Reval® Raises $28 Million in Expansion Funding
New York - Jul 23, 2007
-Commonwealth Capital Ventures and North Bridge Venture Partners Co-lead Investment to
Fund Growth Opportunities-
Reval®, a global leader in financial risk management solutions and services, today
announced that it has secured $28 million in expansion capital. Prominent Boston-based
venture capital firms Commonwealth Capital Ventures and North Bridge Venture Partners coled
the round. A portion of the proceeds was used to purchase shares from existing investors.
The expansion round will be used to accelerate research and development, row the
company’s sales and marketing capabilities, and expand in the U.S. and internationally.
In conjunction with the funding, Commonwealth Capital Ventures General Partner Justin
Perreault and North Bridge Venture Partners General Partner Rich D’Amore will join Reval
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder Jiro Okochi on the company’s Board of Directors.
"After an extensive process of meeting with over 50 venture firms, we selected
Commonwealth and North Bridge due to the collective experience they bring to the table with
SaaS portfolio companies as well as their hands-on operating experience building successful
software companies," said Reval’s Okochi. "Although the financial terms were attractive, even
more important was their cultural and personality fit with our organization. We are pleased to
have the opportunity to collaborate with Justin, Rich and their respective firms to expand upon
our global leadership position."
Founded in 1999 to provide innovative and affordable solutions to increasingly complex
financial management requirements, Reval has enjoyed rapid sales and customer growth for
several years.
"Reval offers an opportunity to back an outstanding management team which has
demonstrated its ability to build a category and technology leader with rapid sales growth and
profitability," said Commonwealth Capital Ventures’ Perreault. "The company is seeing
tremendous interest in its solutions, which quickly and cost-effectively address the urgent
requirement for corporations to manage their hedging activities and meet both business and
compliance needs. With this investment, Reval will have the funding needed to take full
advantage of its sizable market opportunities in the U.S. and internationally."
Reval’s flagship derivative solution, HedgeRx®, and derivative valuation service, Reval
Center™, address the complex business, valuation, and accounting requirements for
derivative management for interest rates, foreign exchange and commodities. Reval’s
products and services help companies implement better approaches to effectiveness testing
under stringent accounting rules such as FAS 133 and IAS 39, providing better control of
operational risk, and helping to avoid financial restatements and other regulatory pitfalls. The
easy-to-deploy HedgeRx is a professionally hosted application delivered over the Internet with
cutting-edge security, strict controls and a SAS 70 Type II certification. Organizations
including Commerzbank, Deloitte & Touche LLP, General Motors, GlaxoSmithKline, the
government of Canada, National Grid Transco plc, Qantas, and many more have used
Reval’s solutions to hedge foreign exchange, interest rate, energy and commodity risks while
complying with today’s FAS 133 and IAS 39 requirements.
"Reval’s success reflects the growing appeal of industry-specific, software-as-a service
applications to the enterprise," added Rich D’Amore of North Bridge. "Our decision to invest in
Reval is based on the long-term value we see in the company’s business model and
technology, combined with the company’s outstanding traction among blue-chip enterprise
customers in a rapidly-growing market. We’re happy to have the opportunity to help fuel the
growth of the company."
About Reval
Reval® is the leading derivatives risk management solution provider delivered under the
Software as a Service (SaaS) model, for companies hedging Foreign Exchange, Interest
Rate, Energy or Commodity risk. Designed for financial professionals by financial
professionals, Reval’s fully hosted web based solutions help companies follow the
requirements of derivative hedge accounting (FAS 133, IAS 39, CICA 3865) and gain better
controls to support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. The benchmark for treasury best practices,
Reval’s products can be rapidly deployed and are easily integrated with other systems.
Founded in 1999 and based in New York and London, Reval maintains a global client base of
corporate treasuries, insurance companies and financial institutions that hedge with
derivatives.
For more information, visit www.reval.com or email info@reval.com.
About Commonwealth Capital Ventures
Commonwealth Capital Ventures (Waltham, MA) is a venture capital firm focused on software
and software-based services, Internet and digital media, communications technology, and
instruments and systems investments in the Northeastern United States. The firm’s
collaborative investment approach leverages the entire team’s venture and operating
expertise, experience, and contacts to guide portfolio companies through all stages of their
development. Since its inception in 1995, Commonwealth Capital has invested in more than
130 high-growth companies. Commonwealth currently manages over $580 million of
committed capital across four funds.
For more information, visit www.commonwealthvc.com.
About North Bridge Venture Partners
North Bridge Venture Partners is an active, early-stage venture capital firm based in the
Boston area. With approximately $2.2 billion under management, North Bridge focuses on
investments in the communications, software and other technology markets. Working closely
with entrepreneurs, North Bridge adds value by providing strategic guidance, specific industry
knowledge, team-building skills and an in-depth understanding of both private and public
financings. Past investments include ArrowPoint Communications, Cascade Communications,
eRoom Technology, Phase Forward, Solidworks, Sonus Networks, Sycamore Networks and
Wellfleet Communications.
For more information, visit www.nbvp.com.
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