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Former TPG Partner launches GREYKITE Investment Adviser

GREYKITE Investment Adviser, a newly launched private capital investment advisory firm led by Founder and CEO Michael Abel, has secured a strategic capital investment from Capital Constellation, a platform managed by global alternative asset manager Wafra, and Leucadia Asset Management, a diversified alternative asset management platform and a division of

MiddleGround Capital acquires IT8 

MiddleGround Capital, a Kentucky-based middle market private equity firm specialising in B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies across North America and Europe, has acquired IT8, a provider of engineering services.

Foursan Group acquires 33% stake in Medjool Village

Middle Eastern private equity firm Foursan Group has acquired a 33% stake in Medjool Village, Jordan’s largest vertically integrated grower, packer and exporter of medjool dates, marking its seventh investment via its third fund, FCP II.

Carlyle fund acquires majority stake in London airport

US private equity firm Carlyle’s Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund will acquire an 82.5% stake in London Southend Airport, a subsidiary of aviation group Esken, formerly Stobart Group, in an agreement to settle £193.75m in debt, with London-based private equity firm Cyrus Capital Partners providing liquidity to Esken.

Alter Domus secures strategic investment from Cinven

Alter Domus, a global provider of end-to-end tech-enabled fund administration, private debt, and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, has secured a new strategic investment from private equity firm Cinven.

IK Partners to invest in Checkmate Fire

European mid-market private equity firm IK Partners’s IK Small Cap III Fund is to acquire UK passive fire protection specialist Checkmate Fire from Leeds-based private equity firm YFM Equity Partners in the first investment from the fund’s dedicated pool of development capital.

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