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Ex-Google CEO Schmidt’s VC firm Innovation Endeavors eyes $325m for fourth fundraise

Innovation Endeavors, the venture capital house co-founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, is back in the fundraising market eyeing up to $325m for its latest investment vehicle.

Arsenal Capital Partners picks up Florida’s Best Value Healthcare

Healthcare and industrials-focused private equity house Arsenal Capital Partners has bought Florida primary care platform Best Value Healthcare.

Sverica Capital Management backs cybersecurity startup DeFY Security

Cybersecurity company DeFY Security has picked up an investment from private equity firm Sverica Capital Management.

Apollo Global-spinout Nexus hits $1.25bn Fund III close – more than double Fund II total

Apollo Global spinout Nexus Capital Management has hit a $1.25bn final close for its third fundraise - more than double the amount it raised for its sophomore vehicle.

CenterOak Partners looks to expand US car repair business CollisionRight with investment

Dallas-based buyout house CenterOak Partners has invested in CollisionRight, a regional multi-shop operator of auto body repair services in the central US.

Taylor Swift fails in attempt to regain catalogue rights as Shamrock Capital seals $300m deal

Pop music icon Taylor Swift has failed in her attempt to regain control of her own music back-catalogue after it was sold to to private equity house Shamrock Capital in a reported $300m deal.

Secondaries PE major Landmark Partners could be put on block by owner at about $1bn valuation

Secondaries private equity major Landmark Partners could reportedly be put on the block by owner BrightSphere Investment Group with hopes of a $1bn valuation.

French drug giant Sanofi invests in biotech, biopharma VC house Jeito Capital

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has made a €50m investment in biotech and biopharma venture investment house Jeito Capital.

NextView Ventures seals big fund size jump for fourth flagship seed investment vehicle

Seed capital investor NextView Ventures has scored a big fund size jump by pulling in almost $90m for its target-beating fourth fund.

Debt-heavy Guitar Center to file for bankruptcy, agrees $700m-plus debt restructure

Private equity-backed US music instrument retail giant Guitar Center is set to file for bankruptcy protection amid agreeing a $700m-plus debt restructuring.

Gryphon Investors buys O2 Investment Partners porfolio business Vessco

San Francisco private equity house Gryphon Investors has agreed to buy Vessco Holdings from O2 Investment Partners.

Ex-Carlyle deputy fund management head joins private equity newcomer Longrange Capital

Former Carlyle managing director Michele Reing has joined private equity newcomer LongRange Capital as its CFO and COO.

EQT buys into TA Associates-backed construction SaaS specialist thinkproject

EQT has bought into TA Associates-backed construction and engineering SaaS provider thinkproject after four years in the latter's portfolio.

PE, VC firms help International payroll platform Remote closes $35m Series A round

Remote, a HR platform to help manage payroll, benefits and compliance, has closed its Series A round on $35m.

Illinois pension picks trio of new Versant funds, Lightspeed Venture Partners vehicle as latest fund commitments

The $45.2bn-managing Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has agreed $85m of new venture capital investments across a string of funds.

US private equity founder released from Russian house arrest over embezzlement charges

Baring Vostok Capital Partners founder Michael Calvey has been released from more than 18 months of house arrest in Russia by the country's supreme court.

Vista Equity Partners helps Pipedrive hit unicorn status through majority investment

Software-focused private equity major Vista Equity Partners has helped CRM platform Pipedrive reach unicorn status through a majority investment.

PSERS reveales trio of new private equity commitments totalling almost $400m

The $59bn-managing PSERS pension fund has revealed a trio of new private equity commitments totalling close to $400m.

Carousel Capital spins up new $700m fund in just a couple of months of fundraising

Carousel Capital has raced to a $700m hard cap close for its biggest fund by some margin, taking just a couple of months to wrap up the fundraise.

VC houses help stock ownership app Bumped to $14.4m Series A round

Bumped, which aims to transform everyday spending of consumers into stock ownership, has netted $14.4m in its Series A.

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