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Juniper Square amasses $75 mln Series C

San Francisco and Austin-based Juniper Square, a real estate tech firm, has raised $75 million in Series C funding. Redpoint Ventures led the round with participation from Ribbit Capital, Felicis Ventures and Zigg Capital.

EQT-backed Cast & Crew buys Sargent-Disc

Sargent-Disc is the premier UK and international provider of film and television payroll, accounting, software and services.

Gridiron Capital hires senior associate

Gridiron invests in middle-market companies in the consumer, B2B and B2C services sectors.

Perimeter 81 fetches Series A

Tel Aviv-based Perimeter 81, a provider of network security solutions, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. SonicWall was the lead investor.

Automation Anywhere lands $290 mln Series B

Automation Anywhere, a provider of robotic process automation solutions, has raised $290 million in Series B funding. Salesforce Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included SoftBank Investment Advisers and Goldman Sachs.

Pelvic health startup EBT Medical nets Series A

Toronto-based EBT Medical, a pelvic health startup, has secured US$10 million in Series A funding. SV Health Investors and Genesys Capital led the round. The capital will be used for expansion, product development and general administrative purposes.

Fortress to sell CMQ to Canadian Pacific

CMQ owns 481 miles (774 kilometres) of rail lines primarily in Quebec and Maine.

Ontario Teachers'-backed GFL acquires AGI

The acquisition of AGI expands and complements GFL's existing liquid waste and soil remediation capabilities in Southwestern Ontario,

MetLife to acquire VC-backed Willing

MetLife Inc has agreed to acquire Miami-based Willing, a New York-based online platform for creating wills and estate-planning documents. No financial terms were disclosed. Willing's backers include Vayner/RSE, Switch VC, Sound Ventures and 500 Startups.