Iris Dorbian
First Read kicks off the day with news that Gucci hires a diversity chief, Disney's "The Lion King" tops $1 billion at the box office, and Google employees have donated more to Elizabeth Warren than anyone else.
Encore Consumer Capital has sold ThunderWorks to Ceva Santé Animale S.A. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Durham, North Carolina-based ThunderWorks is a provider of pet calming solutions.
Vacasa, a vacation rental management platform, has agreed to acquire Wyndham Vacation Rentals for about $162 million. The deal is expected to close this fall. Vacasa's backers include Riverwood Capital, Level Equity, NewSpring and Assurant Growth Investing.
Bluegem Capital Partners has acquired Pool Service, an Italian provider of professional hair care products. No financial terms were disclosed.
Bell Partners has acquired Salem, Massachusetts-based Vinnin Square Apartment Homes, a 148-unit apartment community. No financial terms were disclosed. The property will be renamed Bell North Shore.
Aurora Resurgence has sold Landcare, a provider of landscape maintenance services, to the company's management team and a small group of investors led by Scott Brickman, former CEO of the Brickman Group. No financial terms were disclosed.
Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital has sold its stake in HighQ, a collaboration platform for legal and regulated industries, to Thomson Reuters. No financial terms were disclosed.
Baird Advisors has appointed Lyle Fitterer to co-lead the municipal investment team. Previously, he worked at Wells Fargo Asset Management where he led the municipal fixed income team and co-led the global fixed income team. Fitterer begins his new role on August 6.
Tree Line has provided a credit facility for Northeast Ohio Eye Surgeons Inc and its subsidiary business Ohio Eye Care Consultants. No financial terms were disclosed. NEOES is a provider of medical and surgical eye services with five offices throughout northeast Ohio while OECC specializes in surgery for glaucoma, cataract and other ocular conditions, with locations in the Medina and Wadsworth areas in Ohio. NEOES and OECC are owned by Alpine Investors.
SRS Acquiom, which is backed by Lovell Minnick Partners, has named Scott C. Ganeles to its board of directors. Previously, Ganeles was the CEO of Ipreo. Based in Denver, SRS Acquiom provides a platform of professional services, technology solutions and data for corporate acquirers, private equity firms and venture capital firms involved in M&A settlement support and risk mitigation.