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TransFirst, backed by Welsh Carson, explores IPO

TransFirst, which is owned by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, is considering going public, four banking sources said.

Sentinel, TriArtisan putting 25 pct equity into $890 mln buy of TGI Fridays

Sentinel Capital and TriArtisan Capital Partners are buying TGI Fridays from Carlson Restaurants.

peHUB Second Opinion

In Second Opinion, Google in talks to take a stake in Virgin Galactic, the COO of Twitter has resigned, Amazon Prime Music went live today and being cool in high school can be very bad for you.

peHUB Second Opinion

In Second Opinion, an Austrian teen is taking responsibility for the Tweetdeck outage, why most startups aren't announcing their seed fundings and you can now use bitcoin to pay for hotel bookings on Expedia.

Lovell Minnick collects $275 mln for Fund IV

Lovell Minnick Partners has held a roughly $275 million first close for its fourth fund, which is targeting $550 million, according to sources.

peHUB Second Opinion

In Second Opinion, Harvard is a great school but a lousy investor, Google pays $500 mln for Skybox Imaging, Amazon plans to launch a marketplace for local services and whether Britney Spears is a feminist role model.

Lovell Minnick so far collects roughly $275 mln for Fund IV

Lovell Minnick Partners held a roughly $275 million first close last week for its fourth fund, sources said.

JLL Fund VII eyes $500 mln first close

JLL Partners expects to hold a $500 million first close for its seventh fund later this summer, peHUB has learned.

peHUB Second Opinion

In Second Opinion, Go Daddy files to go public again, seven U.S. cities where minority-owned businesses are thriving, Ron Conway gets really upset and Facebook accidentally launches Snapchat competitor Slingshot.

peHUB Second Opinion

In Second Opinion, GlamGlow goes up for sale, Apple plans to launch its wearable devices in October and John Legere will likely run the combined Sprint/T-Mobile. Happy National Doughnut Day!