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ThoughtSpot, a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of search-based business intelligence solutions, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Khosla Ventures led the round, and was joined by Aaron Levie and return backers like Lightspeed Venture Partners. www.thoughtspot.com

Zerto, an Israeli provider of disaster recovery and data management software, has raised $26 million in new VC funding. Harmony Partners was joined by return backers Battery Ventures, Greylock IL, TRP Partners and US Venture Partners. www.zerto.com

True North Therapeutics, a South San Francisco-based developer of therapies selectively inhibit the complement system to treat rare diseases, that has raised $22 million in Series A funding. The round includes proceeds from the company’s spin-out from iPerian Inc, plus commitments from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, MPM Capital, SR One, Biogen Idec New Ventures and Baxter Ventures.www.truenorthrx.com

Galvanize Inc., a Denver-based provider of coding classes, cow-orking spaces and other services for tech entrepreneurs, has raised $18 million in Series A funding led by University Ventures Fund.www.galvanize.it

Mantis Vision Ltd., an Israeli developer of mobile 3D video capture and editing solutions, has raised $12.5 million in new VC funding from such strategic backers as Qualcomm Ventures and Samsung Ventures. www.mantis-vision.com

LogFire, an Atlanta-based provider of multi-tenant cloud-based supply chain execution, warehouse management and in-store inventory management solutions, has raised $8.25 million in Series A funding.Edison Ventures led the round ($6.25m), and was joined by Fulcrum Equity Partners. www.logfire.com

Onapsis Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of solutions to audit and mitigate cyber security threats targeting business-critical applications, has raised $9.58 million in new VC funding. .406 Ventures led the round and was joined by Endeavor Catalyst and undisclosed return backers.www.onapsis.com

Review Trackers Inc., a Chicago-based cloud software review management platform, has raised $2 million in VC funding. CSA Partners led the round, and was joined by American Family Ventures, Jeff Rusinow, and SymphonyAlpha Ventures. www.reviewtrackers.com

Tapatalk, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based social app for online forums, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Floodgate and IDG-Accel. www.tapatalk.com

Private Equity Deals

Ares Management has agreed to acquire BlackBrush, an oil and gas acquisition and development group focused on South Texas, from EIG Management and Tailwater Capital. No financial terms were disclosed. www.aresmgmt.com

Berwind Group has acquired a minority stake in TASI Holdings Inc., Cincinnati-based provider of test, measurement, inspection and automation solutions for mission-critical applications, fromIndustrial Growth Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. www.tasigroup.com

Clearlake Capital Group has completed its previously-announced acquisition of ConvergeOne, an Eagan, Minn.–based provider of enterprise communications solutions and managed services, fromGenstar Capital. No financial terms were disclosed, except that Credit Suisse and BMO Capital Markets provided debt financing. www.converge-one.com

Consolidated Container Co., an Atlanta-based portfolio company of Bain Capital, has acquired plastics recyclers Envision Plastics and Ecoplast Corp. from company founders. No financial terms were disclosed. www.cccllc.com

CVC Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a 61% stake in Spanish hospital group Quiron fromDoughty Hanson, and then merge it with existing portfolio company IDC. No financial terms were disclosed. www.cvc.com

Diversified Foodservice Supply Inc., a Mount Prospect, Ill.-based foodservice equipment company owned by KRG Capital Partners, has acquired Restaurant Parts & More LLC, a Springboro, Ohio-based provider of food service equipment and parts to the hospitality industry. No financial terms were disclosed. www.rpm4parts.com

GI Partners has completed its previously-announced acquisition of Peak 10 Inc., a Charlotte, N.C.-based provider of IT infrastructure, from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. No financial terms were disclosed, but a prior Reuters report suggested that the deal would be valued at between $800 million and $900 million. www.peak10.com

Laborie Medical Technologies, a Toronto-based portfolio company of Audax Group, has acquiredBUCK Elektromedizin GmbH and BUCKmeditec GmbH, German providers of biofeedback and electrical stimulation equipment, accessories and consumables for pelvic floor dysfunction in the treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence. No financial terms were disclosed. www.laborie.com

SR Labs, a provider of low latency market data and market access solutions for the financial industry, has agreed to acquire Wombat, a provider of financial market data management solutions, fromIntercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE). No financial terms were disclosed, except that existing SR Labs shareholder Insight Venture Partners provided additional financing. www.srtechlabs.com

