AmeriLife Group (AmeriLife), a specialist in developing, marketing, and distributing life and health insurance, annuities, and retirement planning solutions, has secured an investment from Genstar Capital (Genstar), a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrials and software industries. Genstar will join AmeriLife’s

After six years of partnership with Excel Fitness, Altamont Capital Partners (Altamont) has exited its investment with a sale of the company to Olympus Partners. As part of that transaction, completed last month, Excel’s management team and founders, along with Altamont, established a bonus pool that provided every employee at

Magic Spoon announced has raised $85 million in a Series B funding round led by HighPost Capital, a private investment firm focused on the global consumer and consumer technology sectors, and its first-ever retail launch exclusively into Target stores nationwide. HighPost Capital is joined by Siddhi Capital, Coefficient Capital, Constellation

Pixellot, a specialist in automated sports video and analytics solutions, has completed a $161 million funding round led by PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies. The round also includes secondary capital from existing investors.  As part of the transaction, Ronen Nir, Managing Director at

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), a UK-based cost benchmarking and valuation platform for construction, has secured investment from LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group.

Private equity firm Genstar Capital has led the recapitalisation of US wealth management firm Cerity Partners. Lightyear Capital has been an investor in Cerity Partners since 2017 and will continue to be an investor in the firm.   Cerity Partners’ 425 professionals serve more than 10,000 clients and advise on

Insigneo Financial Group, an independent wealth management platform catering to international advisors and clients, has secured a significant minority investment of $100 million led by Bain Capital Credit and JC Flowers & Co, with participation from private investors. The capital will be used to accelerate Insigneo’s growth and expansion strategy.

Ramey Kemp Associates (RKA) has formed a strategic partnership with Trilon Group (Trilon), a family of infrastructure-focused businesses backed by private equity firm Alpine Investors. RKA will be a critical part of Trilon’s National Transportation platform, and Trilon will support RKA’s strategic expansion through capital and resource support that will

Cornerstone OnDemand, a specialist in adaptive cloud-based HR software solutions, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, is to acquire SumTotal, a human capital management SaaS provider, from Skillsoft. This announcement follows Cornerstone’s recent acquisition of EdCast, which has fueled the company’s strategy to create an open platform for people development, growth,

Closed Loop Partners has held the final close of its new with over $200 million in total assets less than three years after launch, according to a report by AlternativesWatch.