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Ethos Capital to buy PIR from Internet Society

Ethos Capital has agreed to acquire Public Interest Registry, a manager and operator of the .ORG domain, from Internet Society. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal is expected to close during the first quarter of the next year. Goldman Sachs is serving as financial adviser to both the Internet Society and PIR while Macquarie Capital is doing likewise to Ethos Capital.

Habi rakes in $5.5 mln

Habi, a Bogotá, Columbia-based technology-driven real estate company, has raised $5.5 million in funding. The investors were Tiger Global Management, Homebrew, Zigg, Reshape Holdings, FJ Labs and Supernode Ventures.

Cerberus acquires Off Lease Only

Cerberus Capital Management has acquired Off Lease Only, a used car dealer. No financial terms were disclosed. Off Lease Only founders Mark and Eileen Fischer will maintain a 20 percent ownership stake in Off Lease Only moving forward.

Memfault picks up $2.5 mln

Memfault, a provider of cloud-based monitoring solutions for hardware devices, has raised $2.5 million in funding. Uncork Capital led the round with participation from S28 Capital and Y Combinator.

Equistone to buy Amadys

Equistone Partners Europe has agreed to acquire Brussels-based Amadys, a provider of passive network equipment solutions to all utility segments in Belgium and surrounding countries. The seller is Vectis Private Equity. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal is expected to close in early 2020.

FanAI takes in $8 mln Series A

Santa Monica, California-based FanAI, a performance sponsorship data platform, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. Marubeni Corporation led the round with participation from Allectus Capital, CRCM Ventures, Courtside Ventures, GC Tracker Fund, M Ventures, Sterling VC and GFR Fund.

Roche to buy VC-backed biotech firm Promedior

Roche has agreed to acquire Lexington, Massachusetts-based Promedior, a biotech company. According to terms of the agreement, Roche will make an upfront cash payment of $390 million. Promedior's backers include Morgenthaler Ventures, HealthCare Ventures, Forbion, Easton Capital, Fibrotec Ventures and Polaris Partners.

Dominus invests in SPT

Dominus Capital has made an investment in Surface Preparation Technologies, a provider of rumble strips and related roadway safety services. No financial terms were disclosed.

PE-backed Reconstruction Experts buys ARSM

Reconstruction Experts Inc, a portfolio company of Linx Partners, has acquired Fort Myers, Florida-based Advanced Roofing & Sheet Metal, a provider of roofing and HVAC services and solutions serving multitenant housing developments in Southwest Florida. No financial terms were disclosed. Mesirow Financial served as financial adviser to ARSM on the transaction.

Audax-backed PlayMonster buys Kahootz Toys assets

PlayMonster LLC, which is backed by Audax Private Equity, has acquired the assets of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Kahootz Toys, a kids arts and crafts company. No financial terms were disclosed.