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2014September 30, 2014 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Bambeco, the leading brand in stylish and sustainable home furnishings and décor, on being named the New Product Showcase Winner at Natural Products Expo East for 2014. For more information, please visit www.bambeco.com. August 27, 2014 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate edo Interactive on being granted United States patent number 8,799,065 for its technology to analyze millions of anonymous consumer credit or debit transactions and match relevant retailer incentive offers to consumers based on spending activity. For more information, please visit www.edointeractive.com. April 22, 2014 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an investment in APX Labs, Inc. APX Labs is the maker of the Skylight software platform for wearable technology. Skylight provides a gateway to all of the data, applications and help workers need for their jobs, in real-time and while hands free. Skylight works with multiple types of smart glasses, such as Google Glass and Epson Moverio. For more information, please visit www.apx-labs.com. April 2, 2014 (Bethesda, MD) — Overture Technologies, a leading underwriting and analytics technology company in the student lending and residential mortgage industries, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Real Property Insight (“RPI”), a specialized property information service focused on optimizing distressed asset disposition. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. For more information, please visit www. overturecorp.com. March 5, 2014 (Burlington, MA) – ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CKSW), the leading provider of automated mobile workforce management and optimization solutions for the service industry, today announced it has successfully completed its acquisition of Xora, Inc., a cloud-based market leader in mobile workforce management, for total cash consideration of approximately $15 million. For more information, please visit www.clicksoftware.com. January 31, 2014 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an additional investment in HitFix, Inc. HitFix is the fastest growing entertainment news brand, driving discovery, conversation and choices for passionate entertainment fans via breaking news, expert analysis, engaging reviews, recaps and live, on-the-scene event coverage of the biggest entertainment events across film, TV, music and more. For more information, please visit www.hitfix.com. January 7, 2014 (Redmond, WA) – Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Parature, a leading provider of cloud-based customer engagement solutions. The acquisition will add world-class customer self-service capabilities to further accelerate the Microsoft Dynamics vision of helping organizations deliver amazing customer experiences. The terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. For more information, please visit www.microsoft.com. 2013November 4, 2013 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an initial investment in Bambeco, Inc. Bambeco is the home furnishings and décor company where the eco-conscious consumer intersects with home décor and lifestyle needs. For more information, please visit www.bambeco.com. October 1, 2013 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce the sale of its holdings in Cigital, Inc. to LLR Partners. Cigital is the world's leading software security services and solutions company. For more information, please visit www.cigital.com. February 4, 2013 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Parature, a global leader in cloud-based customer engagement software, on being named a finalist in the 2013 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service in two categories: Best New Customer Service Relationship Management Solution and Sales or Customer Service Solutions Technology Partner of the Year. For more information, please visit www.parature.com. January 30, 2013 (Herndon, VA) – Parature, a global leader in cloud-based customer service software, today announced further integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, providing businesses with a multi-channel platform to engage with customers whether that be the web, live chat, mobile, or social. This further integration is part of an expanded partnership between the two companies. For more information, please visit www.parature.com. January 9, 2013 (Reston, VA) - ObjectVideo, Inc. announced today that it has granted Panasonic System Networks a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-bearing license to its entire intellectual property portfolio, which includes access to patents relating to broader video and image manipulation, segmentation, video meta data, indexing, search, tripwire and next generation intelligent occupancy sensors. In 2012, ObjectVideo signed portfolio-wide, global patent licensing agreements with Bosch, Pelco by Schneider Electric, Sony Corporation, Tyco Security Products’ American Dynamics business unit and VIVOTEK. For more information, please visit www.objectvideo.com. January 7, 2013 (New York, NY) – IAC (NASDAQ:IACI) today announced the company has completed the acquisition of Tutor.com, an online tutoring solution. