VENTURE DEALS
- MoneyLion, a New York-based data-driven online consumer lending platform, raised $160 million in funding, including $60 million in previously unannounced funding and a $100 million Series C round. Edison Partners and Greenspring Associates co-led the round, and were joined by investors including Capital One, MetaBank and FinTech Collective.
- Onecom, a UK-based business telecommunications provider, raised 100 million pounds ($124 million) in funding. Investors include LDC and Ares Management.
- Heap, a San Francisco-based analytics startup, raised $55 million in Series C funding. NewView Capital led the round, and was joined by investors including DTCP, Maverick Ventures, Triangle Peak Partners, Alliance Bernstein Private Credit Investors, and Sharespost. Existing investors NEA, Menlo Ventures, Initialized Capital, and Pear VC also participated.
- Homeward, an Austin, Texas-based estate startup, raised $25 million in equity and debt funding. Investors include LiveOak Venture Partners, Genesis Capital and Keystone.
- Ethic Inc, a New York-based asset management platform, raised $13 million in Series A funding. Nyca Partners led the round, and was joined by investors including Fidelity Investments, Sound Ventures, ThirdStream Partners, Urban Innovation Fund and Kapor Capital.
- Cognism, a London-based sales acceleration platform, raised $10 million in Series B funding. PeakSpan Capital led the round.
- Weller, a Boulder, Colo.-based maker of CBD-infused food and beverage products, raised $3 million in seed funding. Brand Foundry Ventures led the round.
- Liquefy, a Hong Kong-based blockchain agnostic issuance platform for security tokens, raised $2.6 million in funding. Ideanomics and NEO Global Development led the round.
- WattBuy, a Bellevue, Wash.-based energy intelligence startup, raised $1.2 million in seed funding. Investors include Powerhouse Ventures and Schmidt Futures.
- Antstream Arcade, a London-based streaming platform for retro games, raised Series A funding of an undisclosed amount. Tencent led the round, and was joined by investors including Hambro Perks.
- Viviota Inc, an Austin, Texas-based engineering data software company, raised funding of an undisclosed amount from Naya Ventures.
HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES DEALS
- Frequency Therapeutics, a Woburn, Mass-based clinical-stage biotechnology company, raised $62 million in Series C funding. Perceptive Advisors led the round, and was joined by investors including Deerfield Management, RTW Investments and Mizuho Securities Principal Investment, as well as existing investors Polaris Founders Capital, Taiwania Capital Management, Axil Capital, and CoBro Ventures.
- Cell Vault, a Daytona Beach, Fla.-based T-cell bank, raised $1 million in funding. The investors were not named.
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PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS
- Silver Lake Management will buy a minority stake in EverCommerce, a Denver, Colo.-based software provider, in a deal that values the company at $2 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Read more.
- New Capital Partners made an investment in ARMCO, a Pompano Beach, Fla.-based provider of quality assurance software for the financial services industry. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
- Cairngorm Capital acquired Millbrook, a U.K.-based provider and manufacturer of equipment, assessment services and home-based adaptations that help service users live independently at home. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
- Yellow Wood Partners agreed to buy the Dr. Scholl's brand from Bayer, for $585 million.
- Main Capital acquired a majority stake in Optimizers, a Netherlands-based provider of software and mobile apps for the supply chain and logistics markets. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
- Continental Services, a portfolio company of New Heritage Capital, acquired Northern Vending, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based provider of vending services. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
OTHER DEALS
- Apple is in advanced talks to buy Intel Corp's smartphone-modem chip business, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal would value the business at $1 billion or more. Read more.
- Compass Datacenters acquired ROOT Data Center, a Canada-based wholesale data center provider. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
IPOs
- GFL Environmental, a North American waste hauler, plans to raise $1.5 billion in a Canadian IPO, Bloomberg reports. Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, BC Partners, and GIC Private back the firm. Read more.
- Interswitch, a Nigerian-based payments firm, has reportedly hired bankers for an IPO that could value the firm at above $1.3 billion, Bloomberg reports citing sources. Helios Investment Partners backs the firm. Read more.
- Envista Holdings, a Brea, Calif.-based dental equipment provider spinning out of Danaher, filed on Monday for an $100 million IPO. On a carve-out basis, the firm posted sales of $2.8 billion and earnings of $230.7 million in 2018. It plans to list on the NYSE as "NVST." Read more.
- DNEG, a British visual effects firm that has worked on 'Interstellar' and 'Avengers: Endgame', has reportedly hired J.P. Morgan for an IPO in London this autumn, Sky News reports citing sources. Prime Focus backs the firm. Read more.
EXITS
- BC Partners agreed to recapitalize Garda World Security Corporation, a Canada-based security and cash services company, in a deal valued at C$5.2 billion ($4 billion). The seller was Rhône Group.
- 3i Group plc agreed to acquire Evernex, a France-based provider of third-party maintenance services for data-center infrastructure and critical IT assets, from The Carlyle Group. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
- DC Capital Partners agreed to sell QRC, a Fredericksburg, Va.-based agile, disruptive product company, from Parsons Corporation for $215 million.
- PPG agreed to acquire Dexmet Corporation, a Wallingford, Conn.-based maker of specialty materials for surfaces in aerospace, automotive and industrial applications. The seller is Sverica Capital Management LP. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
PEOPLE
- David Seider joined Weatherford Capital as a vice president.
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