Term Sheet — Tuesday, March 31

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THE BIG DEAL

• Charter Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR) has agreed to acquire Bright House Networks, an East Syracuse, N.Y.-based cable operator, for approximately $10.4 billion in cash and stock ($2b/$8.4b) from Advance Publications. Read more.

VENTURE CAPITAL DEALS

• Tanium, a San Francisco-based systems and security management company, has raised $52 million in new VC funding from Andreessen Horowitz. This follows up a $90 million investment in the company from Andreessen Horowitz last summer – the company’s first round of VC funding since being launched in 2007 – at a reported valuation of $900 million. Read more.

• Sprinklr, a New York-based marketing startup, has raised $46 million in Series E funding from existing investors Intel Capital, Battery Ventures and Iconiq Capital. The round, which brings Sprinklr’s total funding to $123.5 million, values the 700-person company at $1.17 billion. Read more.

• Thrasos Therapeutics, a Montreal-based biotech startup focused on kidney disease, has raised C$21 million in Series D funding. BDC Capital and SR One co-led the round, and were joined by return backers Advanced Technology Ventures, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Lumira Capital, MP Healthcare Venture Management, Pappas Ventures and SW Co. www.thrasos.com

• Augure, a French provider of influence engagement software, has raised $16 million in new funding. Seventure Partners and Bpifrance were joined by return backers Serena Capital, Ventech,OTC Agregator, and Amundi. www.augure.com

• GlassesUSA, an online retailer specializing in prescription eyewear, has raised $12.5 million in new funding led by Viola Private Equity. www.glassesusa.com

• Advanced Practice Strategies Inc., a Boston-based e-learning and talent management platform for clinicians, has raised $12 million in Series C funding. River Cities Capital Funds led the round, and was joined by return backer Ascension Ventures. www.aps-web.com

• SmartNews, a Japanese social news aggregation app, has raised $10 million in new VC funding at a $330 million post-money valuation. GREE led the round, and was joined by return backer Atomico, Globis Capital Partners, Mixi and Social Venture Partners. Read more.

• DroneDeploy, a San Francisco-based provider of cloud software for commercial drone operations, has raised $9 million in Series A funding. Emergence Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers SoftTech, DataCollective and Angelpad. www.dronedeploy.com

• ProsperWorks, a San Francisco-based provider of CRM solutions that are built in or around Google Apps, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. True Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers like Bloomberg Beta and Crunchfund. www.prosperworks.com

• Ready Pulse, a San Carlos, Calif.-based provider of social marketing software, has raised $5 million in Series A funding from Walden Venture Capital and Rally Ventures. www.readypulse.com

• GoFormz, a San Diego-based mobile-first productivity solution, has raised $3 million in Series A funding from Cloud Apps Capital Partners and Floodgate. www.goformz.com

• SenionLab AB, a Swedish provider of indoor positioning systems, has raised $1.8 million in new VC funding from SEB Venture Capital. www.senionlab.com

• Alcidion Corp., an Australian health informatics startup, has raised $1.5 million from Blue Sky Private Equity, Allure Capital and company co-founders Ray Blight and Malcolm Pradhan. www.alcidion.com.au

• KeepTrax Inc., a Dallas-based "Internet of Me" mobile tech startup, has raised $1 million in seed funding led by Naya Ventures. www.keeptraxinc.com

PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS

• Ice Mobility, a Los Angeles–based distributor of wireless products, has raised $65 million in new financing co-led by Wells Fargo Capital Finance and Hawthorn Equity Partners. www.icemobility.com

• Irving Place Capital has acquired Bendon Inc., an Ashland, Ohio–based provider of children’s coloring and activity products, from The Wicks Group for an undisclosed amount. www.bendonpub.com

• Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies Inc., an Ontario–based provider of residential real estate software and services, has raised an undisclosed amount of private equity funding from Vista Equity Partners. www.lwolf.com

• Marlin Equity Partners has acquired eMDs Inc., an Austin, Texas–based provider of electronic medical record and practice management software and services to ambulatory care organizations. No financial terms were disclosed. www.e-mds.com

• NewSpring Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in USPack Logistics, a New York-based provider of same-day and next-day delivery services. www.gouspack.com

• Stone Point Capital has acquired Black Mountain Systems, a San Diego–based provider of data and process management software for asset managers and financial institutions. No financial terms were disclosed. www.blackmountainsystems.com

