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ThinkEquity LLC acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Dotmenu, Inc. in its sale to GrubHub, Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 2011 - ThinkEquity LLC - A Panmure Gordon Company, a leading boutique investment banking firm focused on growth companies and their investors, is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Dotmenu, Inc. in its sale to GrubHub, Inc. GrubHub, Inc. is a venture-backed web and mobile service company that connects diners to restaurants and simplifies online ordering for delivery and pickup across major metropolitan cities in the U.S. Founded in 2004, GrubHub has raised over $80 million from leading investors including Benchmark Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, DAG Ventures, Mesirow Financial and Greenspring Associates, among others.
Founded over a decade ago and headquartered in the Financial District of New York City, Dotmenu is a food delivery network and owner of Allmenus.com and Campusfood.com. Due to the massive growth of its flagship websites, Dotmenu has expanded its online food delivery network to over two million registered users, nearly half of whom are college graduates. Having started out on just 18 campuses in 2000, Campusfood.com now offers a leading online food ordering and delivery solution to over 400 college campuses. Allmenus.com boasts over 250,000 menus, connecting consumers with their favorite restaurants in nearly every major city in the U.S.
For additional information please visit www.dotmenu.com and www.grubhub.com.
ThinkEquity Contact:
Janet Faleski
Managing Director
T: (212) 468-7083
E: jfaleski@thinkequity.com
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Nathaniel Webb
Group Communications and Investor Relations Director
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E: nathaniel.webb@panmure.com
About ThinkEquity LLC — A Panmure Gordon Company
Focused on the growth sectors of the economy, ThinkEquity provides research, equity financing, M&A advisory, institutional sales and trading, wealth management and asset management services to institutional investors, corporate and private clients, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and financial sponsors. As a Panmure Gordon company, ThinkEquity accesses the combined financial expertise of professionals based in San Francisco, New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Liverpool and Geneva. Research-driven, we remain true to our founding principles: the power of growth, focus, deep domain expertise and people. www.thinkequity.com
About the Panmure Gordon Group
Founded in 1876, Panmure Gordon & Co. (PMR.L) is a leading independent institutional stockbroker and investment bank. Encompassing its US franchise, ThinkEquity, LLC, the Group employs approximately 240 professionals across the US, the UK, Singapore and Nyon, Switzerland, offering a blend of transatlantic financial services including research, sales and trading, wealth management and asset management. www.panmure.com