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etouches, a leading global provider of cloud event management software and sourcing solutions, recently announced it has been acquired by HGGC, a leading middle market private equity firm. HGGC’s investment will help etouches significantly expand its business and further invest in its market-leading cloud platform to win a greater share of the $6 billion event management software (EMS) and venue sourcing market.

First Analysis portfolio company Yello, the leading talent acquisition software company, recently closed a $31 million series C funding round, led by new investor JMI Equity with participation from First Analysis, which first invested in 2014.

First Analysis portfolio company CSA Medical, which provides a proprietary spray cryotherapy technology platform to flash freeze and destroy unwanted tissue in the body, recently received FDA clearance for its truFreeze label to refer specifically to Barrett’s esophagus with high grade dysplasia (HGD).

Building on their extensive work in human capital technology, Corey Greendale and Ken Wang’s latest white paper provides a deep dive into the world of performance management and employee engagement, analyzing the economic, demographic, and technology drivers underpinning rapid evolution in approaches and solutions and profiling more than 50 private and public companies, many of which they believe are well positioned to be category leaders.

First Analysis acted as the exclusive placement agent in an equity investment in Certona, the leader in omnichannel personalization solutions for the world’s largest brands and retailers.

First Analysis portfolio company Yello, the leading talent acquisition software company, has been honored with the top award for Outstanding Technology Development at the 2016 Illinois Technology Association (ITA) CityLIGHTS Awards for its Yello Referrals solution.

Yello, the leading talent acquisition software company, recently raised an additional $4.2 million in Series B funding, led by long-time First Analysis partner firm, Argentum.

Among First Analysis’s most recent new investments is StreamLink Software, the leading grant and board management software as a service provider for nonprofit and public sector clients. The $10 million Series A round, which was led by First Analysis in May, will enable StreamLink Software to further develop its market-leading products and fuel growth.

First Analysis acted as the exclusive placement agent in a $19.3 million growth capital raise for Apixio Inc. – a leader in cognitive computing applications to uncover and make accessible the knowledge from clinical data for optimal healthcare decision-making.