Investments
16Portfolio Exits
2Funds
2About Alara Capital
Alara Capital is a technology investment firm that focuses on undercapitalized technology companies, with practices in distressed venture capital, early stage ventures, technology spin-outs, growth equity and activist investing in small capitalization public technology companies.<br /><br />In August 2011, Guggenheim Venture Partners spun out of Guggenheim Partners to become a new private equity and venture capital firm, Alara Capital.

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Latest Alara Capital News
Oct 31, 2011
"Following" : "Follow"}} October 31, 2011 4:01pm Comments Share: Giga-tronics Incorporated (Nasdaq: GIGA ) today announced the signing of a securities purchase agreement to receive a $2.2 million equity investment sponsored by Alara Capital Partners, LLC. Under the terms of the strategic investment, Alara Capital AVI II, LLC will purchase 9,997 shares of a new series of convertible preferred stock at a price of $220 per share, subject to certain conditions to closing. The parties anticipate the closing will occur within two weeks. The preferred shares will be initially convertible into 999,700 shares or approximately 16.6% (after giving effect to the conversion) of the Company's common stock. The convertible preferred stock will be entitled to vote together with the common stock on matters submitted to the Company's shareholders on an as-converted basis. Upon closing, Alara will also receive warrants to purchase up to 848,684 additional shares of common stock in the future, subject to approval of the Giga-tronics shareholders. John Regazzi, Chief Executive Officer of Giga-tronics said, "We could not have found a better strategic investor than Alara Capital. They have a deep knowledge of our industry sector and their investment is a strong endorsement of our overall business. " © 2016 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Alara Capital Investments
16 Investments
Alara Capital has made 16 investments. Their latest investment was in Intransa as part of their Convertible Note on August 8, 2012.

Alara Capital Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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8/30/2012 | Convertible Note | Intransa | $1M | No | ||
6/16/2012 | Series J - II | Intransa | $7.65M | No | ||
4/8/2011 | Series I | Intransa | $3M | No | ||
2/18/2011 | Series B | |||||
1/4/2011 | Series A |
Date | 8/30/2012 | 6/16/2012 | 4/8/2011 | 2/18/2011 | 1/4/2011 |
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Round | Convertible Note | Series J - II | Series I | Series B | Series A |
Company | Intransa | Intransa | Intransa | ||
Amount | $1M | $7.65M | $3M | ||
New? | No | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources |
Alara Capital Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Alara Capital has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was COGO Optronics on March 07, 2013.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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3/7/2013 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 3/7/2013 | |
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Exit | Acquired | |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Acquirer | ||
Sources | 1 |
Alara Capital Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Alara Capital acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was iQor on August 13, 2007.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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8/13/2007 | Private Equity | $4.18M | Acq - Fin |
Date | 8/13/2007 |
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Investment Stage | Private Equity |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $4.18M |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources |
Alara Capital Fund History
2 Fund Histories
Alara Capital has 2 funds, including Guggenheim Technology Ventures I LP.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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4/15/2009 | Guggenheim Technology Ventures I LP | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $66M | 1 |
Guggenheim Technology Ventures II LP |
Closing Date | 4/15/2009 | |
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Fund | Guggenheim Technology Ventures I LP | Guggenheim Technology Ventures II LP |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | |
Status | Closed | |
Amount | $66M | |
Sources | 1 |
Alara Capital Team
3 Team Members
Alara Capital has 3 team members, including current Managing Partner, Eric J Rothfus.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Eric J Rothfus | Dazel, Guggenheim Partners, and TL Ventures | Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Eric J Rothfus | ||
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Work History | Dazel, Guggenheim Partners, and TL Ventures | ||
Title | Managing Partner | ||
Status | Current |