Small-scale investors pouring into stocks in a collaborative effort to cripple short-selling hedge funds has seen the share price of Silver Lake-backed AMC Entertainment balloon.
Japanese chemicals company Showa Denko has agreed to sell its aluminium subsidiary to Apollo Global Management.
Global buyout house KKR has hired Michael Small from Park Square Capital as a partner in its European credit and markets team.
Software-focused growth investor Luminate Capital Partners has sold AMTdirect, a provider of lease accounting, lease administration, and facilities management software, to MRI Software.
Nordic private equity house Verdane has hit a €540m hard cap close for its second Edda fund targeting growth-stage investments in tech-enabled businesses.
Email sending and optimisation platform SparkPost has scored a $180m investment round from LLR Partners, NewSpring Capital and PNC Bank.
Financial services and healthcare-focused private equity firm Flexpoint Ford has agreed to its first UK investment by backing financial planning-led wealth management business AFH Financial Group.
Seed capital investor NextView Ventures has struck a $100m final close for its fourth fundraise, sailing past its $70m goal.
London-based buyout house Agathos Management is on track to raise £50m for its second fund after reaching a first close for the vehicle.
Healthcare, food and drink-focused private equity house Shore Capital Partners has backed full-service HR tech and solutions business Tandem.
Blackstone has agreed a $2.8bn buyout of Allstate Corp's life insurance arm.
Windjammer Capital Investors has promoted Ryan Pertz to managing director after eight years at the firm.
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has sold healthcare referral platform ZorgDomein to Rabobank after four years in its portfolio.
Private equity major Nordic Capital has offered to buy complex medicines specialist Advanz Pharma in an $846m deal.
Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black is retiring as CEO after it emerged he paid $158m to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein - a far larger total than had previously been reported.
Europe's biggest healthcare private equity investor ArchiMed is expanding in the US through five new appointments in the New York City office.
Melio, which helps small businesses digitally manage their supplier payments, has collected $110m in funding, shooting its valuation to $1.3bn.
Secondaries private equity giant Coller Capital has scored its biggest fund raise yet after hauling in more than $9bn for its eighth flagship investment vehicle.
Global buyout giant Carlyle has agreed the buyout of UK videogame developer Jagex, best known for its online role-playing game RuneScape.
European private equity house Oakley Capital has stormed past its target for its first lower mid-market fundraise, hitting about €455m after just six months in the market.
