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Private Investments: Completed Deals
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The Active Network, Inc. (the Company) provides application and marketing services that reduce the cost and complexity of managing, organizing and promoting participatory sports and activities, and a provider of marketing services to reach the active lifestyle consumer. Its application services, encompassed in the Active Technology Suite, are used by event organizers, park and recreation department administrators, and sports league administrators to provide online registration transaction processing and data management. The Companys marketing services group creates integrated online and field marketing campaigns, including online advertising and targeted email newsletter promotions to the consumers. Its field marketing services include event promotions, sponsorships, and sample placements. For more information, please go to www.theactivenetwork.com. |
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Aristotle is the leading provider of high quality software and voter lists for elected officials, candidates, and PACs. Aristotle has recently entered two new businesses: online fundraising and targeted Internet advertising. For more information, please go to www.aristotle.org. |
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Bullhorn, Inc. acquired BridgePath, a WR Hambrecht + Co investment, in October 2002. Bullhorn builds and delivers customized front office CRM applications for specific vertical markets. BullhornSTAFFING is a purpose-built web-native platform for the Staffing and Human Capital Management Industry. Bullhorn offers advanced functionality, unprecedented levels of customization and the best service and support systems in the industry. For more information, please visit www.bullhorn.com. |
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CollabNet provides companies with solutions for Collaborative Software Development (CSD) by combining a Web-based software application with a suite of consulting services. Using these solutions, customers can collaborate on development projects within an enterprise, with customers, business partners, or with third party developers. CollabNet enables corporations to reduce costs and increase revenues by bringing different project team members together, regardless of their location. CollabNet is currently working with several Fortune 500 and industry-leading enterprise companies, including: Barclays Global Investors (BGI), Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW), HP, Motorola, SK Telecom, and Sun Microsystems. Brian Behlendorf, co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation, established CollabNet in July 1999. For more information, please visit www.collab.net. |
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Co-nect (which merged with Simplexis in 2001) is a top provider of professional development and school improvement services for K-12 educators. Research-based professional development offerings help enhance student results and create sustainable school improvement. The Co-nect network consists of over 200 schools in 30 states and 60 districts. To support schools in reaching their goals, Co-nect offers a customized, integrated package of services for planning and professional development. These are supported by an onsite school consultant, online tools and resources for teachers as well as offsite conferences and seminars. For more information, please visit www.co-nect.com. |
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Currenex (Acquired by State Street) State Street Corporation, the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors acquired Currenex, an independently owned online foreign exchange trading platform. Currenex is a market leader in the active-trading segment of the foreign exchange market, serving banks, corporations, hedge funds and other active trading firms. The acquisition will accelerate State Street's participation in the fast growing electronic foreign exchange trading marketplace. For more information, please visit www.statestreet.com. |
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Europebyair.com is an emerging European travel portal that currently offers the only air travel pass that includes the major international business and vacation destinations of Europe, including: Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Hamburg, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Moscow, Munich, Nice, Paris, Rome and Venice. For more information, please go to www.europebyair.com. |
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Everypath delivers the webs most popular transactional content and applications in real time to the widest array of wireless and voice devices ... from PDAs to telephones. The companys patent-pending technology enables customers to maintain a single infrastructure regardless of what device their end users choose to access information now or in the future. Any application with an HTML front-end can be rapidly mobilized for multiple devices with unmatched security, reliability, and scalability. This includes public websites, corporate Intranets and Enterprise applications. |
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GetThere.com is a leading Internet-based business-to-business technology services company. GetThere.com helps organizations save money and gain efficiencies for businesses by customizing ecommerce services. GetThere.com is now owned by Sabre Holdings. For more information, please go to www.getthere.com. |
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Giganet develops and markets products that enable the creation of high-performance Server Cluster Area Networks. Server Cluster Area Networks are racks of commodity priced systems that can be assembled into a continuously expandable computing resource. The Giganet Cluster Area Network products provide businesses with the ability to cost-effectively scale computing resources to meet the demands of the Internet Age. Giganet was bought by Emulex (NYSE: ELX). |
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GreatFood.com (acquired by 1-800-FLOWERS.COM in November, 1999) offers an Internet retail store providing high-end specialty food. Consumers can shop 24 hours a day, learn about new and unique products, find recipes, and exchange information. |
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Intraop is a medical device company that has developed a mobile radiotherapy machine, the Mobetron, for intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) treatment of cancer. IORT applies radiation directly to a tumor while a patient is undergoing surgery. The Mobetron makes IORT significantly less time-consuming, less costly, and less risky to administer. For more information, please go to www.intraopmedical.com |
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LuxN is a manufacturer of carrier-class multi-service optical access network platforms that enable service providers to offer managed optical access services. LuxN solutions enable local service providers to provide a mix of services ranging from T1, E1, 100 Base-T, Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel to cost-effectively extend managed optical networks from metropolitan points of presence (POPs) to clients premises. LuxN was bought by Zhone Technologies. (NASDAQ: ZHNE). |
