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BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. (BLADE), founded in 2006, is an independent, privately-held, data center networking solutions company, with sales and support offices worldwide.  On September 9, 2009, BLADE announced that the company had closed a strategic Series B funding round with new investors led by NEC Corporation along with Juniper Networks Inc., and a third technology industry leader as a silent investor. Garnett & Helfrich Capital, BLADE’s founding investor, completed the round with its reinvestment. 

 

Garnett & Helfrich Capital is the first fund to exclusively focus on the emerging venture buyout segment for mid-sized technology spinouts. Formed in March 2004, with $350,350,000 in capital from leading institutional investors and educational endowments, the firm will invest in buyouts in the enterprise software, communications and networking, semiconductors, data processing, and internet content/infrastructure segments of the technology industry. For more information, visit Garnett & Helfrich Capital on the Web at www.garnetthelfrich.com.

NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at www.nec.com.