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Food, agriculture investor Pontifex AgTech beats hard cap for Fund II final close

Food and agriculture-focused growth capital investor Pontifex Agtech Management has hit an above-hard-cap final close of $302m for its second fundraise.

New Mountain Capital sells advisory business OneDigital to Onex Corp after three-year hold

New Mountain Capital has agreed the sale of health, retirement and HR advisory business OneDigital to Onex Corp after three years in its portfolio.

Wellspring Capital Management taps $1.45bn Fund VI for Cadence Petroleum Group buyout

New York private equity house Wellspring Capital Management has bought lubricant and fuel product supplier Cadence Petroleum Group.

Lone Star Funds agrees American Bath group sale to Centerbridge Partners

Centerbridge Partners has agreed a buyout of shower, bathtub and accessories business American Bath Group from fellow private equity major Lone Star Funds.

GenNx360 Capital Partners picks up packaging supplies pair after ‘outsized growth’

Private equity house GenNx360 Capital Partners has picked up packaging supplies company B2B Industrial and the assets of AMW Packaging Supply.

Alternatives advisory firm Cliffwater brings in Beyers from Refinitiv as private debt group’s head of capital markets

Alternatives advisory and asset management firm Cliffwater has named Refinitiv's Frances Beyers as managing director and head of capital markets at its private debt group.

Venture capital trio back software development platform Gitpod’s seed investment round

Open source software developer platform Gitpod has picked up a $3m seed financing round from Crane Venture Partners, Speedinvest, and Vertex Ventures US.

Pritzker Private Capital to buy The Sterling Group’s Highline, merge with fellow new investment Warren Distribution

Pritzker Private Capital has agreed to buy and combine automotive chemical product suppliers Highline Aftermarket Holdings and Warren Distribution.

Marketing data management startup Claravine gets Grayhawk Capital-led Series A round

Marketing data management platform Claravine has brought its total outside funding to $12.4m through a new investment round.

Payables automation startup Tipalti hits $2bn valuation through new venture capital investment round

Global payables automation company Tipalti has hit a $2bn valuation through the close of a new $150m funding round.

Cybersecurity platform Cyvatar closes $3m venture capital-led seed round

Cyvatar, a cybersecurity company, has closed its seed round on $3m to support the launch of its all-in-one cybersecurity-as-a-service platform.

Synergia Capital agrees sale of 2019 investment You Sure to IK Investment Partners

IK Investment Partners has agreed to buy a majority stake in Dutch insurance distribution platform You Sure Investments from Synergia Capital Partners.

Halifax Group makes quick hire of second operating executive by bringing in finance, consulting veteran Jerry Johnson

Private equity house The Halifax Group has named seasoned finance and consulting executive Jerry Johnson as its second operating executive.

Ratos ends 15-year Bisnode majority ownership with $811m sale to Dun & Bradstreet

Listed European private equity house Ratos has agreed an SEK7.2bn ($811m) sale of data and analytics specialist Bisnode to trade buyer Dun & Bradstreet after 15 years in its portfolio.

Quantum Energy Partners said to eye $5bn fundraise despite ‘unparalleled decline’ in oil, gas markets

Quantum Energy Partners is reportedly eyeing up to $5bn for its latest oil and gas-focused fundraise despite an unparalleled decline in the industry through the Covid-19 crisis.

Plexus Capital pulls in more than $500m to close latest small business-focused private equity fund

Plexus Capital has pulled in more than $500m for the final close of its fifth flagship fundraise ahead of schedule.

Greycroft soars to $2bn of fund commitments with final close of new VC, growth fund pair

Venture capital house Greycroft has brought its total fund commitments to $2bn through the final close of two new investment vehicles.

Deeptech cybersecurity business Sekoia gets Omnes, Alliance Entreprendre backing

French deeptech cybersecurity business Sekoia has picked up €10m of funding from private equity investor Omnes and Alliance Entreprendre.

Warburg Pincus backs ‘rare find’ Take Blip to expand Brazilian business internationally

Global private equity major Warburg Pincus has backed Brazilian API communication platform Take Blip in the company's first equity financing round.

Cyber risk rating business NormShield picks up more VC funding in $7.5m Series A round

Cyber risk rating company NormShield has drawn in $7.5m of venture capital to bolster its go-to-market strategy.

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