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. For more information, please visit www.iac.com. 2012April 23, 2012 (Dallas, TX) – DG® (NASDAQ: DGIT), the world’s leading ad management and distribution platform, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Peer 39, Inc., a provider of webpage level data for approximately $15.5 million in cash and stock. For more information, please visit www.DGit.com. April 10, 2012 (St. Paul, MN) – 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM) today announced that it has acquired CodeRyte, Inc., an industry leader in clinical natural language processing (NLP) technology and computer-assisted coding solutions for healthcare outpatient providers. Terms of the transaction were not announced. For more information, please visit www.3M.com. January 20, 2012 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an additional investment in HitFix, Inc. HitFix is the ultimate destination for 18-34 year olds to discover what's next in entertainment news and events. HitFix utilizes the talents of renowned entertainment commentators and journalists to produce wide-ranging news, interviews and commentary on all aspects of entertainment. For more information, please visit www.hitfix.com. 2011December 15, 2011 (San Francisco, CA) – Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA), the world’s leading developer of online social games for the Internet, social networking sites and mobile platforms, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 100 million shares of its common stock at $10.00 per share, raising total gross proceeds of $1 billion. The shares will commence trading on Friday, December 16, 2011, on the NASDAQ under the symbol "ZNGA." For more information, please visit www.zynga.com. October 24, 2011 (Bethesda, MD) – CodeRyte, Inc., the leading provider of Natural Language Processing technologies in healthcare, is pleased to announce that they have been named by Deloitte and Inc. magazine as one of the nation’s fastest growing companies for the fourth year in a row. For more information, please visit www.coderyte.com. September 16, 2011 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate edo Interactive, on being named by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) as the Early Stage Winner as well as the 2011 DMA Innovation Award winner in the Real Time and Trigger Marketing category for its Prewards Performance Marketing Platform. For more information, please visit www.edointeractive.com. August 19, 2011 (Bethesda, MD) – Overture Technologies is pleased to announce the sale of its Mortgage Division to CompuGain, Inc. The newly acquired division will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CompuGain Corporation and will conduct business under the “Overture Financial Solutions” business name. For more information, please visit www.compugain.com. August 1, 2011 (Nashville, TN) – Advertising technology innovator EDO Interactive (EDO) today announced that it has secured a Series B financing to fuel the growth of Prewards®, EDO’s flagship digital deals and incentives platform. The financing was co-led by Baird Venture Partners and VantagePoint Capital Partners and included participation from EDO’s existing investors. The company will use the proceeds to accelerate the deployment of digital incentives to a large and growing base of consumers. For more information, please visit www.edointeractive.com. 2010July 7, 2010 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Parature, the global leader of on-demand customer service software, on receiving a 2009 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC). For more information, please visit www.parature.com. June 15, 2010 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an investment in HitFix, Inc. HitFix offers breaking entertainment news, insider information, and exclusive content in film, movies, tv, music, local events and awards. BusinessWeek has named HitFix one of "America's Most Promissing Startups." For more information, please visit www.hitfix.com. January 11, 2010 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Peer39, the global leader in semantic advertising technology, on being selected as an OnMedia Top 100 Winner. For more information, please visit www.peer39.com. January 4, 2010 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an additional investment in edo Interactive, Inc. edo has created an innovative software platform for the creation and distribution of targeted promotional messages and coupons to consumers through debit and credit card payment networks. For more information, please visit www.edointeractive.com. 2009November 12, 2009 (Mountain View, CA) – Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that it has acquired Gizmo5, Inc., an innovative company that provides Internet-based calling software for mobile phones and computers. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. For more information, please visit www.google.com. September 8, 2009 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an investment in edo Interactive, Inc. edo has created an innovative software platform for the creation and distribution of targeted promotional messages and coupons to consumers through debit and credit card payment networks. edo also markets a branded prepaid debit card called Facecard™ which showcases the edo marketing platform on a state-of-the art prepaid debit card. Other investors include: Clayton Associates, Claritas Capital and First Avenue Partners. For more information, please visit www.edointeractive.com. August 13, 2009 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Parature, the global leader of on-demand customer service software, on being ranked by Inc. magazine