Seaside Equity Partners, founded by a former managing director and partner from alternative investment firm Wafra Inc., rounded up more than $218m for the first closing of its second fund, people familiar with the offering said. The first closing puts the firm’s...
Private equity house TZP Group has picked up Soccer Post Holdings, the largest local-market-focused omni-channel soccer specialty retailer in the US. The company provides soccer kits, equipment and boots across e-commerce, physical stores and institutional channels....
Raven Capital Management, an alternative investment management firm, announced the successful completion of the fundraising of Raven Asset-Based Credit Fund II LP and related vehicles, raising total investible capital of $834m. In addition to the closed-end vehicle,...
U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group Inc aims to enlarge its footprint in the Japanese automotive sector as the global shift to electric vehicles (EVs) shakes the industry’s supply chain, its executives said. With the world quickly moving to EVs, Japanese auto...
Software company Zendesk completed its sale to a group of private equity firms led by Hellman & Friedman and Permira in a deal valued at $10.2bn after prolonged pressure from activist investor Jana Partners. As part of the deal, Zendesk shareholders received... 