News and Analysis

Marlin Equity Partners has acquired a majority stake in Silobreaker, a risk and threat intelligence SaaS provider.

CeriFi, which is backed by Leeds Equity Partners, has acquired Spidell Publishing Inc, a provider of tax continuing education seminars, webinars and subscription-based tax publications.

Blackstone Inc. and Starwood Capital Group have agreed to acquire WoodSpring Suites, for about $1.5 billion, reported the Wall Street Journal.

Agrinam Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition corporation, has filed a preliminary prospectus in Canada for an initial public offering of $150 million of Class A restricted voting units.

Aurora Capital has promoted Scott Erickson to partner, Phil Gross to principal and Jordan Leibowitz to vice president.

Epicor has acquired JMO Business Systems, a Toronto-based provider of warehouse management systems, enterprise mobility solutions and services for automotive aftermarket and original equipment parts distributors.

Lee Equity has acquired Therapy Partner Solutions, a Florida-based physical therapy platform.

Axim Geospatial, which is backed by Bluestone, has named Steve Woolwine as a chief human resources officer.

Valtech has acquired Absolunet, a Montreal-based professional services business specializing in e-commerce and digital transformation.

EverWash has acquired OmniX Labs, a New York-based vehicle analytics and machine learning platform.