Iris Dorbian

Vista Equity Partners will be acquiring NAVEX Global, a provider of ethics and compliance solutions. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal that's expected to close later this year. Deutsche Bank and Piper Jaffray are advising NAVEX Global on the transaction.

The Middleby Corp. is buying U-Line Corp., a portfolio company of Linsalata Capital Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. Harris Williams is advising U-Line in the transaction. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisc., U-Line is a provider of undercounter refrigeration products.

Encore Consumer Capital has sold The Isopure Company to Glanbia for $153 million. Sawaya Segalas & Co. provided financial advice to Isopure in the transaction. Based in Hauppauge, NY and Belgium, Isopure is a producer of sports nutrition products.

Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners has hired David Wilton as a managing director. In his new role, Wilton will focus on private equity impact investing. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Wilton worked at International Finance Corp. where he served as chief investment officer and manager of its global private equity arm.

Janus Capital Group has agreed to buy VS Holdings, the parent company of VelocityShares, a provider of ETPs and ETFs. The deal includes an initial upfront cash consideration of $30 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2014. Wells Fargo Securities and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison advised Janus Capital Group while Freeman & Co. Securities and Stoel Rives advised VS Holdings.

Heritage Golf Group, which is backed by Tower Three Partners, has appointed Davis Sezna as co-managing partner. He will be serving alongside founder Bob Husband. Most recently, Sezna was the president and CEO of The Cliffs Communities. Heritage is an owner and operator of golf properties across the U.S.

Uni-World Capital has made an undisclosed investment in Drake Manufacturing Services. Based in Warren, Ohio, Drake is a maker of precision CNC machine tools.

Aasonn, which is backed by LLR Partners, has named Randy Womack as CEO. Previously, Womack worked at Castlight Health where he served as chief operating officer. Aasonn is a global HR strategy, tech and outsourcing firm.

Horizon OHS, a Canadian provider of occupational health and emergency services, has acquired Morneau Shepell's occupational health clinical services business. No financial terms were disclosed. Horizon OHS is a newly formed portfolio company of Persistence Capital Partners.

FirstLight Fiber, a portfolio company of Riverside Partners, has closed its buy of "substantially all" of the assets of G4 Communications.No financial terms were disclosed. Headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, G4 is a provider of broadband data and internet solutions as well as telephony and other telecommunications services.