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Google, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Norwest Venture Partners Are First to Sign Up for Free Coronavirus Daily Update From Healthline.com

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Thursday, March 26, 2020
Publishing, Infectious diseases, Other Health, Health, Communications, Companies, Norwest Venture Partners, PIH Health, Norwest, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Uber, PIH, Good Samaritan Hospital, Google

Google, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Norwest Venture Partners, and more than 60 other public and private companies, universities and non-profit organizations already have signed up for the service during a short trial period.

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  • Google, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Norwest Venture Partners, and more than 60 other public and private companies, universities and non-profit organizations already have signed up for the service during a short trial period.
  • More than 2,000 employees of PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles are receiving the Update.
  • Norwest Venture Partners, whose portfolio companies include Imperfect Foods, Spotify and Uber, is offering the publication to 200 of its employees in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, India, and Israel.
  • Also, 63% of employees surveyed want daily COVID-19 updates from their employers, and 48% of them want it via email.

CRISPR-focused Excision BioTherapeutics Strengthens Board of Directors Appointing Veteran Pharmaceutical Executive Bill Carson, M.D.

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Branches of biology, Biology, Life sciences, Biotechnology, Biological engineering, Molecular biology, Norwest, CRISPR

Oakland, CA, Dec. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Excision BioTherapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing CRISPR-based therapies to cure viral infectious diseases, today announced that veteran pharmaceutical executive William H. Carson, M.D.

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  • Oakland, CA, Dec. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Excision BioTherapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing CRISPR-based therapies to cure viral infectious diseases, today announced that veteran pharmaceutical executive William H. Carson, M.D.
  • Bill is an invaluable addition to Excisions Board of Directors, said Daniel Dornbusch, Excisions CEO.
  • Excision BioTherapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing CRISPR-based therapies to cure viral infectious diseases.
  • Excision is located in Oakland, California and is supported by Artis Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, SilverRidge Venture Partners, Oakhouse Ventures, and Gaingels.

Norwest Equity Partners Sells Its Investment Interest in Christy Sports to TZP Group

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Monday, December 2, 2019
Other Sports, Sports, Finance, Consulting, Professional services, Home Goods, Skiing, Snowboarding, Retail, Outdoors, Norwest, Christy

Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a leading middle market investment firm founded in 1961, has divested its investment interest in Christy Sports to TZP Group.

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  • Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a leading middle market investment firm founded in 1961, has divested its investment interest in Christy Sports to TZP Group.
  • Matt Gold, Christy Sports CEO, stated The entire Christy Sports team valued and enjoyed our time with NEP.
  • Christy offers a value proposition that is evidenced by its brand equity and established loyal base of customers who return to Christy time and time again.
  • More information can be found on christysports.com
    Founded in 1961, Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) is a leading middle market investment firm with offices in Minneapolis, MN and Palm Beach, FL.

Norwest Venture Partners Closes $2 Billion Fund, NVP XV

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Thursday, November 14, 2019
Professional services, Finance, Norwest Venture Partners, Norwest, Financial services, Service industries, Service companies

Norwest Venture Partners , a leading venture and growth equity investment firm, today announced it has closed its largest fund to date, Norwest Venture Partners XV, LP.

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  • Norwest Venture Partners , a leading venture and growth equity investment firm, today announced it has closed its largest fund to date, Norwest Venture Partners XV, LP.
  • The launch of Norwest Venture Partners XV, which brings the firms total capital commitments to more than $9.5 billion, closes on the heels of a record two years, as 23 of the firms portfolio companies achieved notable liquidity events.
  • Norwest Venture Partners XV follows Norwest Venture Partners XIV, a $1.5 billion fund, which closed in February 2018.
  • For over a decade, Norwest has expanded its growth equity practice to augment and diversify its strong record of venture investments.

Frazier Healthcare Partners Promotes Ben Magnano, Phil Zaorski; Adds Christina Miller Reszka to Team

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019
General Health, Professional services, Health, Finance, Private equity firms, Frazier Healthcare Partners, Norwest

Frazier Healthcare Partners, a leading healthcare investment firm, announced today the promotion of Ben Magnano to Managing Partner.

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  • Frazier Healthcare Partners, a leading healthcare investment firm, announced today the promotion of Ben Magnano to Managing Partner.
  • The firm also promoted Phil Zaorski to Principal and has added Christina Miller Reszka as a Principal.
  • Ms. Reszka joins Frazier after 10 years at Norwest Equity Partners where she most recently held the title of Principal.
  • Founded in 1991, Frazier Healthcare Partners is a leading provider of private equity capital to healthcare companies.