as #1139 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. With sales growth of 277%, Parature also ranked #70 on the magazine’s top 100 software company list. For more information, please visit www.parature.com. June 18, 2009 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Parature, the global leader of on-demand customer service software, on being selected as a Hot 100 Private Software Company by JMP Securities. For more information, please visit www.parature.com. February 10, 2009 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Andy Kapit of CodeRyte and Duke Chung of Parature for being named to Washington SmartCEO magazine’s 2009 Smart100 program, an exclusive group of 100 CEOs assembled by an independent selection committee. The Smart100 are chosen based on his or her leadership, strategic vision and character. For more information, please visit www.smartceo.com. January 12, 2009 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Greenplum, the pioneer of Enterprise Data Cloud™ solutions for large-scale data warehousing and analytics, on being selected as a "Company to Watch" in the Intelligent Enterprise 2009 Editors' Choice Awards. For more information, please visit www.greenplum.com. 2008December 18, 2008 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an additional investment in Overture Technologies, Inc. Overture delivers software products that automate business policy, decision-making and workflow management in the mortgage industry and for student lending. Overture’s Mozart AUS™ is the premier non-conforming automated underwriting system for the mortgage industry. For more information, please visit www.overturecorp.com. July 22, 2008 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Parature, the global leader of online support software, on being selected as a Hot 100 Private Software Company by JMP Securities. For more information, please visit www.parature.com. May 15, 2008 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Meebo, one of the Web's fastest growing social media companies, on being named to the Red Herring North America 100, an award honoring the most promising 100 privately held companies in North America. For more information, please visit www.meebo.com. May 7, 2008 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an additional investment in Parature, Inc. Parature, the global leader of online support software, enables companies to improve their internal and external support, while reducing costs. Other investors include: Valhalla Partners, Sierra Ventures and Accel Partners. Parature serves industry leaders such as: Linden Lab, T-Mobile, Office Depot, Philips and Blackboard. For more information, please visit www.parature.com. April 15, 2008 (New York, NY) – Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE: TWX) today announced that its AOL subsidiary has acquired Sphere Source, Inc., a leading provider of contextual-search tools which offers related content to publishers. Founded in 2005, Sphere uses its contextual-search platform technology to make connections between content from blogs, video, media, photos and advertisements. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. For more information, please visit www.timewarner.com. April 7, 2008 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Visible World, the creator of the Emmy award-winning intelliSpot® video advertising solution, on being named to the Northeast 100 Top Private Companies, an award honoring the most innovative and promising new companies in the Northeastern United Sates. For more information, please visit www.visibleworld.com. January 18, 2008 (Fairfax, VA) - N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of extended service plans and buyer protection programs for consumer products, announced today the acquisition of ServiceBench, the leading provider of web-based service management solutions for U.S. retailers and manufacturers. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. For more information, please visit www.newcorp.com. 2007December 11, 2007 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Greenplum, a leading provider of database software for business intelligence, on being named to the Red Herring Global 100, an award honoring the top 100 privately held companies in the world. For more information, please visit www.greenplum.com. June 19, 2007 (Houston, TX) – BMC Software, Inc. (NYSE: BMC) today announced it has completed the acquisition of privately held ProactiveNet, Inc., an industry-leading Service Analytics™ technology company that helps Global 2000 and large e-commerce companies achieve and maintain value through the optimization of IT operations and service performance. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. For more information, please visit www.bmc.com. May 10, 2007 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce their investment in GKM Newport Fund V, L.P. GKM Newport manages over a billion dollars in private equity fund commitments for institutions and wealthy families. Their elite group of 30+ venture capital fund managers includes the backers of: Akamai, Apple, Critical Path, Dell, Hotmail, Juniper, Postini, Skype, TiVo & Yahoo. For more information, please visit www.gkmnewport.com. 2006October 30, 2006 (Seattle, WA) – RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) today announced the success of its tender offer to purchase WiderThan Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: WTHN) at a price of $17.05 per common share, or approximately $350 million. WiderThan will become a majority-owned subsidiary of RealNetworks. For more information, please visit www.realnetworks.com. October 12, 2006 (Redmond, WA) – Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced it has acquired privately owned Colloquis Inc., a provider of conversational online business solutions that feature natural language-processing technology. