CIBC Innovation Banking has provided financing solutions, including a capital call line of credit, to Graphite Ventures (Graphite), a USD100-million fund focused on seed-stage investments and extensions, through to the rights for Series A rounds. The capital call facility provides Graphite with the flexibility to make investments in portfolio companies

Gallant Capital Partners (Gallant), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm that makes control investments in industrial, business services, and technology companies, has acquired Pro-Vac, a provider of subsurface infrastructure services in the Pacific Northwest. The company provides a comprehensive suite of essential infrastructure services, including hydro excavation, stormwater and sewer

OCR Labs has completed a USD30 million Series B round led by New York-based Equable Capital, a New York-based family office founded by Jonathan Smidt, a former partner at investment firm KKR. OCR Labs, which is headquartered in London, will use the funding to expand its team in North America

Investcorp, a global alternative investment firm, has made an investment in V-Ensure Pharma Technologies (V-Ensure), in a transaction valued at INR1.3 billion (approximately USD17.5 million). The round was led by Investcorp along with participation from Asia-based private investment firm, Tanas Capital.  This marks Investcorp’s third healthcare investment in India and

Warburg Pincus, a global growth investor through its affiliate South Elm Investments, is to invest ~USD210 million for a minority stake in Micro Life Sciences Private Limited, parent organisation of Meril group of companies, India’s largest medical devices company.

PestCo Holdings (PestCo), a portfolio company of privet equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), has acquired Pointe Pest Control (Pointe). Through its brands – Pointe Pest Control in Illinois and Green Pest Services in Virginia – Pointe is a provider of residential pest control services. With the backing of

True Wind Capital (True Wind), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in technology companies, has made a significant growth investment in Sterling Capital Brokers (Sterling), one of Canada’s leading independent benefit consulting firms that provides proprietary technology solutions to high-growth businesses and multinational enterprises. Terms of the

MidOcean Partners, a middle market private equity firm focused on the business services and consumer sectors, has acquired Cloyes from Hidden Harbor Capital Partners. Cloyes is a North American specialist in timing drive systems and engine components for original equipment manufacturers and the automotive aftermarket, selling its products under the

Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) have acquired a majority stake in eperi, a provider of cybersecurity software for cloud applications. The security specialist from Pfungstadt, Hessen, has been sold by venture capital investors Evolution Equity Partners and btov. Elmar Eperiesi-Beck, Founder and CEO of eperi, will continue to