Franklin Templeton scoops up Putnam Investments

Francisco Partners completes $650m take-private of healthcare software firm Weave

Falfurrias-backed Edge Industrial Technologies buys blade resharpener Harvest Blade

5th Century Partners sells Radon Medical Imaging to Leonard Green

Virent Capital strikes deal to back higher education marketing agency Kanahoma

Truelink Capital agrees to carve-out of Johnson Controls’ global intrusion products business

Victor Capital-backed Adventure Ready Brands buys waterless hygiene maker CleanLife

Eurazeo’s Christophe Bavière: Diversifying Europe’s mid-market