Deals in brief

KKR agrees to take MDF Commerce private

MDF Commerce is a SaaS company focused on digital commerce technologies.

GoldenTree racks up over $1.35bn for private credit fund

The fund's investors include public and corporate pensions, sovereign funds, foundations, insurance companies, family offices and RIAs across the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Monroe Capital invests in single-family rental platform Second Avenue

Monroe has allocated approximately $250 million of additional capital to Second Avenue through a mix of debt and equity capital.

MiddleGround to take tools manufacturer Starrett private

When the transaction closes, Starrett will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Defense Unicorns inks $35m Series A

Sapphire Ventures and Ansa Capital led the round.

Pet care business software provider MoeGo lands $24m Series A

Base10 Partners led the round with participation from Mars Petcare's Digitalis Ventures, Conductive Ventures and Uphonest Capital.

Leeds Equity Partners appoints Bernstein as VP

Most recently, Bernstein was a vice president at The Carlyle Group.

Shore Capital-backed Roaming Hunger taps Liberman as CEO

Roaming Hunger is a Los Angeles-based software and services platform for foodservice solutions and experiential marketing activations.

AEI-backed Yingling Aviation snaps up Mid-Continent Aviation Services

Yingling is a provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul and fixed-base operation services to business and general aviation customers throughout the U.S.

CPP Investments agrees to buy 17.5% stake in NetCo

NetCo is an Italian telecoms network.