PE Hub Staff

Epiq has acquired Simplex Services, a Calgary-based provider of legal talent and technology-enabled legal services in Canada.

Cennox has acquired FireKing Safety and Security, a New Albany, Indiana-based financial safe and services business.

Diversis Capital Management has acquired Fishbowl, an Orem, Utah-based provider of desktop inventory management software for QuickBooks customers.

General Atlantic has hired Ajay Banga, formerly president and CEO of Mastercard, as vice chairman.

New Look Vision Group has agreed to acquire Luxury Optical Holdings, a New York-based luxury optical retailer operating across the US.

Blackstone has agreed to acquire Irth Solutions, a Columbus, Ohio-based provider of cloud-based asset protection solutions to improve resilience of critical asset infrastructure.

Advent International has agreed to acquire an interest in Iodine Software, an Austin-based healthcare artificial intelligence company.

ICR, a US strategic communications and advisory services company, has received a growth investment from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

Denver-based private equity firm Excellere Partners has closed a fourth flagship fund at its $875 million hard-cap.

CIBC Innovation Banking has provided a $35 million debt facility to Intradiem, an Atlanta-based provider of automation technology solutions for customer service teams.