David Whitehouse and Keith Carter have joined Tennenbaum Capital Partners, and will be based in the firm’s New York City offices. Whitehouse was named managing director. Carter was named a director. Whitehouse joins from Apollo Global Management. Carter joins from Plainfield Asset Management. PRESS RELEASE Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC (“TCP”), ...

The folks at Turntable aren't calling it 2.0, but it sure feels like a massive upgrade to me so that's what I call it when I talk about the new UI and big rooms concept that Turntable quietly launched yesterday without much fanfare. Full disclosure, USV is an investor in ...

Chemical maker Innospec Inc. raised its bid for peer TPC Group Inc. to about $745 million, aiming to thwart a rival offer from private equity firms First Reserve Corp. and SK Capital Partners, Reuters reported. Innospec raised its bid to $47.50 per share in cash, from its earlier proposal of ...

Spindle Labs Inc., a developer of search technology, has raised $2.3 million in venture funding, and recently released the company’s app in iTunes. The company is backed by Polaris Ventures, Greylock Partners, Lerer Ventures, SV Angel, Atlas Ventures, Broad Beach Ventures, Project 11, Ray Ozzie and Raman Narayanan. Spindle Labs ...

David Novak has been named president of private equity-backed Chemical Information Services. Dallas-based private equity shop glendonTodd Capital announced the new post for Novak. John Harris, former chief executive of Chemical Information Services, stepped down in October to return to his role as an Operating Partner at glendonTodd. Novak joined ...

Swordfish Financial Inc., a financial asset recovery company, said that it would buy ESMG Inc., a multi-media group based in Los Angeles. Terms of the deal were not released. Swordfish Financial is based in Minnesota. PRESS RELEASE Swordfish Financial, Inc. (OTCQB: SWRF) a Minnesota corporation and a publicly held diversified ...

This Technology Inc., a maker of software for video advertising insertion, has raised $7.5 million in Series A financing. General Catalyst Partners led the round. As a result, General Catalyst Partners’ Neil Sequeira has joined the company’s board. The infusion will help This Technology expand its development and support efforts. ...

Vuclip, a mobile video and media company, has raised $13 million in Series D funding. SingTel Innov8 led the round, with participation from existing investors NEA and Jafco Ventures. Vuclip is based in Milpitas, Calif. PRESS RELEASE Vuclip, the world’s largest independent mobile video and media company, has raised $13 ...