North America

EnCap raises $3bn in four months

<p>The fund exceeded its $2.25bn target and closed on its hard-cap.</p>

NVCA names new chairman

<p>Scott Sandell, a general partner at NEA, replaces Josh Green as the industry group’s chairman.</p>

Exclusive: Pomona&#039;s Walters steps down

<p>Pomona principal Greg Walters is leaving after five years at the firm. </p>

Bregal Partners backs Odyssey Golf founder

<p>The New York-based firm is looking for new ways to target consumer brands.</p>

SunTx seals $215m broadcasting exit

<p>The mid-market firm will partially exit Texas-based media company LBC.</p> <p> </p>

Silver Lake seals $1.65bn payments exit

<p><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;">The firm is selling Mercury Payment Systems, which it acquired for $450m in 2010.</span> </p> <!--StartFragment--><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;"><br /></span><!--EndFragment-->

Parallax closes debut fund on $115m

<p><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt;">The California-based lower mid-market firm will make control investments in the technology sector.</span></p> <p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;"></span></p>

Blackstone exits Pinnacle Foods for $4.3bn

<p><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt;">The firm is selling Pinnacle roughly seven years after buying the company for $2.16bn.</span></p> <p class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;"></span></p>

Carlyle loses CFO to NASDAQ

<p>Former NASDAQ OMX CFO Adena Friedman has rejoined the company after three years at Carlyle. </p>

OMERS hires former Cognetas founder

OMERS has strengthened its direct private equity team by adding its tenth dealmaker in Europe.