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Private equity funds raised in recent years hold far more undeployed capital than earlier vintages at the same stage in their life, PEI Group data shows.

NetIP is a managed IT services provider to Danish SMEs, with more than 270 employees across 11 offices.

Tahmasebi will lead new platform investments in founder-led financial, professional and business services companies in the lower mid-market.

Apollo, Cinven, Kohlberg and Montagu are among the PE firms pursuing investments in surgical equipment provider platforms.

The new hires span private equity, portfolio operations, investor relations and corporate functions, taking the firm’s headcount to more than 120.

Yazen is a digital healthcare provider that treats obesity by combining weight-loss medication with continuous care from a multidisciplinary team.

Lovell Minnick Partners and Carlyle AlpInvest-backed SRS Acquiom agreed this week to acquire Pantarai, a provider of loan technology and services for the broadly syndicated loan and private credit markets.

The firm started raising the strategy in Q2 and aims to reach final close by Q1 next year as more funds emerge in this space, Private Equity International has learned.

UK-headquartered Clarion owns and operates more than 100 B2B brands. Its 10 largest category franchises account for two-thirds of revenues.