Iris Dorbian
Cerberus Business Finance, the directing lending platform of Cerberus, has closed its fourth flagship fund at $2.4 billion.
Greenbriar Equity Group has raised over $1.5 billion for its fifth fund, according to an SEC filing.
Blackstone has closed its oversubscribed second core private equity fund at a hard cap of $8 billion.
Owl Rock Capital Group and Neuberger Berman's Dyal Capital Partners have agreed to merge with Altimar Acquisition Corporation, a blank check company sponsored by HPS Investment Partners, to form Blue Owl Capital Inc, an alternative asset management firm.
Pelican Water Systems, once a small, founder-owned company, is now the leader in its field in North America.
Megatel Capital Investments, the capital markets unit of The Megatel Group, has hired Andrew Nerney as regional vice president. Also, the company has added Joel Rickner and Stan Smrke as associate vice presidents to its internal sales desk.
UK-based Alcumus, a software-led risk management solution provider, has made a majority investment of C$40 million in eCompliance, a Toronto-based workplace safety SaaS business. As a result of the transaction, eCompliance will operate as the North American arm of Alcumus. Alcumus is backed by the private equity firm Inflexion.
KKR has agreed to acquire certain international operations from Campbell for an enterprise value of about $2.2 billion. The transaction includes Australian biscuit maker Arnott’s. Jefferies provided financial advice to KKR on the deal.
Guidehouse, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, has agreed to acquire Navigant Consulting Inc, a professional services firm. The transaction is valued at about $1.1 billion. Jefferies LLC acted as financial adviser to Navigant while Sidley Austin LLP provided legal counsel. And, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP served as legal counsel to Guidehouse and Veritas Capital.
Restoration + Recovery, which is backed by DFW Capital, has acquired the assets of DGC Environmental Services Inc, a provider of stormwater services. No financial terms were disclosed.