Comverge, Inc. Announces Funding of $13.6 Million Series 'B' Preferred Financing Round
28 10월 2004 - 9:31PM
PR Newswire (US)
Comverge, Inc. Announces Funding of $13.6 Million Series 'B'
Preferred Financing Round Rockport Capital Leads Round as New
Investor; 'Hap' Ellis to Join Board EAST HANOVER, N.J., Oct. 28
/PRNewswire/ -- Comverge, Inc., a leading provider of "intelligent"
power management solutions serving hundreds of North America's
electric utilities, announced the closing of its Series "B"
Preferred Share financing round. The company drew significant
support with new investment totaling approximately $13.6 million.
Lead by Rockport Capital Partners, the investor syndicate includes
previous investors Nth Power, EnerTech Capital Partners, NorskHydro
Ventures, and Ridgewood Capital. Robert M. Chiste, Comverge's
Chairman and CEO stated: "We are extremely pleased to have earned
the continued support and confidence of such a range of investors.
This additional funding will enable us to strengthen our market
position and will support further growth and development in our
Demand Response, Load Management, AMR, and Virtual Peaking
Capacity(TM) solution- based offerings." Comverge also announced
that Mr. Alexander "Hap" Ellis, a Partner of Rockport Capital
Partners, will join its Board of Directors. "Hap's extensive
industry experience coupled with his enthusiasm and drive would
make him an asset to any Board, and Comverge is fortunate to have
him as part of our team," said Chiste. Ellis, equally positive
about the opportunity, stated, "Rockport has seen Comverge
successfully execute on both its traditional business and its new
Virtual Peaking Capacity(TM) offering over the last several years.
We are very excited about leading this funding round as a new
investor and share the optimism and confidence of Comverge's entire
investor base that the company will continue to create
extraordinary shareholder value by leading their industry in
innovation and solutions-based services. I look forward to
participating as a Board Member and being a part of the inspiring
growth we see in Comverge." About Comverge, Inc. Comverge, Inc.,
The Power in Power Technology(TM), is a leading energy intelligence
company whose investors include Nth Power, EnerTech Capital, Data
Systems & Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSSI), E.ON Venture Partners
GmbH (NYSE: EON), Ridgewood Capital, Easton Hunt Capital Partners,
L.P., Norsk Hydro Technology Ventures (NYSE:NHY), Rockport Capital
Partners, and Shell Internet Ventures, an affiliate of the Royal
Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. Comverge is represented across the
world with offices and research facilities in Atlanta, Georgia;
East Hanover, NJ; Newark, California; Pensacola, Florida; and Tel
Aviv, Israel. Providing software and system solutions to over 500
clients in the electric utility industry, Comverge implements both
integrated and outsourced solution based models for remote meter
reading, distributed generation monitoring, and time-of-use billing
and demand response, and direct or voluntary load control
initiatives. For more information visit http://www.comverge.com/.
About Rockport Capital Partners Rockport Capital Partners is a
venture capital firm based in Boston, MA that invests in companies
in the energy, environmental and advanced materials sectors. The
firm is committed to companies with breakthrough technologies that
deliver significant economic value to large potential markets. For
more information: http://www.rockportcap.com/. Media Contact At
Comverge, Bud Vos, Vice President of Marketing, 973.884.5970,
DATASOURCE: Comverge, Inc. CONTACT: Bud Vos, Vice President of
Marketing, +1-973-884-5970, Web site: http://www.comverge.com/
http://www.rockportcap.com/
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