• TowerBrook Capital Partners has agreed to acquire fashion retailer J.Jill from Arcapita and Golden Gate Capital. No financial terms were disclosed. www.jjill.com

• Vector Capital has completed its $9 per share takeover of Saba, a Redwood Shores, Calif.–based provider of cloud-based talent management solutions. The deal gave Saba an enterprise value of approximately $400 million. www.saba.com

• YapStone, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based provider of web and mobile payment solutions, has secured $60 million in financing from Bregal Sagemount and Comerica Bank. www.yapstone.com

IPOs

• CoLucid Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Durham, N.C.-based developer of oral and intravenous treatments for migraine and other headache pain, has filed for an $86.25 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol CLCD, with Piper Jaffray and Stifel serving as co-lead underwriters. The pre-revenue company has raised around $56 million in VC funding from firms like TVM Capital Life Science, Novo Ventures, Auriga Partners, Pappas Ventures, Domain Associates, Care Capital, Triathlon Medical Ventures and Pearl Street Ventures. www.colucid.com

• Tankships Investment Holdings Inc., a Marshall Islands-based provider of seaborne transportation of crude oil petroleum, has withdrawn registration for a $100 million IPO, due to “market conditions.” It had planned to trade on Nasdaq under ticker symbol TNKS, with DNB Markets serving as sole underwriter. The company is a subsidiary of DryShips (Nasdaq: DRYS). www.dryships.com

• TransUnion, a Chicago-based credit bureau, has filed for a $100 million IPO. Goldman Sachs is listed as left-lead underwriter (eight other banks also are listed). The company reports a $4.4 million net loss on $1.3 billion in revenue for 2014, compared to a $28.2 million net loss on $1.18 billion in revenue for 2013. Shareholders include Advent International (48.9% pre-IPO stake) and Goldman Sachs (48.9%). Read more.

EXITS

• Charterhouse Capital Partners has fully exited its investment in British gifts retailer Card Factory PLC (LSE: CARD), via the sale of its remaining 60.6 million shares to institutional investors. www.cardfactoryinvestors.com

• Fortune Brands Home & Security (NYSE: FBHS) has agreed to acquire Norcraft Cos. (NYSE: NCFT), an Eagan, Minn.-based maker of kitchen and bathroom cabinetry, for approximately $600 million. Current Norcraft shareholders include Apax Partners (32.5%) and Trimaran Capital Partners (10%). www.norcraftcompanies.com

• GTCR has agreed to sell Fundtech, an Israel–based provider of global payments and transaction banking software, to DH Corp. (TSX: DH) for approximately $1.25 billion. www.fundtech.com

OTHER DEALS

• The Blackstone Group has agreed to acquire three large hotels – the Ritz Carlton and J.W. Marriott in Orlando and the J.W. Marriott is Scottsdale, Ariz. – for more than $1.2 billion from Paulson & Co., according to the WSJ. Read more.

• Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) is prepping a $1 offer to buy the NY Daily News, according to Reuters. Read more.

• Endurance Specialty Holdings (NYSE: ENH) has agreed to acquire reinsurer Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MRH) for approximately $1.83 billion in cash and stock. Read more.

• Philips NV has agreed to sell an 80.1% stake in its lighting components unit for $2.8 billion to an investor consortium led by Go Scale Capital. Read more.

• Snapdeal, an Indian ecommerce company, has acquired a majority stake in RupeePower, an Indian provider of credit cards and loans. No financial terms were disclosed. Read more.

• Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE: MTN) has agreed to acquire Australia’s Perisher Ski Resort for approximately US$136 million. www.vailresorts.com

• Volkswagen AG said that it is in talks to sell European automobile fleet manager LeasePlan, which is jointly owned by Volkwagon and banker Friedrich von Metzler. Read more.

FIRMS & FUNDS

• The Blackstone Group has closed its latest real estate investment fund with $14.5 billion in capital commitments, according to the WSJ. Read more.

MOVING IN, UP, ON & OUT

• Rory Cullinan is leaving Royal Bank of Scotland, less than two months after he was named head of its corporate and institutional bank. Read more.

• Paul Fossati has joined Sycamore Partners as a managing director and director of capital markets. He previously was with Morgan Stanley as a managing director in the firm’s leveraged and acquisition finance group. www.sycamorepartners.com

• Erwin Mock has joined Thoma Bravo as director of capital markets. He previously was a managing director with UBS Investment Bank. www.thomabravo.com

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