North America

Victory Park hires Jason Brown as Partner

<p><span>The Chicago-based middle market firm has tapped brown to head up the Los Angeles office.</span> </p> <p><span></span> </p>

WCAS sells Peak 10 to GI Partners

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe</span> will sell technology company Peak 10 to GI Partners for $730 million.

Oak Hill sells Firth Rixson for $2.85bn

<p>The New York-based firm has sold the British aerospace parts maker to Alcoa.</p> <p><span></span> </p>

Greenbriar closes Fund III on $1.1 billion

<p>The New York-based private equity firm closes its third fund just under its $1.25 billion target.</p> <p> </p>

Vector Capital hires Matthew Blodgett as managing director

<p>The California-based growth equity firm adds Blodgett for non-control investments.</p> <p> </p>

General Atlantic hires Andrew Crawford

<p><span>The global growth equity firm is bringing on Crawford as a managing director in New York.</span> </p> <p><span></span> </p>

Vision loses head of IR

Charles Robinson has joined the investor relations team at Black River Asset Management.

Study: Texas tops state rankings for private equity investment

<p><span>Texas saw the most private equity investment in 2013 by both investment value and number of investments.</span> </p> <p><span></span> </p>

Carlyle closes second financial services fund on $1bn

<p>The fund will target mid-market financial services companies in asset and wealth management as well as specialty finance firms.</p> <p> </p>

Monroe Capital fires and sues MD

<p>The Chicago-based private equity firm has terminated Warren Woo for cause.</p> <p> </p>