Luisa Beltran

Plaid looks to raise $200 mln: Bloomberg

Plaid Technologies Inc is discussions to raise $200 million and is in talks with parties including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Bloomberg reported. Plaid makes developer tools that powers financial apps like Venmo and Coinbase, the story said. Business Insider said Plaid is raising funding that values the company at $2 billion.

Equistone Partners to buy Courir for 283 mln euros

Equistone Partners Europe said Oct. 22 that it submitted a binding offer to Groupe Go Sport to buy Courir. The equity value of the offer is 283 million euros ($325.67 million). Courir provides sports footwear through 248 stores in France and 29 abroad, including two in Spain.

Tiger Global raises $3.75 bln in latest VC fund: Financial Times

Tiger Global’s latest venture capital fund has raised $3.75 billion, the Financial Times reported. The fund, Private Investment Partners XI, was initially seeking $3 billion, the story said. It will focus on consumer internet, cloud and industry-specific software, as well as direct-to-consumer companies in China, India and the US, the FT said.

Alpine Investors to exit Vionic

Caleres said Oct. 18 that it agreed to buy Vionic Group for $360 million. Vionic, of San Rafael, California, designs and makes speciality footwear and footcare products. Alpine Investors invested in Vionic in 2012.

Marchick to exit Carlyle Group by year's end: Washington Post

David M. Marchick, one of the architects of Carlyle Group’s expansion from a boutique PE firm to a globally traded asset manager, will leave the firm by year’s end, the Washington Post reported. Marchick, 52, is moving to a senior adviser role as Carlyle completes its transition to new leadership, the story said.

GI Partners seeks $1 bln digital infrastructure fund

GI Partners is launching a digital infrastructure fund that will invest in assets such as data centers, Bloomberg is reporting. The pool is looking to raise more than $1 billion, the story said.

Tilton's Patriarch Partners looks to sell Dura Automotive

Lynn Tilton’s Patriarch Partners is looking to sell Dura Automotive Systems Inc, Bloomberg is reporting. Dura, an auto parts maker, could fetch $1 billion, the story said.

Warburg hires Jefferies for Navitas Midstream sale: Bloomberg

Warburg Pincus has hired Jefferies to run a process for Navitas Midstream Partners LLC, Bloomberg is reporting. Warburg is seeking $3 billion for the natural gas pipeline and processing company, the story said.

Payments company Nvoicepay looks to raise more money

Payments company Nvoicepay looks to raise more money