Canada

Recovery Point Systems, which is backed by Abry Partners, has acquired Geminare, a resiliency, application and data protection company based in Toronto.

Canadian private equity firm CAI Capital Partners has invested in Midwestern Electric, an East Chicago, Indiana-based infrastructure services company.

US-based Generac Holdings has agreed to acquire Ecobee, a Toronto-based developer of a smart Wi-Fi thermostat.

Sofiac, a Montreal-based provider of turnkey solutions for energy efficiency projects, has secured up to C$200 million in debt and equity financing.

Australia's AusNet Services has agreed to a A$10.2 billion ($7.66 billion) takeover offer from a consortium led by Canada's Brookfield Asset Management.

Peterborough, Ontario-based iApotheca Healthcare, a pharmacy software operations platform, has secured C$470,000 in angel financing.

Practice, a Montreal-based software startup focused on helping individuals build coaching or consulting businesses, has raised $10 million in seed-stage financing.

Investment Management Corp of Ontario has committed $500 million to Antares Capital, a Chicago-based provider of financing to mid-market private equity-backed companies.

McRaith joins from Blackstone, where he was a managing director of the firm's insurance solutions business.