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Montavista Software delivers open-source software solutions for the worldwide embedded software market. MontaVistas principal offering is the Linux operating system tailored for embedded software applications. MontaVista products include Hard Hat Linux. Hard Hat Linux is supported by a comprehensive tool suite including optimizing compilers for C, C++ and other languages; high-level language debuggers; and performance monitoring tools. The companys Subscription Plans also provide Linux support, porting, and customization services to customers worldwide. For more information, please visit please visit www.montavistasoftware.com. |
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N2H2, Inc., founded in 1995, is a leading Internet infrastructure company. N2H2 provides categorization of Internet Web sites that its customers use to manage their end-users Internet experience. N2H2 was bought by Secure Computing (Nasdaq: SCUR). |
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Niman Ranch produces gourmet cuts of beef, pork, and lamb, along with a line of processed meat products. The companys products are marketed to restaurants, catering companies, grocery and gourmet food stores and sold directly to consumers through the Companys website, www.nimanranch.com. The Company seeks to establish Niman Ranch as the premier brand for meat in the United States. Niman Ranch produces among the finest tasting meat by adhering to a strict code of husbandry principles: livestock are humanely treated, never given growth hormones or sub-therapeutic antibiotics, fed only the purest natural ingredients, and raised on land that is cared for as a sustainable resource. For more information, please visit www.nimanranch.com. |
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Quinton Instrument Company is the largest U.S. provider of cardiac stress testing systems and cardiac rehabilitation equipment. Quinton is focused on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, management and rehabilitation of cardiac disease. WRH+Co led a leveraged buyout of Quinton from American Home Products Co. For more information, please go to www.quinton.com. |
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Ravenswood Winery Inc. is a leading provider of super-and ultra-premium varietal table wines. The Company focuses on the fastest growing portion of the premium wine market, red varietal wines, using grapes only from the leading grape growing regions in California. Ravenswood Winery was sold to Beringer Vineyards. For more information, please visit www.ravenswood-wine.com |
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Salesforce.com aims to revolutionize the delivery of enterprise-class business applications and services via the Web. The companys first offering, named salesforce.com, immediately empowers businesses of any size to safely and securely manage, share and leverage their critical sales information anytime, anywhere, using the Internet. The company plans to expand its Internet-based service to include a full suite of Customer Relationship Management applications. For more information, please visit www.salesforce.com. |
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Stonyfield Farm is the nations fastest growing yogurt company and leading producer of organic yogurt. The companys all natural and certified organic yogurts, frozen yogurts and ice creams can be found in major supermarkets, natural food stores, gourmet outlets, and other locations nationwide. Stonyfield Farm was acquired by Group Danone. For more information, please visit www.stonyfield.com. |
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Tera Op Inc. is developing a unique optical switching module that the Company expects to have significant advantages over other optical switches in development. TeraOps unique switching solution will have several distinct advantages over competing optical switching fabrics in development. For more information, please go to www.teraop.com. |
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Toms of Maine, Inc. is the leading natural oral care products company and the #8 seller of toothpaste overall in the United States with approximately 2.1% market share (based on dollar sales) in total U.S. toothpaste. The Company sells mouthwash, soaps, deodorant, shampoo and other natural personal care products. Toms of Maine maintains a philosophy of using only natural, effective products, an active respect for nature and building responsible, honest relationships. For more information, please visit www.tomsofmaine.com. |
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TriVium Systems aims to become a leading provider of Customer Interaction Management software for small to medium size businesses. TriViums products provide integrated solutions for managing all customer interactions across any medium, including telephone, web, e-mail, fax and cable. For more information, please visit www.triviumsys.com. |
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Turin Networks was founded in October 1999 to design, develop and market broadband access solutions. The products address the bandwidth scalability, multi-service performance, and quality of service issues associated with the transformation of the public network into a multi-service broadband Internet. The company is focused on building industry-leading optical edge and access solutions for service providers. For more information, please visit www.turinnetworks.com. |
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Unicru Inc. is a Total Workforce Acquisition solution that successfully integrates hiring management, selection science and workforce analytics in a continuous improvement model. Unicru has in-house industry experts in retail, casual dining, grocery, chain drug stores and transportation, who team up with their I/O psychologists and product developers to ensure their solution addesses the clients industry-specific needs. Unicru was bought by Kronos www.talent.kronos.com. |
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VA Linux Systems (now called SourceForge) is a leading provider of Linux computer systems, support, and Internet services. VA is a pioneer in providing high performance workstations and servers to enterprises, service providers and technical computing markets and is at the forefront of the Open Source revolution. VA also sponsors Linux.com, a leading Linux portal developed and maintained by members of the Linux community. For more information, please go to www.sourceforge.net. |
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Vizu Vizu provides do-it-yourself online services for fast, low-cost market research. Its aim is to disrupt the market research space through a scalable, self-directed platform for conducting and analyzing on-line polls. Through Vizu’s community and network of blogs and websites, anyone can easily assess opinion on any topic from targeted demographics or psychographics. For more information, please visit www.vizu.com. |
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