Iris Dorbian

Brice has increased its stake in Canadian private equity firm Clairvest Group. According to terms of the transaction, Brice bought 39,200 common shares in Clairvest at a price of $25 per share. Brice currently owns 61,700 common shares in Clairvest.

Baceline Investments has hired Marty Turco as director of business development. Turco is a former NHL player who served as a goaltender at a number of teams that included the Dallas Stars.

Fortress Investment Group has acquired a controlling stake in Omnisure Group that was previously held by Lincoln Park Capital.  No financial terms were disclosed. Omnisure is a provider of payment plans for retail vehicle service contracts.

Private equity firm Abraaj Group hopes to conclude a deal soon to buy a majority stake in Saudi fast-food chain Kudu alongside TPG Capital, a senior Abraaj executive told Reuters.

Epicore Software Corp., which is owned by Apax Partners, has agreed to buy QuantiSense. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal is expected to be completed by October 31, 2014. QuantiSense is a provide of analytics for the retail sector.

StoneCalibre has closed its buy of NetPlus. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, NetPlus is a telecom infrastructure management solutions provider.

The Jordan Company has acquired Gulfstream Services, an oil field rental tools and services company. The deal was done in partnership with Gulfstream's management team. No financial terms were disclosed.

Nashville private equity firm LFM Capital has raised $110.1 million for its maiden fund. The pool will focus on private U.S. manufacturing and industrial services firms with enterprise values ranging from $15 to $75 million.

Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis has hired private equity and M & A attorney Douglas Ryder as a corporate partner in its New York office. Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Ryder worked at Weil Gotshal & Manges.