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. For more information, please visit www.microsoft.com. September 12, 2006 (Seattle, WA & Seoul, South Korea) – RealNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK) and WiderThan Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: WTHN) today announced a definitive agreement under which RealNetworks will acquire WiderThan, a leading provider of integrated mobile music and entertainment solutions, through a cash tender offer for $17.05 per share or approximately $350 million. For more information, please visit www.realnetworks.com. August 28, 2006 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an investment in Overture Technologies, Inc. Overture delivers software products that automate business policy, decision-making and workflow management in the mortgage industry and for student lending. Overture’s Mozart AUS™ is the premier non-conforming automated underwriting system for the mortgage industry. For more information, please visit www.overturecorp.com. May 18, 2006 (Dulles, VA) – AOL, LLC (NYSE: TWX), a leading network of Web brands and the largest Internet access subscription service in the United States, today announced its acquisition of Lightningcast, Inc., a privately held provider of technology that enables broadband audio and video marketing, branding and advertising. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. For more information, please visit www.aol.com. April 10, 2006 (McLean, VA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to announce an investment in Parature, Inc. Parature, the leader of online support software, enables companies to improve their internal and external support, while reducing costs. Parature serves industry leaders such as Office Depot, Philips and Blackboard. For more information, please visit www.parature.com. March 3, 2006 (San Francisco, CA) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate SIPphone on being named to Business 2.0's "The Next Net 25." The magazine notes that "somewhere within this group lurks the next Google or Microsoft or Yahoo – or at least something that those giants will soon pay a pretty penny to have." For more information, please visit www.sipphone.com. February 15, 2006 (Barcelona, Spain) – Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Visto for being nominated by the GSM Association as one of the best companies in the world in the area of Mobile Enterprise Product and/or Service and in the area of Mobile Messaging Service. For more information, please visit www.visto.com. 2005
December 8, 2005 (Seoul, South Korea) – WiderThan Co., Ltd (NASDAQ: WTHN), a leading provider of integrated mobile entertainment solutions for wireless carriers, announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 6 million American depository shares of its common stock at $12.00 per share, raising total gross proceeds of $72 million. The shares will commence trading on Friday, December 9, 2005, on the NASDAQ under the symbol "WTHN." For more information, please visit www.widerthan.com. October 17, 2005 (Islandia, NY) – Computer Associates International (NYSE: CA) today announced its acquisition of iLumin Software Services, Inc., a privately held provider of enterprise message management and archiving software. Terms of the acquisition were not announced. For more information, please visit www.ca.com. October 17, 2005 (Moutain View, CA) – VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced the acquisition of Moreover Technologies, a wholesale aggregator of real-time content for Web sites, search engines and enterprise customers. The price of the acquisition was approximately $30 million in cash. For more information, please visit www.verisign.com. June 30, 2005 (Fairfax, VA) - Liquid Capital is pleased to announce their investment in GKM Generation Fund I. GKM Generation is a fund-of-funds investing in top venture capital and buyout funds including funds from: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Softbank and Polaris. For more information, please visit www.gkmgeneration.com.
May 23, 2005 (Fairfax, VA) - Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate ObjectVideo and netForensics for being recognized by the Red Herring as two of the top 100 private companies in North America. Red Herring, Inc. is a media company whose mission is to cover innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity. For more information, please visit www.redherring.com.
April 15, 2005 (Leuven, Belgium) - Metris, the market leader for CMM based laser scanning applications, today announced the acquisition of Virginia-based MetricVision, Inc. for an undisclosed sum of cash. For more information, please visit www.metris.be.
March 18, 2005 (Fairfax, VA) – Liquid Capital is pleased to announce their investment in Parature, Inc. Parature, the leader of online support software, enables companies to improve their internal and external support, while reducing costs. Parature serves industry leaders such as Hewlett Packard, Office Depot and Florida State University. For more information, please visit www.parature.com.
