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SpotQA, a provider of automated software testing, has raised $3.25 million in seed funding. Crane Venture Partners led the round with participation from Forward Ventures, Downing Ventures and Acequia Capital.

London-based Onfido, an identity verification provider, has secured $30 million in funding. Crane Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Microsoft Ventures and Salesforce Ventures.

London-based CheckRecipient, a machine learning startup, has raised $2.7 million funding. Accel and LocalGlobe led the round with participation from Winton Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners and Crane.

Newterra Ltd, a designer and manufacturer of modular water treatment systems, has bought Crane Water, a division of U.S.-based diversified industrial manufacturer Crane Co. The acquisition price was not released. Newterra said the deal brings expertise in water technologies to the company, as well as opportunities for its modular treatment offerings. Based in Brockville, Ontario, newterra has been backed by Canadian venture capital firm XPV Capital Corp since 2012. Last October, XPV also led an equity financing of the company with the participation of Angeleno Group, RobecoSAM, Ontario Venture Capital Fund, Black Coral Capital and West Investments.

U.S. manufacturer Crane Co. can proceed with its US$820 million buy of MEI Group, a portfolio company of Bain Capital and Advantage Partners, now that the company has agreed to sell Canadian and German subsidiary assets, reports Reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/19/crane-meiconlux-eu-idUSL6N0FP26M20130719 European regulators approved the deal on the condition that CashCode, a Toronto-based company focused on bill validation and recycling devices, and Germany's National Rejectors, are divested to ease competition concerns. CashCode was acquired by Crane for US$86 million in 2006. The MEI acquisition was announced in December 2012.

Japanese private equity expert Simon Chadwick has been hired to strengthen the placement agent’s London office.

MEI Conlux Holdings and affiliates have been sold from Bain Capital and Advantage Partners in an $820 million exit to Crane Co., a listed, Connecticut-based manufacturer of engineered industrial products.

Lune, a climate tech company, has raised $4 million in funding.

MPE Partners has acquired Waterfront Brands from Invision Capital.

Rev1 Ventures is launching its second $20 million fund that will back high-growth companies in Ohio and beyond.

MassMutual Ventures has launched a third $100 million venture fund.

UK-based Tessian, a machine intelligent email security platform, has secured $13 million in Series A funding. Balderton Capital led the round with participation from Accel, Amadeus Capital Partners, Crane, LocalGlobe, Winton Ventures and Walking Ventures. UPDATE: Accel was the co-lead investor in this funding, according to a source familiar with the transaction.

Ex-Brookfield agent Paul Tam will lead activities out of San Francisco for the global placement firm, which has also made a new-hire in London.

The alternatives firm has hired a rash of heavy-hitting placement professionals and could launch a third party fund placement group as early the first quarter of 2009.