tools to simplify the design of signal processing systems; $7 million; Series B; CMEA Ventures, ITU Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
Cellon – San Jose, CA; a provider of end-to-end design and systems integration services for the wireless handset industry; undisclosed amount; Series D; TVG Capital Partners, Elcoteq Network, Intel Capital, Softbank China Venture Capital, SUNeVision Ventures, UTStarcom.
Critical Mention – New York, NY; provider of television search and monitoring services; $4 million; Series B; CIBC Capital Partners, Silicon Alley Venture Partners, Stonehenge Capital.
HighRoads – Woburn, MA; a provider of benefits lifecycle management (BLM) solutions; $8 million; Series B; Egan-Managed Capital (Lead), Kodiak Venture Partners, RBC Capital Partners.
Jingle Networks – Franklin, MI a nationwide consumer telephone directory assistance service; $5 million; Series A; First Round Capital, IDG Ventures, Lead Dog Ventures, Liberty Associated Partners.
JumpTap – Cambridge, MA; a developer of carrier-centric mobile search technology; $21 million; round not specified; BCE Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Redpoint Ventures.
Kazeon Systems – Mountain View, CA; a developer of online archive management solutions for file classification, management, and retrieval; $6 million; Series C; Clearstone Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs Group [VC], Network Appliance, Redpoint Ventures.
Ketera Technologies – Santa Clara, CA; a provider of On Demand Spend Management solutions; $13 million; Series D; Concentric Equity Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, Foundation Capital, Integral Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
LiteScape Technologies – Redwood Shores, CA; a developer enterprise software that enhances the value of IP Telephony by integrating business applications with VoIP and wireless devices; $5 million; Series A; Softbank Capital Partners, SOFTBANK, Inc., Telesoft Partners.
Lumetrics – West Henrietta, NY; a developer of optics devices to measure the thickness of film and medical products; $1.3 million; Series A; Stonehenge Capital, Empire State Development.
MaXware – Trondheim, Norway; a provider of identity management, virtual directory and federation solutions; $5 million; Series A; Four Seasons Venture Capital, Viking Venture Management.
Metaboli– Paris, France; provides digital distribution for video games via broadband; $7.03 million; round not specified; Alven Capital, I-Source Gestion, Innovacom, Intel Capital, Nicominvest.
mValent – Burlington, MA; a developer of automated application configuration management software; $6 million; Series C; Charles River Ventures, IDG Ventures, Polaris Venture Partners.
Pentaho – Orlando, FL; a provider of Open Source Business Intelligence (BI) software; $5 million; Series A; Index Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
Personeta – Naperville, IL; a provider of Network Service Control (NSC) and IMS (IP MultiMedia Subsystems) application servers; $12 million; Series D; Azure Capital Partners, Duchossois Technology Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners.
PGP – Palo Alto, CA; a provider of enterprise data security and encryption solutions; $10 million; round not specified; DCM-Doll Capital Management, Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Capital, Venrock Associates.
Quellan – Santa Clara, CA; a provider of high performance signal integrity analog ICs; undisclosed amount; corporate round; Samsung Ventures America.
SavaJe Technologies – Chelmsford, MA; a developer of an open, Java(TM)-based operating system for mobile phones; $40 million; round not specified; Investcorp, Ridgewood Capital, RRE Ventures, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Vodafone Ventures.
Skyhook Wireless – Boston, MA; a provider of a software-only positioning system that leverages a nationwide database of known Wi-Fi access points to calculate the precise location of any Wi-Fi enabled device.; $6.5 million; Series B; Bain Capital, Intel Capital, Nokia.
Sonics – Mountain View, CA; a supplier of system-on-chip (SoC) SMART Interconnects™; $12 million; Series D; Samsung Ventures America, Easton Hunt Capital Partners, Pacesetter Capital, Smart Technology Ventures, TL Ventures.
SPI Dynamics – Atlanta, GA; a provider of Web application security assessment and testing products; undisclosed amount; corporate round; Visa International.
Tiger Optics – Warrington, PA; a developer of spectoscropy instruments for detection of trace contaminants in gasses; undisclosed amount; Series B; Expansion Capital Partners.
Visage Mobile – San Francisco, CA; a developer of a turnkey technology and services platform for creating mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United States; $30 million; Series D; Nomura International Private Equity Group, Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV), Emergence Capital Partners, Mobius Venture Capital, Palisades Ventures, Selby Venture Partners, Vesbridge Partners, Worldview Technology Partners.
World Wide Packets – Spokane Valley, WA; a provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions; $25.5 million; Series D; Azure Capital Partners, Eagle River, Entrepia Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Northwest Venture Associates (NWVA), Rally Capital.
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IPO Pricings
Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS)
Lanham, MD
Provider of software that helps automate some public relations duties; it organizes media contacts, manages news collection, and analyzes public relations effectiveness.
Date of Offering: 12/07/05
Offer Price: $9.00
Closing Price as of 12/9/05: $10.16
IPO Filings
Nextest Systems (NASDAQ: NEXT proposed)
San Jose, CA
Provider of Maverick automated testing products used to screen nonvolatile (flash) memory, microcontrollers, application-specific integrated circuits, and system-on-a-chip (SOC) semiconductors for defects.
Date of Registration: 12/02/05
Offering amount: $80 million
Lead Underwriter: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Pixelplus Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PXPL proposed)
Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Designs and markets high-resolution image sensor chips used in mobile-phone cameras.
Date of Registration: 12/05/05
Offering amount: $60.75 million
Lead Underwriter, Inc.
Executive Moves
Blue Lane Technologies, a Cupertino, CA based provider of an inline patch proxy for enterprise servers, named Gordon Frank as VP of Sales. Frank was formerly employed by Juniper Networks.
Commerciant, a Houston based provider of wireless, handheld payment processing solutions,, promoted Chief Architect Jonathan Andersson to CTO and named Hubert Vaz-Nayak as SVP of Sales & Marketing and Marc Beauchamp as VP of Indirect Sales.
Discera, a San Jose based fabless analog semiconductor company, named Tom Willey as President & CEO. Willey was formerly President & CEO of Innovics Wireless.
Entuity, a New York based developer of the Eye of the Storm
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