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Apollo's Black has some regrets taking firm public: MarketWatch

Leon Black, chairman and CEO of Apollo Global Management, said he has some regrets about taking the buyout shop public eight years ago, according to MarketWatch. “Regrets? Absolutely. The public market doesn’t understand creatures like us very well,” the story quotes Black saying during the Bloomberg Invest Conference in New York. Apollo’s stock has risen 69.4 percent, while the S&P 500 index has jumped 255 percent since March 2011, MarketWatch said, citing FactSet data.

FormAssembly raises $10 mln

FormAssembly said June 5 that it raised $10 million in funding from Level Equity. FormAssembly, of Bloomington, Indiana, is a web form platform that aims to help businesses collect and process data.

FormAssembly raises $10 mln

FormAssembly said June 5 that it raised $10 million in funding from Level Equity. FormAssembly, of Bloomington, Indiana, is a web form platform that aims to help businesses collect and process data.

EpimAb Biotherapeutics raises $74 mln

EpimAb Biotherapeutics said June 5 that it raised $74 million in Series B funding co-led by by SDIC Fund and Sherpa Healthcare Partners. Also taking part in the round was SCVC, further private investment entities, and the A round investors. EpimAb, of Shanghai, China, is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in bispecific antibodies.

Tikehau Capital, Le Groupe de l’Hôtellerie buy two hotels in Paris

Tikehau Capital and Le Groupe de l’Hôtellerie have acquired Hotel Corona Opéra and Hotel Touraine Opéra. The two hotels, located in Paris, have a combined capacity of 97 rooms and were built during the 19th century.

Cohere Capital launches

Cohere Capital, founded by former executives from H.I.G. Capital and Gauge Capital, has launched. Cohere, of Boston, will seek to take majority stakes in technology-enabled business and healthcare services companies.

WestBridge II raises 140 mln pounds

Westbridge Capital said June 5 that its latest fund closed on 140 million pounds ($182 million). WestBridge II surpassed its 100 million pound hard cap. WestBridge II seeks to invest between 10 million to 20 million pounds in U.K. SMEs with enterprise values of between 15 and 40 million pounds.

Matillion raises $35 mln

Matillion said June 4 that it raised a $35 million round of funding led by Battery Ventures. Also participating were Matillion’s Series B investors, Sapphire Ventures and Scale Venture Partners. Matillion, of Manchester, U.K., and Denver, Colorado, provides data transformation software for cloud data warehouses.

Insurity, backed by GA, TA and Genstar, goes on the block

Capital Senior Living rejects TPG offers: Bloomberg

Capital Senior Living has rebuffed several acquisition attempts from TPG over the past few months, Bloomberg is reporting. Capital Senior, of Dallas, develops and operates senior living communities, the story said.