Iris Dorbian

Avison Young, a Toronto-based provider of commercial real estate services, has acquired UK-based Wilkinson Williams LLP, an advisory specialist firm representing landlords and tenants. Wilkinson Williams will rebrand as Avison Young, effective immediately. Avison Young is backed by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

Apollo Global Management LLC and Freestone Midstream Holdings LLC have partnered up to invest in water assets serving the oil and gas industry. Apollo has committed $200 million to back the plan. The partnership will focus initially on the Powder River Basin in Wyoming.

The RMR Group is committing $100 million to launch the RMR Office Property Fund LP. The fund will focus on acquiring, owning and leasing a portfolio of U.S. office properties. The Portnoy Family Office is contributing $206 million of owned office properties to the fund.

Valtris Specialty Chemicals, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired ICT and Baleycourt from INEOS Enterprises. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Belgium and the Netherlands, ICT is a producer of chlorinated toluenes and related derivatives while France-based Baleycourt makes products that serve the polymer additives, lubricant, renewable energy and food markets.

Blue Sage Capital and Hanover Partners have made an investment in Wisconsin-based Ligchine International Corporation, a maker of laser-guided boom operated concrete screeds. No financial terms were disclosed.

DocuSign Inc has agreed to acquire Chicago-based SpringCM, a cloud-based document generation and contract lifecycle management software company. The price of the transaction is about $220 million. SpringCM's backers include Crestline Investors Inc and Foundation Capital.

Access, which is backed by Berkshire Partners and GI Partners, has acquired Atlanta-based Arkive, a provider of records management solutions. No financial terms were disclosed.

The Riverside Company has agreed to sell its stake in Blue Microphones to Logitech. No financial terms were disclosed. Intrepid Investment Bankers, Jones Day and Deloitte advised Riverside on the transaction. Based in Westlake Village, California, Blue Microphones is a maker of microphones.

Compass Group Equity Partners has acquired St. Louis, Missouri-based EPIC Systems Inc, an engineering company, industrial automation engineering and fabrication firm. No financial terms were disclosed.