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Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) has made a minority-growth equity investment in Live Better Brands LLC.

Shamrock Capital Advisors LLC is expected to hit the market later this year for its fourth fund, four sources said.

 2KPS Capital Partners LP appears to be getting its money back on its Anchor Glass Container Corp investment in less than a year.

J.C. Flowers & Co has sent out nondisclosure agreements to potential buyers of retirement plan provider Ascensus Inc., several sources said.

Two bidders remain for Stored Value Solutions (SVS), the gift card provider that is being sold by Comdata Inc, three sources said.

Natural Gas Partners has invested in Springbok Energy Partners LLC, which is hitting the market with its next fund.

Graham Partners Inc has exited Infiltrator Water Technologies LLC after a near 10-year hold.

Apax Partners may have failed to sell Epicor Software Corp last year, but the private equity firm is getting more than its money back.

Bob Bielinski has left the CIT Group Inc after seven years to join the middle-market lending team at AllianceBernstein.

Private equity firms are known for providing exits for entrepreneurs who don’t have anyone to take over their businesses. Now the founder of Mud Pie LLC has flippped the tables, producing an exit for PE firm Lineage Capital LLC.