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SF Equity Eyes Zoom

The private equity firm buys the California-based eyewear company.

Sverica Backs DocuLynx

The document manager buys Anacomp’s online information management division.

Investors Exits Chamberlin Edmonds

Emdeon pays $260 million to pick up the former Charterhouse, MTS and Highlander Partners portfolio company.

Elevation's Kevin Albert Defects

The fundraiser, a Merrill Lynch vet before jumping to Elevation, is joining Pantheon.

Investcorp, Harvest Exit Associated Materials

Hellman & Friedman is acquiring the exterior building products manufacturer for $1.3 billion.

Catterton's New Food Deal

The firm acquires controlling stake in Canadian frozen food company Alasko Foods.

Actis Buys Vlisco

The emerging markets investor committed $151 million for a control stake in the designer fabrics maker.

HIG Exceeds Target on Bayside Fund

The PE firm’s follow-up loan opportunity vehicle closed on $1.1 billion.

Warburg Pincus Backs Broker-Dealer

Rodman & Renshaw vet Michael Lacovora and BB&T's Theodore Luse II are among the founders of Cortview.

ACON Sells SAE Towers

The manufacturer was sold for $95 million to an Indian acquirer in a deal that cements a solid return for the sponsor.

UPDATED: TSG Exits Don Miguel

MegaMex Foods picks up the eight-year-old investment through a joint venture formed by Hormel Foods and Herdez Del Fuerte.

3i Sells Panreac

The Illinois Tool Works purchase translates into a more than 2x return on equity for the PE firm.

Platinum, Gores Group Pair Off

Acquisition of Source Interlink's Alliance Entertainment represents the first time the two firms teamed up for a deal.

Wicks Buys Antenna Audio

Discovery Communications initially disclosed plans to sell the business in its second-quarter earnings call.

Welsh Carson Acquires Peak 10 in Secondary Deal

Seaport Capital and McCarthy Capital are exiting the data center company through the sale.