Frontier Capital, a growth equity firm focused on established software and technology-enabled business services companies, today announced a $40 million majority growth investment in Electronic Commerce, Inc. (ECI). This investment represents the first from Frontier’s $390 million Fund IV, L.P. and the fifth recent investment in HCM-focused companies. ECI, based in Elkhart, Indiana, offers a […]
In a board meeting yesterday, we had a brief discussion around “negative churn”. Negative churn is a catchy phrase and apparently a hot-topic in some SaaS circles. I like some of the concepts and disciplines that an understanding of negative churn implies, but I also think it is an unnecessary concept that actually makes it […]
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The table below contains a list of growth equity financings completed or announced during December 2014. If you are aware of growth equity financings completed in December that are not included in the list, please email us.
The arrival of a new year (and the beginning of a new one) brings a flurry of cognitive churning. As individuals, we 1/ reflect on the year passed, 2/ ritualistically write and read predictions for the next year, and 3/ make resolutions and set goals that are intended to inspire us to greatness during the […]
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Growth hacking is now a mainstream term in tech circles, particularly those that are consumer-focused. Growth hacking definitions abound, but generally emphasize a data driven, creative and flexibly opportunistic approach to customer acquisition. Many would argue that growth hacking is…
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The table below contains a list of growth equity financings completed or announced during November 2014. If you are aware of growth equity financings completed in November that are not included in the list, please email us.
The table below contains a list of growth equity financings completed or announced during September 2014. If you are aware of growth equity financings completed in September that are not included in the list, please email us
Dan Cooper of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., nicely summarizes three top financing structures for companies seeking growth capital. Mr. Cooper’s article
The table below contains a list of growth equity financings completed or announced during August 2014. If you are aware of growth equity financings completed in August that are not included in the list, please email us.
Congrats to the team at JMI Equity for reaching the final closing of JMI Equity Fund VIII, a $1 billion growth equity vehicle and the firm’s largest fund to date. JMI announced the final closing of the fund via press release earlier this week.
