MORE►
General Atlantic
European Wax Center CEO and Board Chairman Chris Morris [Photo: Morris' LinekdIn profile]
Plano-Based European Wax Center To Be Taken Private by General Atlantic in $330M Deal
by David Seeley | Feb 10, 2026
NYC-based General Atlantic already owns 42% of the outstanding shares in the company, which has more than 1,000 waxing services locations in 44 U.S. states. Under the deal, the global investor will snap up 100% of the outstanding shares it doesn't already own.
![Kale Kolbe, left, joins Crux Capital as a senior associate and Christopher Herrod is an Analyst for the firm. [Photo: Crux Capital]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Crux-Capital-kale-kolbe-chirstopher-herrod-360x203.jpg)
Crux Capital Expands Investment Team After a ‘Killer Year,’ Boosting Consumer and Services Expertise
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 4, 2024
With the hires of Kale Kolbe as senior associate and Christopher Herrod as analyst, the Dallas-based private equity firm aims to boost its core focus on consumer and services sectors while driving accelerated growth in its portfolio companies.
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Apr 18, 2024
HighLevel—a provider of AI-powered sales and marketing automation software for marketing agencies, entrepreneurs, and small businesses—said the partnership enables it to invest further in key growth and innovation initiatives across product and AI.
MORE►
![Chakri Gottemukkala, co-founder and CEO, o9 Solutions, Inc. [Photo: Business Wire]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Chakri-Gottemukkala-360x203.jpg)
by Lance Murray |
Jul 19, 2023
The new round was led by General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero with existing investors KKR and Generation Investment Management also participating. As o9 leverages AI to help create "more sustainable supply chains," it also announced a new board member.
MORE►
[Image: mel-nik/istockphoto]
Follow the Money: D.R. Horton Acquires Public Water Resources Firm, Critical Start Raises $215M, Fort Worth Biotech VC Raises New Funds, and More
by Kevin Cummings | Apr 15, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
MORE►
by David Kirkpatrick |
Jan 26, 2022
o9 Solutions, an enterprise AI software platform provider, today announced $296 million in equity investments from a group including General Atlantic and its climate investing venture BeyondNetZero; Generation Investment Management; and existing o9 investor KKR.
The company—which had a 400% increase in annual recurring revenue in Q4 2021—is now valued at $2.7 billion. "We have an unprecedented opportunity in front of us," says Co-Founder and CEO Chakri Gottemukkala.
MORE►
by David Kirkpatrick |
Jun 11, 2018
The Series D funding supports team expansion across the financial tech firm, as well as R&D and the company’s independency.
MORE►
