Benjamin Chambers

Apax Partners has triumphed in its bid to buy New Zealand online marketplace company Trade Me Group after matching a late $1.8bn offer from Hellman & Friedman for the business.

Altus Capital Partners has ended its six-year investment in specialist print consumables business International Imaging Materials through a sale to private equity peer ACON Investments.

Chinese private equity player Sailing Capital is said to be eyeing about $1.5bn (CNY10bn) for its second yuan-denominated fundraise targeting out-of-country investments.

Software-focused buyout major Vista Equity Partners has bought institutional investment data analytics player 7Park Data.

VC industry heavyweight Mary Meeker is taking part in what could be her final deal for Kleiner Perkins, through a Plaid financing round which values the business at about $2.65bn.

Oak Hill Capital Partners is looking to raise up to $3bn for its fifth flagship fundraise.

Jungle Ventures has registered its intention to raise up to $200m for its third venture capital fund focused on Southeast Asia.

Software-focused private equity house JMI Equity has brought its overall fundraising total to more than $4bn through a hard cap close of its ninth flagship fund.

JP Morgan Asset Management has hit a $1.3bn final close for its latest heavily-oversubscribed European property private equity fund.

Polaris and Acathia Capital have lead a consortium of investors to buy Swedish life insurance major Danica Pension Försäkringsaktiebolag for around SEK 2.6bn (€255m).