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Private equity investor Partners Group has agreed a buyout of modular education building developer Parmaco from a consortium led by European private equity firms Terra Firma and Metric Capital.

Iconic sandalmaker Birkenstock has sold a majority stake in itself to consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton in a €4bn deal amid the company reporting a record year despite the Covid-19 crisis.

Chicago private equity firm Core Industrial Partners has become the latest buyout house to hit fundraising success through an entirely virtual process, racing to a $465m one-and-done Fund II close in less than four months.

Private equity firm Resolute Capital Partners has brought in energy, finance and tech industry veteran Casey Minshew for its newly-created role of president of energy.

Early stage investment giant Bessemer Venture Partners has scored another huge flagship fundraise, hauling in $3.3bn across Fund XI and a new growth-stage vehicle.

New York City startup scene-focused Primary Venture Partners has pulled in $200m of fresh capital through a pair of fundraises.

Software-focused private equity firm JMI Equity has upped its fundraising goal for its tenth flagship fund to $1.7bn.

Lightbank, the venture capital firm co-founded by Groupon billionaire Eric Lefkofsky, has doubled its assets under management through a $180m final close of its second fund.

Veteran private equity investor Peterson Partners has closed its second fund of the year by hauling in $225m for its biggest-ever flagship investment vehicle.

Healthcare and fintech investor Oak HC/FT has raised a new $1.4bn fund as it looks to profit from an accelerating shift in digital adoption fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic.