US private equity firm EnCap Investments is considering options to sell two bundles of oil and gas assets in Texas, raising more than $6 billion, Bloomberg has reported.

Hong Kong based buyout firm Affinity Equity Partners is in advanced talks with Brookfield Asset Management to acquire Hong Kong-based clothing label maker Trimco Group, valuing the company as much as $1 billion, Bloomberg has reported. An agreement could be reached in the next few weeks, the report said quoting sources. Affinity has been exploring a sale of Trimco earlier this year after receiving takeover interest. The source said Brookfield has outbid other private equity firms for the deal. Founded in 1978, Trimco makes clothing labels, radio frequency identification tags, packaging and trimming products and store decorations for a client

Veritas Capital is considering a sale or IPO for portfolio company Guidehouse, which could value the business at $7 billion, according to a Bloomberg report.

EmployBridge, an industrial-staff company backed by Apollo Global Management has agreed to buy the Bluecrew business from IAC Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg.

TPG Rise, the global impact investing platform of private equity giant TPG, has anchored a $450 million series E financing round in energy storage systems developer Form Energy Inc.

Private equity firm Alpine Investors (Alpine) has added Ethisphere, a specialist in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, to its newly formed data software business platform, predictis. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. The partnership with Alpine will allow Ethisphere to build on its long history of helping companies strengthen their ethics, governance and integrity practices and partnering with companies around the globe on their journey to better. Ethisphere helps companies strengthen their integrity practices through data, tools and expertise. Data-centred decisions are expected by multiple stakeholders, such as board members, investors, communities and regulators,

Thoma Bravo and JMI Equity-backed Condeco has merged with iOffice + SpaceIQ, another of the firms’ portfolio companies, to create a new business Eptura.

Chicago-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners has acquired fresh food distributor FreshEdge from lower mid-market buyout house Rotunda. FreshEdge distributes fresh produce and specialty foods to both foodservices and retail customers in the Midwest and Southeast of America. It currently operates 800,000 square feet of warehouse space and a fleet of approximately 830 trucks.  Wind Point will provide capital and strategic support for FreshEdge to accelerate organic growth through investments in fresh cut processing capabilities, expanded warehouse space and enhanced infrastructure, as well as pursue strategic acquisitions to enhance its geographical footprint. Wind Point’s previous investments in the food

Technology-focused buyout house Francisco Partners has agreed to carve out HR administration platform bswift from CVS Health. Founded in 1996, bswift provides software and services that streamline benefits and human resources administration through a cloud-based technology platform. It helps customers and employers simplify administration, manage employee benefits, reduce administrative costs and connect employees with resources needed to achieve their health ambitions. CVS Health and its affiliate Aetna will remain customers of bswift. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor

Jenson Funding Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, has successfully exited OneTouch, a digital health platform that allows home care providers to manage care delivery from a centralised app, following a significant investment from private equity firm August Equity. August Equity specialises in service-oriented companies in high-growth sectors such as healthcare, education, business services and technology.     At the time of Jenson’s initial £150,000 investment, OneTouch had developed its cloud-based software platform but had not secured a significant amount of market share. Today, the firm is the market leader in Ireland and one of the top providers in the