US private equity major Carlyle is in preliminary talks with Abu Dhabi investors, including Mubadala, IHC and XRG, to bring in co-investors for its proposed acquisition of Lukoil’s international assets, according to a report by Reuters.

Funds advised by Permira have agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Carne Group, based on an enterprise valuation of €1.4bn. Carne Group is an independent third-party management company, and provider of fund regulation and governance solutions.

Bain Capital and Blackstone are among the private equity firms in the next round of bidding for UK-based supplement maker Vitabiotics Ltd, sources familiar with the matter say, with EQT and TPG having also advanced in the process, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Rinchem, a chemical logistics and services group backed by Stonepeak Partners, is seeking to complete a distressed debt exchange to help finance its acquisition of Dupré Logistics, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.

Anaplan could file confidentially for an initial public offering in the next few weeks, nearly four years after being taken private by Thoma Bravo, according to a report by The Information.

Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire most of Lukoil’s international assets, three months after the Russian oil producer was placed under US sanctions, according to a report by Bloomberg.