private equity

Aegis Sciences muscles-up for growth in Nashville

May 26, 2009 at 10:16 am by miltcapps

Nashville-based Aegis Sciences Corp. has been quietly expanding its workforce to meet rising demand for its drug- and chemical-testing services. In a VNC interview Friday, fou.... Read More

Nashville execs say they'll launch 'smoke-free cigarette'

Apr 21, 2009 at 12:12 pm by miltcapps

Two Nashville executives say they'll launch their smokefree cigarette-like electronic device in Europe by year's-end. Chairman Evert Wilbrink and CEO Thomas Schroepfer of Smo.... Read More

TTDC, Mind2Marketplace relationship expands

Apr 21, 2009 at 12:12 pm by miltcapps

Mind2Marketplace, a nonprofit based in Murfreesboro, may soon play a larger role in strengthening Middle Tennessee's high-growth industries. The board of directors of Tenness.... Read More

Strategics: Nashville's Emma invests in New Zealanders

Apr 20, 2009 at 01:48 pm by miltcapps

Emma Inc. has made a strategic investment in a New Zealand technology company. In a VNC interview, Emma Co-founder Clint Smith said that after "many months" of consideration,.... Read More

Venture Notes -- April 20, 2009

Apr 20, 2009 at 01:47 pm by miltcapps

Startup-oriented VC Innova Memphis, a division of [corrected] Memphis Bioworks led by President Ken Woody, announced it has invested in 7-year-old Memphis venture Cagenix Inc..... Read More

Petra Capital makes $5MM tech investment

Apr 06, 2009 at 12:22 pm by miltcapps

Petra Capital Partners has made its first investment in NuView Systems Inc. of Wilmington, Mass. Petra said in a company release that its investment in NuView is $5.... Read More

General Assembly spotlights venture investing

Apr 06, 2009 at 12:22 am by miltcapps

Tennessee private-equity and early-stage venture investment may soon get another boost from the General Assembly. During a meeting Thursday, venture-capital executives who are.... Read More

Nashville HQ possible for Healthcare Management Partners

Apr 02, 2009 at 09:00 am by miltcapps

Update 24 Feb 2017: HMP says its HQ is now on Nashville's Demonbreun, rather than Philadelphia. Managing Director on the ground here is Clare Moylan.-Ed. A Philadelphia-based.... Read More

ConnectivHealth divests unit, focuses on key business

Feb 20, 2009 at 10:15 am by miltcapps

Nashville-based and venture-backed ConnectivHealth has sold its VerusMed medical-information division to Intellerus LLC, led by a long-time media investor based at Hilton Head.... Read More

NEWSBITS Feb. 20, 2009

Feb 20, 2009 at 10:13 am by miltcapps

VCs: Oak Ridge-based Meritus Ventures announced its first investment in Arkansas. With three other VCs, Meritus invested in Arkansas Automatic Sprinklers. Meritus says it is c.... Read More

STHS Ventures 'accelerates' companies reshaping healthcare

Feb 05, 2009 at 10:39 am by miltcapps

STHS Ventures, a unit within Saint Thomas Health Services, helps accelerate early-stage companies that could transform and improve healthcare delivered by community hospitals..... Read More

Life Sciences: VC-backed Nodality opens Franklin lab

Feb 03, 2009 at 08:55 am by miltcapps

Nashville-centered scientific talent has lured venture-backed Nodality to establish a key research and development facility in Franklin. Nodality Inc., a South San Francisco.... Read More

AT&T innovation chief will keynote Nashville event

Feb 01, 2009 at 02:49 pm by miltcapps

AT&T Intellectual Property Inc. President and CEO Scott Frank will address Middle Tennessee's Mind2Marketplace coalition. The M2M event will be Thursday, April 16, conven.... Read More

CoreTech's 'Green' industries campus advancing here

Jan 29, 2009 at 12:22 pm by miltcapps

CoreTech Industries Inc. President Greg Quinn says development of CoreTech Park has received zoning and related approvals from the City of Lebanon and Wilson County, allowing.... Read More

Nashville tech ventures to pitch at Southeast Venture Conference

Jan 28, 2009 at 07:36 am by miltcapps

Corey Cleek, the CEO of Uloop Inc., told VNC yesterday his two-year-old venture has links via students to more than 1,000 colleges and universities. That's up from the 50 cam.... Read More

Petra Capital's Blackburn: Maybe 'everyone's on-strike'

Jan 27, 2009 at 10:00 pm by miltcapps

Injecting wry humor into discussion of the nation's woebegone economy, Mike Blackburn said the slowdown has left him "feelin' a little idle." Then, during an interv.... Read More

VNC Member Release: Nashville's Nexus Group expands leadership ranks

Jan 27, 2009 at 10:37 am by miltcapps

FROM THE NEXUS GROUP NASHVILLE -- The Nexus Group Inc. CEO Jerry Dunlap today announced the appointment of Joy Mangrum as director of operations. Nexus is Tennessee's.... Read More

Tennessee Pension Fund names private-equity investment director

Jan 22, 2009 at 11:19 am by miltcapps

The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) today announced its selection of Lamar Villere to lead TCRS' newly authorized private-equity investment program.   V.... Read More

Another VC to join Obama Administration

Jan 16, 2009 at 06:54 am by miltcapps

President-Elect Barack Obama has nominated another venture-capitalist for a key government post: this time, it's the Federal Communications Commission.   With Tennessea.... Read More

GOP nominee for State Treasurer would impact investing

Jan 13, 2009 at 07:26 am by miltcapps

UPDATED: Jan. 15, 2009 - 1555 - The joint assembly of the Tennessee House and Senate today elected Lillard state treasurer. Story as originally reported: Memphis attorne.... Read More

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