Steve Gelsi

The Carlyle Group co-CEO Bill Conway said the buyout firm paid about 25 percent of the cost of a $115 million settlement in a multi-year collusion lawsuit that wrapped up over the summer, while limited partners in Carlyle Partners IV picked up the rest of the tab.

Technology-focused Francisco Partners is targeting $2 billion for Francisco Partners IV, with a first close expected by the end of this month, according to sources familiar with the fundraising and an investment document. 

Tinicum Inc has spun out a portfolio company from its $1.2 billion Tinicum Capital Partners II fund in a transaction that required a Form D filing with regulators, a spokesman for the firm told Buyouts.

LFM Capital LLC’s debut private equity fund raised $110 million for manufacturing and industrial service deals, beating its target by $10 million, an executive at the Nashville-based firm said.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is mulling the launch of a growth equity fund after three recent minority investments that marked a departure from its focus on traditional buyouts. 

Founded by veterans of J.P. Morgan Partners, Consonance Capital Partners over the summer wasted little time in starting to deploy a first fund of $500 million.  

When Thoma Bravo made a bet on Mediware Information Systems back in late 2012, it paid about $195 million in the take-private of the software and service provider in the cost-conscious health care sector.

Ares Capital Corp is on pace to close about 100 loans in 2014 as the business development company managed by a unit of publicly traded Ares Management LP takes aim at a $200 billion market opportunity in middle-market lending.

Arsenal Capital Partners is shopping Royal Adhesives & Sealants LLC, expected to fetch up to $1 billion based on comparable sales in the chemical sector, according to two sources familiar with the deal. Credit Suisse and the Valence Group are advising Arsenal Capital.