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Clearlake Capital has soared to a $14.1bn hard cap final close for its latest flagship private equity fund, surging past its initial $10bn target.

European software and services investor Hg has agreed a sale of IT services provider itm8 to fellow private equity player Axcel after four years in its portfolio.

Private credit major Monroe Capital has followed its recent $2.3bn flagship fund close by hiring MUFG CIO Gila Cohen as managing director, head of...

Thoma Bravo has helped analytics software specialist Imply Data to a $1.1bn valuation by leading a Series D round for the business.

Earlybird has closed its seventh early-stage fund at the hard cap of €350m, making it one of the largest in its kind in Europe.

A pair of former American Capital execs have launched Altimer Capital, a new firm targeting credit opportunities in the rapidly growing area of digital transformation.

One of the UK's largest occupational pension schemes has awarded a $1bn private equity mandate to global investor Federated Hermes.

Private markets fundraising has remained strong in the first half of 2022 – but terror over rising inflation and increased market volatility is seeing LPs shake up their allocations to combat the two-headed dragon. Krishna Prasad, newly-appointed head of US at Apex Group, thinks focus can be one of the most successful strategies in the coming months. 

Long-time Golden Gate Capital tech investor Rishi Chandna has reportedly left the firm to launch his own buyout fund, which could look to raise between $500m and $1bn.

Climate and sustainability-focused investment house Lightrock has raised a new $300m growth equity fund for Latin America.