KKR has agreed to buy IT services provider Ensono from Charlesbank Capital Partners and M/C Partners after "robust" growth during the pandemic last year.
Consumer-focused private equity major L Catterton has agreed to buy a controlling interest in boat, fishing and watersports parts business West Marine from Monomoy Capital Partners.
Crosspoint Capital Partners has sealed one of the biggest first-time tech-focused private equity fundraises ever by bringing in $1.3bn for a final close.
Global investment major Partners Group has more than doubled its investment by sold a large-scale portfolio of US industrial properties at a gross asset value of $1bn.
Blackstone has agreed to buy Sabre Industries from fellow private equity firm The Jordan Company as the buyout giant looks to up its exposure to companies supporting the transition to cleaner energy.
US venture capital fundraising is on track to breach $100bn for the first time ever this year as the industry hots up with a swathe of $100m-plus megadeals.
Investment giants BlackRock and Temasek are launching a $1bn fund targeting venture capital and growth investment aimed at reaching a net zero economy by 2050.
Affirma Capital, the investment firm formed three years ago through the spin out of Standard Chartered’s private equity team, has raised more than $400m for its latest Asia-focused fund.