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GlaxoSmithKline spinout SR One strikes $500m hard cap for debut independent fundraise

Transatlantic biotech investor SR One has raised its first fund in the wake of spinning out from pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.

Ashton Kutcher’s VC firm Sound Ventures eyes another $150m fundraise

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher and talent manager Guy Oseary are back in the venture capital fundraising market eyeing $150m for their third Sound Ventures fund.

Sun European Partners picks up Adler & Allan from fellow private equity firm LDC

Sun European Partners has agreed to buy UK environmental risk reduction specialist Adler & Allan from fellow private equity investor LDC.

PAI Partners picks up majority stake in Grand Frais grocery operator Euro Ethnic Foods

European private equity player PAI Partners has picked up a majority stake in Euro Ethnic Foods, the company which owns and operates the grocery section of food retailer Grand Frais.

Apax Partners scores 4.2x return selling ECI Software to Leonard Green & Partners

Apax Partners has sealed a 4.2x return selling ECI Software Solutions to fellow private equity house Leonard Green & Partners.

Private equity majors said to circle Hitachi Metals, bidding could exceed $6.4bn

A slew of private equity majors are reportedly in the running for Hitachi Metals in a deal which could exceed $6.4bn.

Qiming Venture Capital strikes $1.2bn final for Fund VII, thought to be China’s biggest VC raise this year

Qiming Venture Capital has scored what is thought to be the biggest VC fund close in China this year through a $1.2bn final close of its seventh flagship US dollar investment vehicle.

Centerbridge Partners teams with global food giant Ahold to buy PE-backed FreshDirect

Centerbridge Partners has teamed with global food retail giant Ahold Delhaize to buy private equity-backed online grocer FreshDirect.

Sinai Capital seals $600m across double fundraise targeting late-stage tech, cutting-edge media

Sinai Capital Partners has raised more than $600m across a pair of venture capital vehicles targeting tech and media investments.

KKR buys into animal pharma development services business Argenta

Global private equity major KKR has agreed to acquire animal health-focused pharmaceutical business Argenta from the Tomlinson Group.

STG Partners celebrates huge fund size increase by racing to $2bn Fund VI final close

STG Partners has raced to a $2bn hard cap final close for its latest fund targeting software, data analytics and software-enabled tech deals.

Thomas H Lee Partners eyes automation deal surge with close of dedicated $900m fund

Private equity house Thomas H Lee Partners has struck a $900m final close for its debut fund dedicated to deals in automation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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