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Infrastructure investment specialist Morrison & Co strikes A$580m final close for latest fundraise

Infrastructure investment specialist HRL Morrison & Co has hit a A$580m third and final close for its latest fundraise.

Flexpoint Ford reveals new hire, promotes two to vice president

Chicago-based private equity firm Flexpoint Ford has named a trio of new vice presidents.

Align Capital bets on US toll road growth with ETC investment

Align Capital Partners has picked up electronic tolling tech specialist ETC from Italian parent company Atlantia.

Industry Ventures raises $180m sophomore co-investment fund amid coronavirus lockdown

Industry Ventures has hit a $180m final close for its second co-investment fund amid talking up the "compelling opportunity" to invest in digital transformation in the coronavirus pandemic.

BGH Capital agrees cut-price Village Roadshow buyout in wake of coronavirus shuttering

Australian theme park and cinema operator Village Roadshow has agreed to a cut-price offer from BGH Capital as it looks to recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

Kester Capital hits hard cap close for sophomore private equity fundraise

Kester Capital has hit the £90m hard cap for the final close of its oversubscribed sophomore fund.

CapMan has goal in sight for sophomore growth fund thanks to €74m first close

Nordic private equity investor CapMan is in sight of its €85m goal for its latest growth fundraise.

PE-backed Vertafore targeted by rival Roper, other buyout firms, deal could reach $5.5bn – report

Private equity-backed insurance software company Vertafore is in the sights of other buyout houses and rival Roper Technologies in what could end up as a $5.5bn buyout.

Tembo Capital looks to equal total raised by all PE mining funds last year through a single fundraise

Mining-focused private equity house Tembo Capital is targeting up to $300m for a new fund to follow its stand-out sophomore raise in the sector last year.

ICG could raise €1bn for recovery fund targeting coronavirus opportunities – report

Intermediate Capital Group is reportedly in talks with LPs over raising a €1bn 'recovery fund' to invest in business opportunities thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Blackstone said to near biggest Indian RE portfolio buyout to date with $1.7bn Prestige Group deal

Global private equity giant Blackstone is reportedly near a $1.7bn buyout of Indian property developer Prestige Group's rental income assets in what is said to be the largest real estate portfolio buyout in the country

Rival offer sees Thoma Bravo up deal for insurtech business Majesco to $729m

Private equity house Thoma Bravo has upped its previously agreed deal for cloud insurance software provider Majesco to $729m amid rival interest from a new suitor.

Comment Letter on Control Shares Statutes and Registered Investment Companies

Posted by Phillip Goldstein, Bulldog Investors, on Saturday, August 8, 2020 Editor's Note: Phillip Goldstein is the co-founder of Bulldog Investors. This post is based on his letter to the SEC Division of Investment Management.

TA Associates buys Astorg portfolio business Surfaces Group after three-year hold

Astorg has agreed to sell manufacturing tools and consumables business Surfaces Group to fellow buyout house TA Associates.

Vitruvian Partners follows €4bn fund close with Unifaun sale to Marlin Equity

Vitruvian Partners has agreed to sell cloud logistics business Unifaun to fellow buyout house Marlin Equity Partners.

Pacific Equity Partners hits A$2.5bn hard cap close for smallest flagship fund since 2006

Australian buyout major Pacific Equity Partners has hit an A$2.5bn hard cap final close for its sixth flagship fundraise.

ICE swoops on Thoma Bravo’s Ellie May in $11bn buyout to score powerful return for PE firm

US private equity house Thoma Bravo has scored a powerful return through the quick sale of mortgage finance platform Ellie May to ICE, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange.

Private equity trio close in on €2.96n MasMovil takeover as rival bids fail to emerge

A trio of private equity majors look set to complete their agreed €2.96bn buyout of listed Spanish telecoms operator MasMovil after no rival offers for the company emerged.

Private equity execs bullish on 2020 dealmaking, more portfolio company support – survey

Private equity firms remain bullish on their portfolio investments despite the widespread chaos caused by the coronavirus crisis, new research suggests.

Genstar Capital splashes out on 71-year-old car wash systems provider Sonny’s Enterprises

Genstar Capital has bought into conveyorised car wash systems business Sonny's Enterprises.

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