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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.

KKR buys into Walmart-backed Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu at about $1.6bn valuation

KKR has agreed to buy into Walmart-backed Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu in a deal valuing the business at JPY172.5bn ($1.6bn).

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.

Montagu Private Equity picks up emerging market data specialist ISI from CITIC Capital, Caixin Global

European buyout house Montagu Private Equity has agreed to pick up emerging markets business intelligence company ISI Emerging Markets Group from CITIC Capital and Caixin Global.

Bamboo Capital handed $40m fund management role targeting Madagascar electricity access

Impact investor Bamboo Capital Partners has been tapped up to manage a $40m renewable energy access fund by the Government of Madagascar and the World Bank.

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.

KKR taps $1.3bn Global Impact Fund for another European deal with CMC Machinery investment

Global private equity giant KKR has invested in 40-year-old Italian automated packaging business CMC Machinery.

European M&A seals impressive Covid recovery in Q3 as PE firms put large dry powder reserves to work

European M&A activity has scored a sharp recovery from near-decade lows caused by the coronavirus crisis - but annual figures are still trending towards their worst result in years, new research shows.

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.

Minority shareholders set to reject Apollo’s C$3.3bn Great Canadian Gaming buyout

Apollo's attempted C$3.3bn buyout of casino operator Great Canadian Gaming has received a bumpy reception from some of the company's shareholders, with a trio of minority investors saying they would reject the offer.

EQT said to have started talks for takeover of €11bn-valued Dutch telecoms business KPN

European private equity major EQT has reportedly entered preliminary talks for an acquisition of €11bn-valued Dutch telecommunications business Royal KPN.

Main Capital looks to build European IT security major following Pointsharp buyout

European private equity house Main Capital has bought a majority stake in IT identity and access management business Pointsharp with the aim of creating a major Swedish security player.

European puzzle game major Keesing changes private equity hands as BC buys in

Private equity major BC Partners has agreed to buy European 'braintainment' business, Keesing Media Group from Ergon Capital and Mediahuis.

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.

Truebill celebrates $100m savings milestone with VC-led Series C round

Truebill, which aims to simplify the tracking and management of subscriptions and bills, has closed a $17m Series C round after celebrating the milestone of saving customers a total of $100m.

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