Dealmaking

Levine Leichtman sells Fastsigns to LightBay, Freeman Spogli after four years

Brookfield agrees to buy 62% of Oaktree

The deal will allow Oaktree to operate independently, though Brookfield intends to build up its stake.

TCV commits $50 mln in Series C to edtech platform Newsela

TCV commits $50 mln in Series C to edtech platform Newsela

PE HUB First Read

First Read ushers in the day with news that the UK Parliament votes down British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit, Disney says its Fox acquisition will close on March 20, and Uber hires more IPO underwriters as it prepares to go public.

Enhanced Healthcare's West Dermatology heads to auction block

PE HUB Second Opinion

In Second Opinion, Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia files for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, Forte and Ripple form a $100 million fund for mainstream blockchain games and actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among those charged in a college admissions cheating scheme.

EQT wraps up about $10 bln for fourth infrastructure fund

EQT has closed its fourth infrastructure fund at a hard cap of 9 billion euros (about $10 billion). EQT Infrastructure IV launched last September.

A list of SoftBank Vision Fund investments

PE HUB First Read

First Read kicks off the day with news that Pert shampoo's parent company is mulling a sale of its ill-performing personal care business, Google agreed to pay $135 million to two executives accused of sexual harassment, and Apple is expected to announce their streaming video service at their March 25th event.