French investment house Andera Partners is reportedly out targeting up to €450m for its biggest-ever fund, hot on the heels of closing a €500m-plus mezzanine fund in June.
Parabellum Investments has bought the India business of The Column Group, a US-based privately-owned technology consulting, systems, and services provider it acquired with The Acacia Group earlier this year.
Chicago-based private equity firm Flexpoint Ford has named a trio of new vice presidents.
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.
Genstar Capital has bought into conveyorised car wash systems business Sonny's Enterprises.
Pension giant CalPERS has revealed the surprise resignation of CIO Yu Meng after just 18 months in the role.
Health and wellness-focused private equity house WM Partners has tapped its sophomore fund for the second time to buy into Great Lakes Gelatin Company.
Sherpa Healthcare Partners has picked up $200m for the final close of its debut US-dollar fundraise.
Dallas-based buyout house Surge Private Equity has bought US homeschool curriculum publisher All About Learning Press.
The Nordic region has become the world's top-performing private equity market, helping Western Europe consolidate its position at the top of the global PE tree, new research has revealed.
Industrials-focused private equity house Crossplane Capital has taken its first plunge into the fundraising market, hauling in at least $155m for its debut investment vehicle.
Private equity major TPG has snapped up CPPIB's head of secondaries to launch its secondaries strategy in the US and Europe.
US private equity return multiples have surged this year after the global coronavirus pandemic caused a 'sugar rush' of sudden demand in certain sectors, new research shows.
Private equity major Clayton Dubilier & Rice has sealed an investment in regional US food distributor Cheney Brothers.
CVC Credit Partners is not slowing down despite the market situation, having closed yet another fund in just a month.
Bankrupt US dairy company Borden has been bought by KKR and Capitol Peak Partners in a $340m asset purchase.
Lower mid-market-focused private equity house The Riverside Company has backed Buildout, a Chicago company that provides SaaS-based marketing and customer relationship management software to commercial real estate brokerages.
Carlyle is reportedly eyeing up to $2bn for a new fund dedicated to mid-market North American private equity deals amid a tweak in its growth investing strategy.
A $250m-targeting private equity fund looking to back minority-owned businesses has been launched by the US-based Minority Wealth Commission.
Private equity funds are being used for mass-scale money laundering according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, which said the industry lacks adequate money-laundering programmes.
