Luisa Beltran

National Response closes Enpro Holdings buy

National Response Corp, a portfolio company of J.F. Lehman & Company, has completed its buy of Enpro Holdings Group Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. Newburyport, Massachusetts-based Enpro provides environmental and emergency response solutions in the Northeast U.S.

Aquiline, Genstar to sell AssetMark to China's Huatai Securities for $780 mln

Linden Capital sells Corpak MedSystems

Halyard Health Inc has agreed to buy Corpak MedSystems for $174 million. Linden Capital Partners is the seller. Buffalo Grove, Illinois-based Corpak makes and markets enteral access devices. Houlihan Lokey Inc provided financial advice to Corpak while Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel. Robert W. Baird & Co served as Halyard's exclusive financial advisor and Alston & Bird LLP served as outside legal counsel.

Acuva Technologies raises $850,000

Acuva Technologies Inc said April 11 that the company has closed its first seed round at $850,000. Investors include Vancouver-based angel investors, the entrepreneurship@UBC ("e@UBC") Seed Fund and BDC Capital. Acuva, of Vancouver, British Columbia, provides water purification systems using UltraViolet Light Emitting Diode.

Altitude Digital raises $17.5 mln

Altitude Digital said April 11 it raised an additional $17.5 million of new financing from Multiplier Capital and Bridge Bank, a division of Western Alliance Bank. Denver-based Altitude Digital provides a Programmatic Video Platform.

Wind Point Partners to buy Evans Food Group

Wind Point Partners has acquired Evans Food Group and its subsidiaries. Financial terms weren’t announced. Chicago-based Evans Food produces branded and private label pork rind snacks. BMO Harris Bank N.A. and Antares Capital provided financing. DLA Piper represented WindPoint as legal counsel on the transaction.

American Renal sets IPO price range

American Renal Associates Holdings Inc has set the terms of its pending IPO. American Renal plans to sell 7.5 million shares at a price range between $20 to $23 a share. The company’s stock plans to trade under the NYSE ticker “ARA.” Centerbridge Partners owns 79 percent of American Renal before the IPO, according to an SEC filing.

STAT Diagnostics raises $28.5 mln

STAT Diagnostics said April 10 that it closed a Series C financing round totaling 25 million Euros ($28.5 million) led by Gilde Healthcare. Existing investors Kurma Partners; Ysios Capital; Idinvest Partners; Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund; Caixa Capital Risc; and Axis also participated. Barcelona-based STAT Diagnostics is a medical diagnostics company.

Keranova raises $4.55 mln

Keranova said April 11 that it raised 4 million euro ($4.55 million) Series A round led by Mérieux Développement. CEA Investissement also participated while Bpifrance contributed 1 million euros ($1.14m). Keranova, of France, develops instruments for ophthalmic surgery.

AnaCap Financial to exit Simply Business

AnaCap Financial Partners said April 11 that it sold Simply Business to Aquiline Capital Partners. Financial terms weren’t announced by AnaCap said the sale would generate 4.5x its investment. London-based Simply Business insures more than 350,000 businesses and landlords across the U.K.