Amanda Janis

Frazier Healthcare closes $600m fund(3)

The life sciences-focussed venture firm has held a first and final close on its sixth fund.

KKR increases Manhattan footprint(4)

The buyout firm has leased the eighth floor of the Crown Building, an historic Fifth Avenue skyscraper, for ‘certain administrative functions’.

DLJ Merchant in waste services buy(2)

The Credit Suisse affiliate has made its third waste industry investment with the acquisition of Deffenbaugh Industries, a waste services company in the Midwestern US.

ISIS closes first independent fund on £238.5m(4)

The UK mid-market firm has closed its fourth fund above its initial £200 million target. It’s the firm’s first independent vehicle since spinning out of F&C Asset Management in 2005.

Global holds $500m first close on MENA fund(3)

Global Capital Management, a subsidiary of Kuwaiti investment bank Global Investment House, has held a first close on its MENA fund with more than $500 million in commitments.

TPG to pay $1.3bn for Canadian drug firm(2)

Axcan Pharma has agreed to be taken private by TPG in a transaction valued at $1.3 billion. It’s the firm’s third healthcare acquisition this year.

Evercore’s Beutner to retire

Austin Beutner, Evercore co-founder and co-CEO, will end his 22-year merchant banking career to focus on recovering from a 2007 bicycle accident.

Blackstone, Fortress stocks hit new lows(4)

Bleak economic data has sent US stock markets tumbling – taking Blackstone and Fortress along with – one day before markets close for the Thanksgiving holiday.

ISIS closes first independent fund on £238.5m(3)

The UK mid-market firm has closed its fourth fund above its initial £200 million target. It’s the firm’s first independent vehicle since spinning out of F&C Asset Management in 2005.

Sun Capital to expand in NYC, open in Shanghai

The Florida-headquartered turnaround specialist is growing its global reach as its assets approach $10 billion.