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HESTA ups PE commitment by $200m

HESTA, an Australian super fund dedicated to people working in health and community service, is committing a further $200 million to the HESTA Sustainable Capital Investment Trust, a targeted private equity investment programme managed in partnership with Stafford Capital Partners. 

BC Partners appoints advisors for £3bn VetPartners sale

BC Partners has appointed JP Morgan and Jefferies to prepare a £3 billion auction of portfolio company VetPartners, having first acquired the business in 2018 for around £720 million, according to a report by Sky News.

Apex Group closes Maitland acquisition

Apex Group has completed its acquisition of the fund services and third-party management company business operations of Maitland International Holdings, an international fund services provider.

Deal agreed

Denham Capital sells $1bn Nexif Energy portfolio

Denham Capital has completed a share sale agreement with Thailand’s RATCH Group PCL for Nexif Energy’s portfolio of Australian and Southeast Asian energy assets with an enterprise value in excess of $1 billion. 

Arlington Capital acquires avian vaccine firm

Washington DC-based private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has acquired Charles River Laboratories’ Avian Vaccine Services business to form a new company, AVS Bio. 

Churchill’s second junior capital fund exceeds target

Churchill Asset Management LLC, an investment-specialist affiliate of asset manager Nuveen, has completed fundraising for Churchill Junior Capital Opportunities Fund II with $737 million of limited partner commitments, exceeding its original target of $500 million and well above the size of its $300 million predecessor fund.

FSN Capital takes majority stake in software platform

FSN Capital, an Oslo-headquartered private equity firm that makes control investments in medium-sized companies in Scandinavia and the DACH region, is to acquire a majority stake in Lobster, a no-code data integration and digital process automation platform provider, via the FSN Capital VI fund.

Seaside makes a splash with Fund II close

Seaside Equity Partners has held the final close of its second private equity investment fund, Seaside Equity Partners II, with $325 million in capital commitments, well in excess of its original $225 million target. 

Long Ridge Equity Partners promotes three

Long Ridge Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on the financial and business technology sectors, has promoted Andrew Cedar and Jason Melton to partner, and Doug Nelson to principal. 

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