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Growthink Client News
Growthink Client on Fox Business News
When Raul Peñranda, a New York City Fashion Designer and Small Business owner, was asked by Fox Business News how he's been able to launch such a successful statup in a down economy, he mentioned Growthink for giving him tools to grow his startup and for supplying small business resources that are always right at his fingertips.
Watch the full interview on Fox Business by clicking here.
Our favorite quote from the interview? "We are a small business with a big heart."
Our Growthink team continues to wish Raul the most success with his fashion startup!
Growthink Client Tax Saver Network Announces 500 New Members
Growthink client Tax Saver Network announces almost 500 new agent members from the San Diego brokerage Real Living Real Estate. Learn more about the Tax Saver Network and 1031 exchanges at www.taxsavingsnetwork.com. Kudos to Company President David Greenberger and his team for this great accomplishment!
Ansell Limited (ANN.AX) acquires Growthink client Sandel Medical
Growthink client Sandel Medical Industries was acquired by Ansell Limited (ANN.AX), a global leader in protection solutions. Ansell will continue the Sandel business under the Ansell Sandel Medical Solutions LLC name. The Sandel product range covers six key product categories (sharps safety, ergonomic safety, medication handling & specimen handling, safety kits and safety products/correct site markers for patients) and will allow Ansell to offer hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers cost-effective solutions to improve safety of the environment of patients and staff and to comply with the ever increasing regulatory and legislative safety requirements for patients and staff. Magnus Nicolin, CEO of Ansell Limited commented "The acquisition is an important step in Ansell's strategy to grow in both existing business segments, as well as to expand with integrated solutions in surgical safety." He concluded. "We are very excited about the Sandel opportunity and look forward to working with their experienced management team, staff, and valued customers." About Ansell Ansell is a world leader in providing superior health and safety protection solutions that enhance human well being. With operations in the North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia, Ansell employs more than 10,000 people worldwide and holds leading positions in the industrial and medical gloves market, as well as in the sexual health and well being category worldwide. Ansell operates in four main business segments: Medical Solutions, Industrial Solutions, New Verticals, and Sexual Wellness. Information on Ansell and its products can be found at www.ansell.com. About Sandel Founded in 2002, Sandel Medical Industries was created around 2 key principles: to seek out unresolved safety issues in the operating room: and to develop and manufacture practical "Problem-Solving" products that address staff and patient safety. Information on Sandel and its solutions can be found at www.sandelmedical.com.
GT Securities Client Whitley Receives $8.9 Million in Financing
 Keltic Financial Services announced the funding of an $8.925 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $7.5 million revolving line of credit, a $925,000 term loan and a $500,000 CAPEX loan, to Whitley Products, a client of GT Securities' (Growthink's wholly owned broker-dealer) affiliate network.
The company, headquartered in Warsaw, IN is a Tier Two supplier of fabricated tubular products serving the diesel engine, agricultural and off highway industries.
Growthink Client Smile Magic Receives Funding from EDG Partners
 Smile Magic - a Texas based, multi-location operator of children-focused dental clinics - today received its first round of institutional financing by Atlanta based private equity firm EDG Partners.
Learn more about Smile Magic here and about EDG partners here.
Growthink Client eWordofMouth Receives Great Review from AllFacebook.com
One of our long-time clients, eWordOfMouth, launched a new app on Facebook that allows people and businesses to easily create new fan pages and tabs. 
The app just received a great review from All Facebook, the #1 blog focused on Facebook. "iFrame Unlimited offers roughly the same feature list for $30 per year that many tab-creation tools we’ve looked at charge $30 per month for." To read iFrame's great review on AllFacebook.com click here.
To find iFrame Unlimited on Facebook, click here.
Growthink Client ifbyphone Secures $2 Million from BlueCrest Capital
Ifbyphone, a voice-based marketing automation platform, has secured a debt financing commitment of $2 million from industry-focused debt provider BlueCrest Capital Finance.  In the past, Ifbyphone has received $18 million in funding from investors such as Illinois Innovation Accelerator Fund (I2A), Apex Venture Partners, Origin Ventures, Spring Mill Ventures, and River Cities Capital Funds. Most recently, The National Association of REALTORS also invested in Ifbyphone through its strategic investment fund, Second Century Ventures.
Growthink Client Scratch Media Group Raises $3.3 Million
 Congratulations to Growthink client Scratch Media Group.
Scratch Music Group just completed a $3.3 million round of growth financing. The funding round was led by Contour Venture Partners. Additional investors included the New York City Investment Fund (NYCIF) and angel investors. The angel investors included SeamlessWeb's Jason Finger and Todd Arky, and Jacob Pechenik, the co-founder and CEO of YellowJacket Software. Scratch Music Group has built the first and largest national team of heavily screened marquee DJs, who entertain guests at thousands of weddings, corporate events, tours, and music festivals each year. Scratch works closely with leading brands including MTV, Saks, Vans, Bloomingdales, ESPN, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ann Taylor, Pepsi, Sandals Beach Resorts, and W Hotels.
Growthink Client ProtonMedia Raises Another $4.5 Million
Congratulations to Growthink client ProtonMedia.
ProtonMedia, who had raised a $2.5 million financing round in July 2009, just closed a $4.5 million Series B venture financing, bringing its total outside funding to $7 million.
The lead investor in the deal was Kaplan Ventures, the venture arm of the education company Kaplan, Inc. Other investors in this latest round included Originate Ventures (located in Bethlehem, PA) and Osage Venture Partners (located in Bala Cynwyd, PA).
ProtonMedia is the developer of ProtoSphere, a virtual collaboration environment for the high-performance workplace, and the #1 virtual environment for collaborative PLM in life sciences. ProtoSphere’s virtual environment provides an arsenal of business-focused collaboration and communication tools that help companies accelerate decision-making and raise productivity, improving workplace performance overall.
ProtonMedia’s customers include some of the world’s most respected brands, including AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Merck Inc., BP, Chevron, Duke University, Deloitte, TIAA-CREF, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing.
Growthink Client Clickability Acquired for $10 Million
Last week, Growthink Client Clickability was acquired by Limelight Networks (NSDQ: L LNW). Limelight Networks purchased Clickability for its web content management system which is used by many high profile publishers. The web CMS will help Limelight's new video platform business, which it entered last year when it purchased Delve Networks. Limelight paid $10 million in stock and cash for Clickability. Congratulations Clickability!
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