Deals in brief

Fiber optic tech firm Luna snags $50m from White Hat Capital

Proceeds from this strategic investment were partially used to fund the acquisition of Silixa, a UK-based provider of fiber optic systems and solutions.

Claure returns to Open Opportunity Fund as vice chair and GP

Claure has also joined with Open Opportunity Fund chairman Paul Judge to acquire an ownership stake in the $100m Opportunity Fund 1 portfolio from SoftBank.

Advent-backed Neoris scoops up cloud consulting firm Forefront

Headquartered in Miami, Neoris is a global digital accelerator.

Houlihan Lokey to acquire placement agent Triago

The Triago team will join Houlihan Lokey’s Private Funds Group led by Global Co-Heads Andy Lund and Cristina Forcina Westermann.

Realize makes first investments for debut social finance fund

The investments, totaling nine, reflect a capital commitment of C$35.2 million.

Enlightenment Capital invests in cybersecurity software firm Ridgeline International

Raymond James served as financial advisor to Ridgeline on the transaction.

TCED raises investment from Champlain Financial-led consortium

TCED is a Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec-based company operating a franchise network with 60 retail stores under the Batteries Expert brand.

Vista Equity promotes two to senior managing director and four to managing director

Those being promoted to senior managing director were Alan Schwartz, who's also chief legal officer and co-head of legal & compliance; and Gwen Reinke, who's also chief compliance officer and co-head of legal & compliance.

AEI promotes Hart and McElwee to partner

Also, the private equity firm upped Tyler Letarte and Andrew McElhinney to principal, and Taylor Casey to vice president.

Warburg Pincus invests in healthcare services firm Everise

The investment puts Everise as a valuation of about $1 billion.