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Venture Capital
• ClickHouse, a Palo Alto, Calif-based database startup, raised $350m at a $6.35b valuation. Khosla Ventures led, joined by Bond Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Venture, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Benchmark and Coatue. Go deeper
• David Protein, a maker of high-protein bars, raised $75m in Series A funding at a $725m valuation. Greenoaks led, joined by Valor Equity Partners. Go deeper
💊 Vima Therapeutics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based movement disorder biotech, raised $60m in a Series A led by Atlas Venture, with participation from Access Industries and Canaan. Go deeper
⚡ Heron Power, a Santa Cruz, Calif.-based developer of solid-state transformers, raised $38m in Series A funding. Capricorn Investment Group led, joined by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Gigascale Capital, Powerhouse Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, JB Straubel, and Zach Kirkhorn. Go deeper
🚑 Acclaro Medical, a Smithfield, R.I.-based maker of a laser that aims to target skin aging, raised $23m in Series B funding led by Accelmed Partners, with participation from 3E Bioventures Capital. Go deeper
⚡ Volteras, a London-based data streaming platform for the energy ecosystem, raised $11.1m in Series A funding. Union Square Ventures led with participation from Exor and Long Journey Ventures. Go deeper
• FarmQA, a Fargo, N.D.-based agriculture intelligence platform, raised $4m in seed funding led by gener8tor 1889 with participation from O'Leary Ventures. Go deeper
Private equity
• Amplix, a tech advisory firm owned by Gemspring Capital, acquired Hampton, N.J.-based The Hastings Group. amplix.com
🚑 Concord Health Partners invested in Accelus, a Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based spinal implant company. Go deeper
• HarbourView Equity Partners agreed to purchase select catalog assets from Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Go deeper
🚑 Travel Nurse Across America, a staffing portfolio company of Gridiron Capital, agreed to merge with TotalMed, a portfolio company of Stella Point Capital. Go deeper
• Valeas Capital Partners agreed to acquire a majority stake in TicketManager, a provider of enterprise event ticket and management solutions. ticketmanager.com
Liquidity
• Scopely, the gaming giant indirectly owned by Saudi PIF, completed its $3.5b purchase of Niantic's games business, including Pokémon Go. Niantic backers include Spark Capital, CapitalG, Javelin Venture Partners, and IVP. Go deeper
Public listings
• Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is exploring an IPO of Saudi Information Technology Co., a tech firm it owns, per Bloomberg. Go deeper
M&A
• Japan Educational Foundation agreed to acquire LIM College, a NYC-based fashion-focused school. It is pending required approvals from higher education regulators. Go deeper
Fundraising
• L Catterton raised around $11b in new fund commitments, including $6.75b for its tenth flagship buyout vehicle. Go deeper
💊 The Cancer Focus Fund, is looking to raise a $250m second fund, per Endpoints News. Go deeper
It's Personnel
• David Wyles is leaving Greenhill & Co. to become a London-based partner with Perella Weinberg Partners. Go deeper
- Ryan Barwick, Colin Campbell, Katherine Davis, Katie Fehrenbacher, Ryan Lawler, Chris Metinko, Alan Neuhauser, and Dan Primack contributed to this report.
