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TJC to acquire DuPont’s Delrin acetal homopolymer business; plus a food deal from Vestar Capital Partners

Vestar Capital-backed Roland Foods is acquiring ifiGOURMET.

The biggest tech deals in H1, plus Novacap banks on shifting ad trends

Trive Capital-backed EarthLink acquires internet provider One Ring Networks.

Novacap capitalizes on shifting ad trends with Cadent acquisition

The deal also marked the exit of Lee Equity Partners, which acquired Cadent in 2013.

KKR eyes consolidating test and measurement sector with Industrial Physics

'We can acquire companies that may be small, but they are still going to be a market leader in the specific niche application that they serve,' said KKR's Brandon Brahm.

Vista closes $4.6bn sale of Apptio to IBM; Brookfield and Braemont invest in insurance

A look at six private equity-backed insurance deals; the completion of Vista’s $4.6 billion sale of Apptio to IBM; and Northleaf’s $200 million investment in Tillman FiberCo.

Insurance industry defies slowdown: 6 PE-backed deals in the sector

Brookfield, Serent Capital, Braemont Capital and Madison Dearborn are some of the firms finding opportunities in insurance.

Buyback: Why GTCR is pursuing commercial security biz, again

GTCR bought Protection 1 for $828m in 2010. Now, it’s carving out the business from ADT for $1.6bn.

GSAM invests in converting waste into renewable natural gas with Synthica

Ara Partners, EQT and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners are some of the firms finding deals in this sector.

Apollo, Blue Point, A&M love cats and dogs; plus a conversation with Iron Path Capital

In July, Apollo unveiled a strategic minority investment in PetSmart, which is majority owned by BC Partners.

Warburg Pincus seeks to fill regional bank vacuum

Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge Partners are investing $400m in the merger of regional banks Banc of California and PacWest.