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Blackstone to buy Ancestry for $4.7bn

Blackstone has agreed to acquire Ancestry, a provider of digital family history services, for an enterprise value of $4.7 billion.

AEA-backed 1-800 Contacts hits the auction block, Castlelake targets $750m for dislocation vehicle, Thoma Bravo to buy Foundation Software

Bain backs Japanese payments and ecommerce platform hey.

TSG invests in disaster recovery firm ATI

TSG Consumer Partners has made an investment in American Technologies Inc, a disaster recovery firm.

MCP buys New Jersey self-storage facility

Maya Capital Partners has acquired a Sparta, New Jersey-based self-storage facility.

EDBI invests in Vesta

Portland, Oregon-based Vesta, a cybersecurity firm, has secured an investment from EDBI.

Transom sells Pelco to Motorola Solutions

Transom Capital has sold Pelco Inc to Motorola Solutions.

Thoma Bravo to buy Foundation Software

Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire Foundation Software, a provider of construction accounting software and payroll services for small- to mid-sized specialty contractors.

SkyKnight invests in Patra

SkyKnight Capital has made an investment in Patra, a provider of technology-enabled solutions for the insurance industry.