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Nuveen goes for private debt with Arcmont; Musk gets Twitter

The acquisition will create a new entity, Nuveen Private Capital, in which Arcmont and Churchill Asset Management will work in partnership.

Thoma Bravo, Sunstone pick up UserTesting; ICG buys MME as add-on for Seaway; FTV expects 5-10x growth from ConnexPay investment

Thoma Bravo and Sunstone are acquiring UserTesting in a test-private deal for $1.3 billion.

Elyan and Oncodesign Services deal adds to pharma flow; Oman fund eyes UK assets

Oncodesign Services is a contract research organisation specialising in drug discovery and preclinical services in oncology and immuno-inflammation.

GA agrees to buy Tripp Smith’s Iron Park Capital; LPs eye the era of extension requests

General Atlantic agrees to buy Iron Park to form General Atlantic Credit.

Consortium picks up Unither Pharma from Ardian; Mayfair fades out of Pixomondo

Unither is a European pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organisation that produces complex sterile liquid formulations for medical use.

EIP spies innovation drive with RS Technologies investment; Cyber deals stack up

PE investing in cybersecurity heats up.

CapMan looks to deliver Niemi beyond Finland; Atos confirms buyer interest

Niemi’s growth will be centred around organic expansion, according to Tuomas Rinne, partner at CapMan Special Situations.

Deal activity should increase in Q4; Signet makes investment in CRDMO company LAXAI

Signets invests in LAXAI.

FCA takes interest in private capital after mini-budget chaos, report says; Beyond takes majority stake in ANK

In the aftermath of the mini-Budget, sterling and UK government bonds plunged in value, leading pension funds to sell some of their liquid assets.

BDT and MSD Partners join forces; GTCR creates Blucrest with some familiar faces

BDT and MSD merge to form new advisory and investment firm.