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Spanos Barber Jesse & Co. announced an investment in Stat Health Management, LLC, an urgent care company in Long Island, NY. The new capital will be used to expand within Stat Health's current region and to pursue acquisitions. Terms were not disclosed.
Anaqua, Inc., a portfolio company of Insight Venture Partners, announced the appointment of Justin Crotty as CFO. Crotty, formerly a partner at Oliver Wyman, succeeds Dan Wallace. Anaqua provides intellecutal property management software to corporations and law firms.
Hotung Group and CDIB Capital Management led a $12.5 million Series B funding in ACT Genomics. Based in Taipei, ACT provides genomic profiling assays and molecular information to oncologists and biopharmaceutical clients. Existing investors Eminent II VC, Hua Nan Venture Capital, President International Development and UMC Capital also participated.
Australian investment manager QIC agreed to acquire an 80 percent interest in the North Australian Pastoral Company, a producer of beef. Sellers were the company's largest shareholder, the Foster family, and UK-listed MP Evans. The Foster family will retain an interest of approximately 20 percent, while QIC-advised funds including Australian supperannuation capital and the UK-based Pension Protection Fund will hold the remainder. Advising QIC were Deloitte Corporate, PricewaterhouseCoopers and McCullough Robertson.
Wasserstein & Co., LP acquired Moss Inc. from Century Park Capital Partners on behalf of its private equity fund Wasserstein Partners III. Headquartered in Illinois, and with a German location through its subsidiary Marx + Moschner,  Moss provides three-dimensional visual communication structures and displays for marketing and merchandising venues. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Financing was provided by Fifth Third Bank. Jones Day served as legal advisor to Wasserstein, and Lincoln International LLC was financial advisor to Moss.
BTG plc agreed to buy Galil Medical for an initial cash consideration of $84.5 million, and up to $25.5 million in future payments through the end of 2018. Galil provides cryoablution therapies for oncological treatment. Advisors to Galil included Houlihan Lokey, Fredrikson & Byron, Raved Magriso Benkel & Co, Willkie Farr, Gallagher LLP and EY. The Wilkie deal team was led by partners Gordon Caplan and Sean Ewen.
Highland Capital led a $7 million Series A fundraise in Omni, a personal storage startup that provides concierge-style service in San Francisco. Launched in fall 2015, Omni offers on-demand access to customers' stored belongings and has raised $10 million to date from investors including Formation 8 and Bolt Capital.
To wrap up your Thursday, a new CFPB rule spells trouble for Wall Street; McDonald's will soon have muzak streamed by a startup; and Apple teamed up with SAP to make apps for businesses.
The Wicks Group acquired Bisnow, a digital media outlet for commercial real estate news. The company, which also produces industry events across North America, was represented by JEGI, a New York investment bank servicing the media, information, and marketing sectors.
Worldwide Facilities, a portfolio company of Lovell Minnick Partners, agreed to acquire Sloan Mason Insurance Services, a wholesale insurance broker specializing in the energy sector. Founder and president Paul Mason will join Worldwide Facilities, along with his team, as executive vice president.
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