Verdane invests in Clue; Lone Star sells SENQCIA

Deal Wrap is updated as of 3 p.m. ET.

– Verdane invested in Clue, a menstrual cycle tracking app developed by BioWink GmbH.

– Lone Star Americas Acquisitions Inc. agreed to sell Japan-based building equipment manufacturer SENQCIA Corp. to holding company Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd. for approximately $519 million.

– Butterfly Equity LP acquired digital packaging producer ePac Flexible Packaging from an investor consortium that includes Amcor PLC and INDEVCO North America Inc. Butterfly legal adviser was Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and William Blair was financial adviser. Baird was financial adviser to ePac, and Greenberg Traurig LLP was legal adviser.

– Lime Rock Partners LLC made an equity commitment to newly formed Athena Energy Partners LLC, an upstream oil and gas company.

– Five Arrows Managers SAS invested in student housing software provider StarRez Inc., a Vista Equity Partners Management LLC portfolio company. Houlihan Lokey was financial adviser to StarRez and Vista. Raymond James and Tyton Partners were financial advisers to Five Arrows. Kirkland & Ellis LLP was legal adviser to Vista. Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP was legal adviser to Five Arrows.

– Littlejohn & Co. LLC is set to exit fire and life safety services provider The Hiller Companies LLC. Baird and Harris Williams were financial advisers to Littlejohn. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP was its legal adviser.

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