Private investment giant Blackstone, in partnership with smaller investors, is acquiring a majority stake in Citrin Cooperman, a US accounting firm, in a deal that values the company at over $2bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.

AI startup Anthropic is planning to raise an additional $2bn in a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners that values the business at $60bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the deal.

Keyhaven Capital Partners has partnered with Miura Partners and Evolve Healthcare Partners to support their acquisition of HealthTech BioActives, a global specialist in natural ingredients and active pharmaceutical production.

HBX Group, the Spanish travel technology company known for its Hotelbeds brand and backed by private equity firms Cinven, EQT, and Canadian pension fund CPP Investments, is gearing up for a €1bn initial public offering in the coming weeks, according to a report by Reuters.

IK Small Cap II Fund, a fund owned and managed by European private equity firm IK Partners, has agreed to sell its stake in GeoDynamics, a Belgian software firm focused on solutions for Human Resources finance professionals, to Blinqx.

Blackford Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm, has closed the sale of portfolio company Mopec Group, a supplier of equipment, consumables, and services for pathology and anatomy professionals, to PE firm Waud Capital Partners.

Coalesce Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in business services companies, has completed a majority growth recapitalisation in executive compensation and leadership consultancy, Pearl Meyer & Partners.