March 7, 2005 (Sunnyvale, CA) - Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a leading provider of fiber optic subsystems and network test and monitoring solutions, announced today that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the shares of InterSAN, Inc., a privately held software company based in Scotts Valley, California, for approximately $9.5 million in Finisar stock. For more information, please visit www.finisar.com. 2004
October 31, 2004 (Fairfax, VA) - Liquid Capital is pleased to announce their investment in Blacksmith Ventures 1-A. Blacksmith Ventures is a bi-coastal early stage technology venture capital fund. Blacksmith's goal is to build a portfolio of market-leading technology companies that differentiate themselves through superior, equity-efficient execution. For more information, please visit www.blacksmithcapital.com.
October 21, 2004 (Seoul, South Korea) - WiderThan, a leading global provider of mobile Internet solutions and services, today announced that it has acquired Ztango, a leading U.S. provider of wireless multimedia and messaging services, through a stock swap transaction. The combined company will offer mobile entertainment services to over 30 wireless network operators worldwide reaching more than 210 million subscribers. For more information, please visit www.ztango.com.
August 31, 2004 (Fairfax, VA) - Liquid Capital is pleased to announce their investment in Lightningcast, Inc. Lightningcast is a leading broadband software company that provides seamless content and ad insertion; stream customization and localization; campaign management and reporting; targeting and auditing; audience measurement and analytics; streaming operations and support; media management; and other enabling technologies. Companies utilizing Lightningcast's platform include AOL, Disney/ABC, NPR, MTV and others. For more information, please visit www.lightningcast.com.
August 30, 2004 (State College, PA) - C-COR Incorporated (Nasdaq:CCBL), a global provider of broadband communications products, software systems, and services, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the business of Elkridge, Maryland-based Optinel Systems, Inc., a privately held provider to the cable industry of optical Ethernet transport solutions, for an initial cash payment of approximately $9.5 million, the assumption of certain liabilities and an additional $6 million in contingent cash consideration. For more information, please visit www.c-cor.net.
July 29, 2004 (New York, NY) - MortgageIT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MHL), a residential mortgage company organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT), announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 14.6 million shares of its common stock at $12.00 per share, raising total gross proceeds of $175.2 million. The shares will commence trading on Friday, July 30, 2004, on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MHL." For more information, please visit www.mortgageit.com.
July 27, 2004 (Holtsville, NY) - Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL), The Enterprise Mobility Company, today announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Matrics, Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of EPC (electronic product code)-compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems. Privately held Matrics is based in Rockville, Md. The purchase price is $230 million in cash. For more information, please visit www.symbol.com. May 16, 2004 (Fairfax, VA) - Liquid Capital Group is pleased to congratulate Matrics, ObjectVideo and netForensics for being recognized by the Red Herring as three of the top 100 private companies driving the future of technology. Red Herring, Inc. is a media company whose mission is to cover innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity. For more information, please visit www.redherring.com. 2003
May 31, 2003 (Fairfax, VA) - Liquid Capital is pleased to annouce their investment in Defywire, Inc. Defywire provides leading-edge software which enables secure wireless access to enterprise information in real-time via phones, PDAs, laptops or any JAVA-enabled device. For more information, please visit www.defywire.com.
January 1, 2003 (Fairfax, VA) - Liquid Capital is pleased to annouce their investment in the Washington Dinner Club. The Washington Dinner Club is a $12mm early stage venture capital fund. The primary focus of the Club is to find and invest in companies located in the greater Washington, DC area. The Club's 70 limited partners are experienced and active angel investors. For more information, please visit www.washingtondinnerclub.com. 2002
July 8, 2002 (Palo Alto, CA) - Perfect Commerce, the Enterprise Supply Management (ESM) solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of MaterialNet, a leading provider of e-Sourcing, auction and optimization solutions delivered as a Web-based ASP service. The move establishes the company's leadership position based on breadth and depth of solution and customer acceptance. For more information, please visit www.perfect.com. 2000March 31, 2000 (Fairfax, VA) - Liquid Capital is pleased to annouce their investment in the Dawntreader Fund. Dawntreader is a $270mm early stage information technology venture capital fund. For more information, please visit www.dtventures.com/. |