Trilantic Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Fluid Delivery Solutions LLC, an oilfield water management company. No financial terms were disclosed.www.fluiddeliverysolutions.com

IPOs

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Arysta LifeScience Ltd., a Japanese agricultural chemical company owned by Permira, has hired J.P. Morgan to lead an IPO that could value the company at around $4 billion (including debt), according to the WSJ. www.arystalifescience.com

Century Communities Inc., a Greenwood Village, Colo.-based homebuilder and residential community developer, raised $103 million in its IPO. The company priced 4.5 million shares at $23 per share (low end of $23-$26 range). It will trade on the NYSE, while FBR served as lead underwriter. Shareholders include Luxor Capital Group (9.4% pre-IPO stake), BlueMountain Capital Management (8.7%) and Claren Road Asset Management (5.8%). ). Its initial market cap is around $493 million.

Ironshore Inc., a Bermuda-based commercial property and casualty insurer, has filed for a $100 million IPO. It plans to trade on the NYSE under ticker symbol IRSH, with BofA Merrill Lynch and UBS serving as lead underwriters. The company reports $97.5 million of net income on around $1.99 billion in revenue for 2013. Shareholders include Irving Place Capital (23.74% pre-IPO stake), Calera Capital (18.64%), GTCR (14.63%), TowerBrook Capital Partners (10.24%), Corporate Partners LLC (8.83%) and GCP Capital Partners (5.4%). www.ironshore.com

Sage Therapeutics, a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of drugs to treat orphan and specialty CNS disorders, has filed for a $69 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol SAGE, with J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs serving as co-lead underwriters. Shareholders in the pre-revenue company include Third Rock Ventures (58.5% pre-IPO stake), Arch Venture Partners (21.3%), Fidelity Investments (5.6%), OrbiMed Advisors, EcoR1 Capital Management and Foresite Capital Management.www.sagerx.com

Viper Energy Partners LP, a Midland, Texas-based oil and gas energy and production company focused on the Permian Basin, raised $130 million in its IPO. The company priced 5 million shares at $26 per share (above $19-$21 range). The company will trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol VNOM, while Barclays served as underwriter. Viper Energy Partners is being spun out of Diamondback Energy( Nasdaq: FANG). Its initial market cap is around $1.98 billion. www.diamondbackenergy.com

ZS Pharma Inc., a Fort Worth, Texas-based developer of treatments for kidney and liver disease, raised $107 million in its IPO. The company priced 5.9 million shares at $18 per share, compared to plans to offer 5 million shares at between $15 and $17 per share. The pre-revenue company will trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol ZSPH, while J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse served as lead underwriters. It has raised over $55 million in VC funding from such firms as Alta Partners (22.9% pre-IPO stake), Devon Park Bioventures (17.94%), 3×5 Special Opportunity Partners (16.55%), Salem Partners (12.96%) and RiverVest Venture Partners. ). Its initial market cap is around $337 million.www.zspharma.com

M&A

Blippar, a UK-based image-recognition platform for brands, has acquired Layar, a Dutch provider of augmented reality apps for mobile phones. No financial terms were disclosed. Blippar backers include Qualcomm Ventures, while Layar had raised VC funding from Intel Capital, Prime Ventures and Sunstone Capital. www.blippar.com

Kinderhook Industries has sold Environmental Quality Co., a Wayne, Mich.-based provider of industrial and hazardous waste management solutions, to US Ecology Inc. (Nasdaq: ECOL). No financial terms were disclosed. www.kinderhook.com

Red Hat Inc. (NYSE: RHT) has agreed to acquire eNovance, a French provider of open-source cloud computing services. The deal is valued at approximately €70 million in cash (€50m) and stock (€20m). eNovance had raised VC funding from Entrepreneur Venture Gestion and Odyssée Venture.www.redhat.com

FoodPanda, a European food delivery service that also has operations in Brazil, has acquired Russian food delivery device Delivery Club for an undisclosed amount. FoodPanda was incubated by Rocket Internet, and previously raised more than $20 million from Investment AB, Kinnevik and Phenomen.www.foodpanda.com

SolarCity (Nasdaq: SCTY) has agreed to acquire Silevo, a Fremont, Calif.-based maker of photovoltaic modules, for up to $350 million (including a $200m up-front stock payment). Read more at Fortune.

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