Bain Capital has made a majority investment in plastic processing equipment and services specialist Milacron in a deal which values the business at more than $560m.
Newly-launched private equity investor Northcote Equity has taken just 16 weeks to reach a £160m hard cap final close for its debut fund - turning away almost as much again thanks to heavy LP demand.
The $274bn-managing US pension major the New York State Common Retirement Fund has unveiled another $1.5bn of alternative asset fund commitments, with Summit Partners and B Capital picking up the biggest pledges.
Frontier tech investor Overlap Holdings has raised $33m for its inaugural fund, which will target seed to Series B investments in tech "at the intersection of scientific innovation and hardware".
Thoma Bravo-backed cybersecurity business SailPoint is eyeing a valuation of up to $11.5bn through a New York IPO, two years after it was taken private by the firm for the second time.
Insurance company Aviva's asset management arm has launched a venture and growth capital fund, its fourth overall launched under the UK's Long Term Asset Fund regime.