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Blackstone to acquire Sony Payment Services

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone are to acquire a majority stake in Sony Payment Services Inc, one of Japan’s leading payment service providers, from Sony Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group.

Renovus acquires ASD therapy specialist Behavioral Framework

Renovus Capital Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm focussed on the knowledge and talent industries has acquired Behavioral Framework, a provider of applied behaviour analysis therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder.

Unleashing the power of unified data

Altvia provides a purpose-built and fully integrated technology platform that helps private equity firms simplify data complexity, efficiently raise and deploy capital, and deliver a modern LP experience. Brie Aletto (pictured), President & CEO, chats to Private Equity Wire about some of the challenges and opportunities facing the company and

Blackstone completes $2.16bn NIPSCO investment

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, the infrastructure unit of New York-based private equity major Blackstone, has completed the acquisition of a 19.9% stake in the Northern Indiana Public Service Company for $2.16bn.

Goldman Sachs AM closes life sciences fund at $650m

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has raised $650m for a new fund – West Street Life Sciences I – that will make investments in startups related to the life sciences sector, according to a report by Reuters.

WestBridge backs Survey Solutions MBO

Private equity firm WestBridge has completed a secondary buyout of Land Survey Solutions Limited (t/a Survey Solutions), a provider of engineering surveying and monitoring services to a range of sectors across the UK.

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