Luisa Beltran

Keensight Capital invests in Geodesial

Keensight Capital said Sept. 30 that it has acquired a majority of Geodesial. Financial terms weren’t announced. Keensight replaces CAPZA as majority shareholder. Geodesial develops and distributes of software solutions for infrastructure professionals.

Main-backed Assessio buys HFMtalentindex

Assessio, a Main Capital portfolio company, has acquired HFMtalentindex. Financial terms weren’t announced. HFMtalentindex is a SaaS provider of talent assessment and development tests that help organizations find talent and develop employees.

Francisco Partners to buy Orchard Software

Francisco Partners said Sept. 30 that it is buying Orchard Software Corp. Financial terms weren’t announced. Orchard Software, of Carmel, Indiana, provides laboratory information systems software, PitchBook said.

ePassi raises 41.5 mln euros from Bregal Milestone, First Fellow

Bregal Milestone and First Fellow Partners have invested 41.5 million euros ($45.3 million) in ePassi. Pekka Rantala, the newly appointed ePassi CEO, is co-investing in the transaction. EPassi, of Helsinki, provides mobile payments for subsidized employee benefits.

Palm Beach-backed Lyneer Staffing to buy Anchor Staffing

Lyneer Staffing Solutions, a Palm Beach Capital portfolio company, has acquired Anchor Staffing Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. Anchor is a mid-Atlantic regional staffing firm that specializes in commercial and information technology staffing.

Palm Beach Capital invests in J. Polep Distribution

Palm Beach Capital has invested in Consumer Products Distributors LLC, which does business as J. Polep Distribution Services, and Rachael’s Food LLC. Financial terms weren’t announced. J. Polep, a distributor to the convenience and grocery store industry, provides candy, snack items, fresh, frozen and refrigerated foods, cigarettes and cigars, as well as coffee products to more than 6,000 customers located throughout the Northern United States.

Forever 21 files Chapter 11

Forever 21 Inc said Sept. 29 that it filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Forever 21 said its Canadian subsidiary was granted protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) in Toronto. Forever 21 has obtained $275 million in financing from JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, as well as $75 million in new capital from TPG Sixth Street Partners. Forever 21, of Los Angeles, is a women’s fashion retailer.

LLR Partners invests in Corestream

LLR Partners has invested in Corestream. Financial terms weren’t announced. Corestream provides a platform that connects employees with voluntary benefits.

Hellman & Friedman considers offer for Euroclear stake: Financial Times

Hellman & Friedman is weighing a bid to buy a stake in Euroclear, the Financial Times is reporting. CVC and GIC were also interested in Euroclear, which provides settlement, custody and collateral management services, the story said.

Booksy raises $28.5 mln

Booksy said Sept. 26 that it raised $28.5 million in a Series B2 financing round led by existing investors existing investors Piton Capital, Enern, and others as well as new investors, Industry Ventures and XG Ventures. Also participating were individual investors such as Zach Coelius (founder of Triggit), Kai Hansen (Booksy board member), Chris Guzowski, Haanes Graah (vice president of growth, Revolut; former global head of new markets, Spotify), Piotr Jakubowski and Rohan Monga (former CMO and COO of Go-Jek, respectively). Booksy is a mobile marketplace for appointment-driven beauty services.