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GoExpedi rakes in $25 mln Series B

Houston-based GoExpedi, an e-commerce, supply chain and analytics company, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. Top Tier Capital Partners led the round.

Turkish mobile gaming firm Dream Games lands $7.5 mln

Dream Games, a Turkish mobile gaming company, has secured $7.5 million in funding. Makers Fund led the round with participation from Balderton Capital.

FirePower Equity acquires majority of TIG

Toronto-based private equity firm FirePower Equity Inc has acquired a majority stake in Sudbury, Ontario-based The Installation Group, an installation and service partner to Canadian satellite TV and internet subscribers. No financial terms were disclosed. TIG will continue to operate in their location in Sudbury, Ontario with Robert Lefebvre as CEO, and Anthony Lipschitz serving as TIG’s chairman.

CAI sells CSAT to Insight Equity

CAI acquired its interest in CSAT in January 2013. Throughout its hold period, CAI supported management as they invested in people, technology and infrastructure to further build upon and enhance the Company’s leading market position within the electronic and digital repair industry.

Neon Pagamentos raises R$400 mln

Neon Pagamentos said Nov. 19 that it raised R$400 million ($95.3 million) in a Series B round led by General Atlantic and Banco Votorantim. Also investing were venture capital funds Monashees, Omidyar Network, Propel, Quona and Mabi, and existing Series A investors. Neon Pagamentos, of São Paulo, is a Brazailian fintech.

Tissum raises 38.75 mln euros

Tissum said Nov. 20 that it raised 38.75 million euros ($42.78 million) in a series B round of funding. New investors include BNP Paribas Développement, the European Investment Fund (EIF), M&L Investments, ValQuest Partners, while TISSIUM’s returning investors were Bpifrance, CM-CIC Innovation, Cap Décisif Management, Omnes Capital and Sofinnova Partners. Tissium, of Paris, is life sciences company aiming to develop and commercialize a biopolymer platform to address various unmet clinical needs.

GHO Capital Fund II raises 975 mln euros

GHO Capital Fund II LP exceeded its target of 800 million euros

Brighton Park Capital takes majority stake in Relatient

Brighton Park Capital has acquired a majority stake in Franklin, Tennessee-based Relatient, a patient engagement vendor. No financial terms were disclosed. Spurrier Capital Partners served as financial adviser to Relatient on the deal.

PE HUB First Read

First Read begins the midweek with news that Fisher Investments loses Chicago police pension, New York sues Juul Labs, claiming the company marketed vaping products to teens, and Alibaba is on track to raise $12.9 billion in its Hong Kong listing.

Lynx buys Prime Flooring

Prime Flooring presents significant opportunities for immediate and long-term synergies with G&W Commercial Interiors, another Washington State-based flooring company owned by Lynx.