News

Croft & Bender advises Fabric.com in its Sale to Amazon.com

TradingMarkets.com : June 25, 2008

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the acquisition of Fabric.com, a leading online fabric store that offers custom measured and cut fabrics, as well as patterns, sewing tools and accessories.   [full story]

All Web Leads Snaps Up First Funding Round

VentureWire : June 10, 2008

Web marketing company All Web Leads Inc. has raised an undisclosed amount of capital in its first outside funding round. SSM Partners led the round, which included C&B Capital and Dillon Joyce. The valuation of the round, which closed June 3, was not disclosed.  [full story]

Croft & Bender Client Named National Small Business Person of the Year

PRNewswire : May 5, 2008

Shawn Boyer, the founder and CEO of Richmond, Va.-based SnagAJob.com, was recently named the "National Small Business Person of the Year" by the Small Business Administration. SnagAJob.com is both a Croft & Bender investment banking client as well as a C&B Capital portfolio company.  [full story]

Croft & Bender Advises Atlanta-based Alliance Surgery, Inc. in its Acquisition by HealthMark Partner

PRNewswire : April 24, 2008

Croft & Bender served as the financial advisor to Atlanta-based Alliance Surgery, Inc. (ASI) in the recently announced acquisition of ASI by HealthMark Partners, Inc. (HMP) of Nashville, Tenn.   [full story]

Croft & Bender Advises Getmembers.com in its Sale to Haggin Marketing

TechLinks : December 12, 2007

Croft & Bender represented Atlanta-based Coupons Inc., which does business as Getmembers.com, during negotiations associated with the recently announced sale of Getmembers to Haggin Marketing, Inc., a San Francisco-based multi-channel direct marketing agency backed by Lake Capital.  [full story]

Croft & Bender Advises Arcapita in Transportation Safety Technologies Sale to Riverside Manufacturin

Atlanta Business Chronicle : October 22, 2007

Croft & Bender announced today it represented the management team of Atlanta-based Arcapita, Inc., a leading private equity investment firm, during negotiations associated with the recently announced sale of Transportation Safety Technologies (TST) in Indianapolis, Ind., to Riverside Manufacturing of Fort Wayne, Ind.  [full story]

Croft & Bender Client Blue Frog Solutions Receives Minority Investment From LPL Financial Services

Atlanta Journal-Constitution : May 11, 2007

Blue Frog Solutions, a leading provider of straight-through processing and compliance solutions for the annuity and life industries, has announced a minority investment from Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. (LPL Financial Services), the nation's largest independent broker/dealer.   [full story]

Croft & Bender Arranges Sale of nuBridges Preferred Stock

TechLINKS : April 23, 2007

Croft & Bender, an Atlanta-based investment banking firm, announced today that it has arranged the secondary sale of 2.1 million shares of preferred stock in Atlanta-based nuBridges, Inc. The lead investor was Ticonderoga Capital of Boston. In addition, several existing nuBridges' investors, including Noro-Moseley Partners, C&B Capital and certain individuals, participated in the transaction.   [full story]

Croft & Bender Advises Management Team in Purchase of APCO

Yahoo! Finance : April 3, 2007

Croft & Bender represented the management team of Automobile Protection Corporation during negotiations associated with the purchase of APCO from Ford Motor Company. APCO was acquired by a private equity fund, Trident IV, L.P., managed by Stone Point Capital LLC of Greenwich, Conn., in partnership with the APCO management team.   [full story]

C&B Capital Closes $24 Million Fund

Atlanta Business Chronicle : March 16, 2007

The latest local round of private equity deals continues to roll. C&B Capital closed its second private equity/venture capital fund on Feb. 28, netting $24 million from investors.   [full story]

Croft & Bender Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary

Yahoo! Finance : February 2, 2007

Croft & Bender celebrates its tenth anniversary. Over this period the company has expanded four-fold to meet the needs of middle - market and emerging growth companies in the Southeast.  [full story]

Cypress Care Sells Majority Stake

Atlanta Business Chronicle : November 13, 2006

Croft & Bender client and C&B Capital portfolio company Cypress Care, a provider of workers' compensation Pharmacy Benefit Management services, successfully completes recapitalization.  [full story]