Norwest Invests in SmartSign, Leading Online Distributor of Signs, Labels and Tags

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Professional services, Advertising, Retail, Communications, Other Retail, Finance, Norwest, Ally Financial, Companies, Norwest, SmartSign

Norwest , a premier multi-stage investment firm, today announced that it has made a strategic investment in SmartSign , the nations leading online distributor of signs, labels and tags.

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  • Norwest , a premier multi-stage investment firm, today announced that it has made a strategic investment in SmartSign , the nations leading online distributor of signs, labels and tags.
  • The company operates a network of more than 20 websites, each dedicated to offering a combination of stock and custom products.
  • Together with Norwest and our exceptionally talented team, I look forward to many years of continued growth.
  • The company manufactures and distributes a wide range of signs, tags, mats, and labels and has offices in Brooklyn and Jaipur, India.

 Norwest Equity Partners Expands With Office in South Florida

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Consulting, Professional services, Finance, Geography of Florida, Norwest, West Palm Beach, Florida, Rosemary Square, Florida

The NEP Florida office will be in 360 Rosemary, a 300,000 square-foot Class-A office building currently under construction within the Rosemary Square neighborhood in West Palm Beach.

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  • The NEP Florida office will be in 360 Rosemary, a 300,000 square-foot Class-A office building currently under construction within the Rosemary Square neighborhood in West Palm Beach.
  • Until occupancy in 2021, NEP is currently operating from temporary office space in Palm Beach.
  • Both Murthy and Lesniak will be based in the Florida offices, along with several other NEP team members.
  • Founded in 1961, Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) is a leading middle market investment firm that invests equity capital in companies that are leaders in their industry, with proven business models that demonstrate the ability to generate profits.

Paperflip Launches Its AI Contract Analytics Platform and Salesforce App; Raises $1m in Seed Funding From Norwest Venture Partners

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Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Data management, Technology, Software, Networks, Internet, salesforce.com, Norwest, Computer companies, Computing, Information technology management

Paperflip announced today its public launch of its AI-based contract analytics platform, as well as its seed funding round of $1m, led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from Social Capital.

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  • Paperflip announced today its public launch of its AI-based contract analytics platform, as well as its seed funding round of $1m, led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from Social Capital.
  • Founded by David Wong and Tim Cederman-Haysom, Paperflip gives companies a single contract repository, with automated data and clause extraction.
  • Fully integrated with Salesforce, sales teams can trust the deal terms and customer obligations tracked in Salesforce fields, while the legal team gets automated key term tracking.
  • We invested in Paperflip because we believe Tim and David have the opportunity to tackle a huge market with a unique approach to contract analytics, said Sean Jacobsohn, partner at Norwest Venture Partners.

Norwest Equity Partners Boosts Investment Team by Adding Three Managing Directors

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Consulting, Professional services, Finance, Norwest, Private equity secondary market, Finance, Investment management, Investment, Alternative investment management companies, Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a leading middle market investment firm, announces the addition of Adam Garcia Eveloff and Beth Lesniak to its team and the promotion of Jason Sondell; all three will be managing directors.

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  • Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a leading middle market investment firm, announces the addition of Adam Garcia Eveloff and Beth Lesniak to its team and the promotion of Jason Sondell; all three will be managing directors.
  • Prior to Grey Mountain, she worked at The Riverside Company where her transaction experience included industrial and consumer product companies.
  • Founded in 1961, Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) is a leading middle market investment firm headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.
  • Targeted equity investment size range for each transaction is $30 MM-$250+ MM and desired industries for investment opportunities include agriculture, business services, consumer, distribution, industrials, energy, and healthcare.

Norwest Equity Partners Exits Investment in GoHealth; Retains Ownership Stake Post-sale to Centerbridge Partners

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Technology, Insurance, Finance, Professional services, Software, General Health, Health, Norwest, Private equity firms, Centerbridge Partners, Finance, Norwest Venture Partners

Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a leading middle market investment firm founded in 1961, has completed the sale of its investment interest in GoHealth (or the Company), the nations most complete online and telephonic portal for the health insurance market, to Centerbridge Partners.

Key Points: 
  • Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a leading middle market investment firm founded in 1961, has completed the sale of its investment interest in GoHealth (or the Company), the nations most complete online and telephonic portal for the health insurance market, to Centerbridge Partners.
  • Post-close, NEP will retain an ownership stake in GoHealth.
  • More information can be found on gohealth.com
    Founded in 1961, Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) is a leading middle market investment firm headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.
  • Targeted equity investment size range for each transaction is $30 MM-$250+ MM and desired industries for investment opportunities include agriculture, business services, consumer, distribution, industrials, energy, and healthcare.