Deals of the day: Man Group buys Numeric

Puppet Labs, a Portland, Ore.-based provider of IT automation software, has raised $40 million in new VC funding. Return backers include Cisco, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Triangle Venture Capital Group, True Ventures and VMware. The company previously raised $46 million. www.puppetlabs.com

ForgeRock Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of identity relationship management solutions, has raised $30 million in Series C funding. Meritech Capital Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Accel Partners and Foundation Capital. www.forgerock.com

Navitor Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of drugs targeting cellular nutrient signaling, has raised $23.5 million in Series A funding. Backers include Polaris Partners, Atlas Venture, Johnson & Johnson Development Corp., SR One and The Longevity Fund. www.navitorpharma.com

TouchofModern, a San Francisco-based flash sales site operator aimed at male consumers, has raised $14 million in Series B funding, according to VentureWire. Great Oaks Venture Capital, Lucas Venture Group, Partech Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank were joined by return backers Floodgate and Hillsven Capital. www.touchofmodern.com

ClearCare, a San Francisco-based software platform for home care agencies, has raised $11 million in new VC funding. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Voyager Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Harbor Pacific Capital and City National Bank. www.clearcareonline.com

Spotlight Ticket Management, a Calabasas, Calif.-based provider of enterprise sports and entertainment ticket management SaaS solutions, has raised $6 million in Series A funding from City National, Coyote Ridge Ventures and seed backer Point Judith Capital. www.spotlighttms.com

Lakewood-Amedex Inc., a Lakewood Ranch, Fla.-based developer of anti-infective pharmaceuticals, has raised $5.5 million in Series C funding. No investor information was disclosed. www.lakewoodamedex.com

Other Machine Co., a San Francisco-based provider of desktop manufacturing machines and related software apps, has raised $3 million in Series A funding. Backers include CrunchFund, VegasTechFund, Core Ventures Group, Allegro Venture Partners, Sonja Perkins, Tim O’Reilly and Chris Anderson. www.otherfab.com

Silent Edge, a UK-based provider of employee performance measurement solutions, has raised £2.2 million from Rockpool Investments. www.silentedge.co.uk

Compliant Innovations, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of web and mobile collaboration solutions for healthcare professions, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from backers likeLifeforce Ventures and Attractor Ventures.

Progreso Financiero, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based lending company focused on the Hispanic market, today disclosed that it had raised $47 million in VC funding last August led by Institutional Venture Partners. Other company shareholders include The Catalyst Fund of CFSI, Charles River Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, Greylock Partners and Madrone Capital Partners. The company made the disclosure as part of an announcement that it has now disbursed more than $1 billion in loans since 2006. www.progressfin.com

Private Equity Deals

The Abraaj Group has submitted a mandatory tender offer to acquire listed Egyptian hospitals groupCairo Medical Center. Abraaj already has received sale commitments from a majority of shareholders. www.abraaj.com

The Abraaj Group has submitted a tender offer for a stake in listed Egyptian private K-12 schools group Cairo Investment and Real Estate Development. www.abraaj.com

First Data, a payments processing company taken private in 2006 by KKR, has raised $3.5 billion in new equity funding from KKR and other investors. Proceeds will be used to pay down debt.

Nordic Capital has agreed to acquire GHD GesundHeits GmbH Deutschland, a German provider of home healthcare services to patients with acute illnesses, from IK Investment Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. www.gesundheitsgmbh.de

Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia has agreed to acquire Hanwha L&C, a maker of PVC windows and doors, flooring materials and related products, from listed Korean conglomerate Hanwha for approximately $293 million, according to Private Equity International. www.hanwhacorp.co.kr

IPOs

Ardelyx Inc., a Fremont, Calif.-based developer of non-absorbed small molecules, raised $60 million in its IPO. The company priced 4.3 million shares at $14 per share, compared to plans to offer 3.6 million shares at between $13 and $15 per share. It will trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol ARDX, while Citigroup and Leerink Partners served as lead underwriters. The company reports $6.5 million of net income on $25 million in revenue for 2013. The company has raised over $30 million in VC funding from New Enterprise Associates  (45.89% pre-IPO stake), CMEA Capital (28.72%) and Amgen Ventures (6.03%). www.ardelyx.com

Markit Ltd., a London-based provider of financial information services, raised $1.3 billion in its IPO. The company priced 53.5 million shares at $24 per share, compared to plans to offer 45.71 million shares at between $23 and $25 per share. It will trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol MRKT, while BofA Merrill Lynch was listed as left lead underwriter. Markit reports $948 million in 2013 revenue, compared to $861 million in revenue for 2012. Shareholders include Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Esta Investments, General Atlantic, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. It has an initial market cap of $4.65 billion. www.markit.com

Parnell Pharmaceuticals, an Australian animal pharma company, raised $50 million in its IPO. The company priced 5 million shares at $10 per share, for an initial market cap of approximately $133 million. It originally intended to offer 3.6 million shares at between $17 and $19 per share. Parnell will trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol PARN, while Jefferies and Piper Jaffray served as lead underwriters. www.parnellpharm.com

PointClickCare, a Canadian electronic medical records software company, is considering a $200 million IPO at a $1 billion valuation in either the U.S. or Canada, according to the WSJ. Shareholders include JMI Equity. www.pointclickcare.com

Zafgen Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based biopharma company focused on the needs of severely obese patients, raised $96 million in its IPO. The company priced 6 million shares at $16 per share, compared to plans to offer 5 million shares at between $14 and $16 per share. The pre-revenue company will trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol ZFGN, while Leerink Partners and Cowen & Co. served as lead underwriters. Shareholders include Atlas Venture (35.6% pre-IPO stake), Third Rock Ventures (35.4%), Alta Partners (7.4%) and Fidelity Investments (6%). It has an initial market cap of around $333 million. www.zafgen.com

M&A

Blippar, a UK-based image-Coveris, a Luxembourg-based packaging manufacturer, has acquired St. Neots Packaging, a UK-based maker of carton board packaging solutions for the food service and food retail markets, from shareholders like Endless LLP. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which was managed by Livingstone. www.stneotspackaging.co.uk

L’Oréal (Paris: OR) has agreed to acquire Commerce, Calif.-based cosmetics maker NYX Cosmeticsfrom HCP & Co. for an undisclosed amount. www.nyxcosmetics.com

Man Group (LSE: EMG), the world’s largest listed hedge fund manager, has agreed to acquire Boston-based fund manager Numeric Investors for up to $494 million (including a $219m upfront payment). Sellers would include TA Associates. www.numeric.com

Black Diamond Inc. (Nasdaq: BDE) has agreed to sell its Gregory Mountain Products backpacks brand for $85 million to Samsonite LLC. www.gregorypacks.com

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