Angie’s List (Nasdaq: ANGI) has acquired SmartHabitat Inc. (a.k.a. BrightNest), a Denver-based provider of online customized maintenance reminders, weekly tips, and step-by-step instructions. No financial terms were disclosed. SmartHabitat had raised VC funding from 500 Startups, New World Ventures, OCA Venture Partners and Quotidian Ventures. www.angieslist.com
BMC Software (Nasdaq: BMC) has acquired Partnerpedia Solutions, a Vancouver-based provider of provides mobile application management and marketplace solutions. No financial terms were disclose for the deal, which will result in the launch of BMC AppZone. BMC is in the process of being taken private for approximately $6.9 billion by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital. www.bmc.com
Jeff Bezos has agreed to acquire The Washington Post newspaper and related properties from The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO). The deal is valued at $250 million, and includes several regional and special-interest publications like the Express newspaper and El Tiempo Latino. Not included are Slate magazine, TheRoot.com or Foreign Policy.
Pluralsight, a Layton, Utah-based provider of online education for software developers, has acquiredTrainSignal, an online training resource for serious IT professionals, for $23.6 million. Pluralsight recently raised $27.5 million from Insight Venture Partners, which represented its first round of outside funding. www.pluralsight.com
Joshua Green Corp. has acquired Harry’s Fresh Foods, a Portland, Ore.-based provider of foods to the retail and foodservices markets, from Sun Capital Partners and Main Street Capital Holdings. No financial terms were disclosed. www.joshuagreencorp.com
MidOcean Partners is in “advanced talks” to sell Bushnell Outdoor Products Inc., an Overland Park, Kansas-based maker of firearms accessories, to Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK) for approximately $1 billion. www.bushnell.com
Prospect Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: PSEC) has acquired CP Energy Services from Hastings Equity Partners for approximately $105 million. CP Energy is an Oklahoma-based provider of well services to the oil and gas market. www.hastingsequity.com
Neiman Marcus has picked Credit Suisse, BoA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan as lead underwriters for a possible IPO, according to Reuters. The company recently filed a $100 million placeholder registration, and also is running a parallel sale process led by Credit Suisse. The Dallas-based luxury retailer was taken private seven years ago for for $5.1 billion by TPG Capital, Warburg Pincus and Leonard Green & Partners. www.neimanmarcus.com
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