Online Job Site Secures $9 Million to Expand

Richmond Times-Dispatch : July 29, 2006

Croft & Bender client SnagAJob, the leading online advertiser focused on part-time and full-time hourly jobs in the United States, raises capital to fund growth.   [full story]

C&B Capital Portfolio Company Acquired

Triangle Business Journal : February 2, 2006

Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, has acquired Payerpath, Inc., a provider of internet-based solutions for processing health claims.   [full story]

PRIMEDIA Consumer Guides Acquires Croft & Bender Client RentClicks

PRIMEDIA : January 31, 2006

Consumer Guides, the country's leading publisher and distributor of apartment, new home and auto guides and their respective Web sites, ApartmentGuide.com, AutoGuide.com and NewHomeGuide.com, today announced the acquisition of Croft & Bender client RentClicks.com.  [full story]

Alimera Sciences Raises $31.8 Million

PRNewswire - Constitution : November 30, 2005

C&B Capital portfolio company Alimera Sciences, a specialty pharmaceutical company, receives second round of funding.   [full story]

C&B Capital Portfolio Company to be Acquired

Business Wire : May 12, 2005

First Data Corp., a global leader in electronic commerce and payment services, announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Vigo Remittance Corp., a provider of electronic money transfer services to countries throughout the world.   [full story]

Alimera Sciences Raises $26.8 Million

Atlanta Business Chronicle : July 9, 2004

Croft & Bender client Alimera Sciences, a specialty pharmaceutical company, receives one of the largest initial venture capital investments for a Southeast life sciences company in the past decade.   [full story]

AppForge Raises Another $8 Million

Atlanta Business Chronicle : July 14, 2003

Croft & Bender client, AppForge, Inc., closes an $8.3 million round of funding to refine its software products focused on the handheld device market.   [full story]

nuBridges, LLC Closes $11 Million Funding

Market Wire : January 16, 2003

nuBridges, a business-to-business solution provider offering products and services that help companies connect, integrate and manage their business partner trading communities, raises capital to fund growth.   [full story]

GlobalCare Secures $11 Million in Funding

Atlanta Business Chronicle : July 1, 2002

Croft & Bender client GlobalCare, a health-care technology and medical services company, closed on a private equity financing totaling $11 million.   [full story]

SPI Dynamics Receives $2.5 Million in Funding

Atlanta Business Chronicle : January 18, 2002

SPI Dynamics, an Atlanta-based web security software developer, receives funding from C&B Capital.   [full story]

BSC Ventures Forms Atlanta Company

Atlanta Business Chronicle : January 31, 2001

Croft & Bender acts as advisor to BSC Enterprises in a purchase of three DIMAC Corp. subsidiaries.   [full story]

AppForge Lands $6 Million Investment

Business Wire : January 17, 2001

Croft & Bender client, AppForge, Inc., raises capital to fund the rollout and continued development of its software focused on the handheld device market.   [full story]

Access Receives $6.5 Million

LocalBusiness.com : November 22, 2000

C&B Capital leads latest round of financing for the Macon-based telecommunications firm, along with Access board member Holcombe Green, the Chairman and CEO of WestPoint Stevens.   [full story]

VCG Snares $7.5 Million

Business Wire : November 17, 2000

Croft & Bender raises $7.5 million for VCG, Inc., an Internet software and human capital management service provider focusing on the staffing, IT consulting and executive search industries.   [full story]

Making Money, Saving Lives

Atlanta Business Chronicle : November 23, 1998

Croft & Bender client Apyron Technologies, formerly Project Earth Industries, continues to solve contamination issues.   [full story]

Fledgling M&A Firm Croft & Bender Doing Deals

Atlanta Business Chronicle : February 17, 1997

A small investment banking firm formed last August by Robinson-Humphrey Co. veterans Edward Croft III and Ted Bender is focused on helping small to mid sized growth companies.   [full story]

“Due to Croft & Bender’s flawlessly executed process we were able to close a transaction not only at a valuation that was markedly higher than initial indications, but more importantly with two firms that provide significant industry knowledge. Croft & Bender added tremendous value to me and SnagAJob.”

Shawn Boyer, CEO