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Aegis invests in William Caruso

Aegis LLC has invested in William Caruso & Associates Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. Denver-based William Caruso is a design and consultancy company. Des Hague, Centerplate’s former CEO and president, launched Aegis earlier this year.

Lan joins Riverside Company as Senior Advisor

Richard Lan has joined The Riverside Company as a Senior Advisor. Lan most recently served as Chief Customer Officer of Maple Leaf Food Group.

Anpac Bio-Medical Science raises Series A

Anpac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd said Tuesday that it raised a Series A round of funding from Shanghai Zhangjiang Science &Technology Investment Corp. Financial terms weren’t announced. Anpac of China, provides early cancer detection technology.

Geodis to buy Ozburn-Hessey Logistics

Geodis SA has agreed to buy Ozburn-Hessey Logistics from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. Financial terms weren’t announced. Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, a logistics company, provides services including warehousing, transportation and freight forwarding for companies. Clifford Chance is advising Geodis.

Appriss buys The Retail Equation

Appriss Inc. said Tuesday that it has acquired The Retail Equation. Financial terms weren’t announced. Norwest Venture Partners, which had owned a majority, will reinvest in the combined company. Irvine, California-based Appriss provides predictive analytics for retail businesses. Wells Fargo Securities advised The Retail Equation.

Insight leads $20 mln round for SpotHero

SpotHero said Wednesday it closed a $20 million Series B round led by Insight Venture Partners. SpotHero’s existing investors — Battery Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Chicago Ventures, Draper Associates, OCA Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and 500 Startups — also participated in the round along with Monkfish Equity, an investment group started by the founders of trivago. Chicago-based SpotHero is an on-demand parking service.

Owlet Baby Care raises $7 mln

Owlet Baby Care has raised another $7 million in funding. Of the total, $6 million is from a Series A Gunding round led by Formation 8 (F8), with participation from Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes, out of his new fund Carpe Diem VC, and Owlet's previous investors Azimuth Ventures, ffvc, Eniac Ventures and Peak Capital. Another $1 million is a government National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant. Provo, Utah-based Owlet Baby Care is developing a monitor that tracks a baby's breathing and heart rate in real time.

Iconixx raises $10 mln

Iconixx said Tuesday it raised $10 million in funding co-led by Harbert Venture Partners and S3 Ventures with participation from existing investor Ballast Point Ventures. Austin-based Iconixx provides compensation management software.

PHEMI Systems raises $12.2 mln

British Columbia Discovery Fund (VCC) Inc. had co-led a $12.2 million venture financing round for PHEMI Systems Corp. Existing investors BDC Capital and Yaletown Venture Partners as well as new investor CTI Life Sciences Fund also participated. British Columbia Discovery has invested $1.5 million into PHEMI, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based big data warehouse company.

Hilb Group buys JWB Insurance

The Hilb Group, a portfolio company of ABRY Partners, has acquired JWB Insurance Group. Financial terms weren’t announced. Wilmington, North Carolina-based JWB Group provides specialty services in employee benefits and commercial insurance.