Apax Partners

Mergers & Acquisitions' examines 11 factors that buyers should consider when looking at deals. Barings' Mina Pacheco Nazemi writes about diversity issues in the workplace. Rockpoint raises fund to take advantage of distressed real esate. M&A news from Apax and Vista.

Aquiline Capital, which invests in real estate technology, raises fourth PE fund. Latam Airlines files for bankruptcy, as people cut back on traveling. Texas Capital and Independent Bank call off merger. Merck buys coronavirus vaccine maker. Apax backs used car auction company. Sun Capital celebrates 25th anniversary.

Novartis buys Amblyotech. Apax-backed Assuredpartners acquires Transportation Insurance Advisors. Genstar-backed Advarra backs IRB.

Apax invests in Cadence. Salesforce buys Evergage. Sun Capital backs West Dermatology.

KKR raises first global impact fund. Manufacturers are focusing on their core competencies and looking to divest non-core assets. Google receives U.K. clearance for Looker deal. Genstar, Apax, Centeroak and Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking involved in deals.

Nominations for M&A Mid-Market Awards due Feb. 7. Formula One team owner buys stake in Aston Martin. PE-backed backed Westrock buys coffee distributor from Cott. Apax invests in fashion e-commerce platform. We've named the 2020 Most Influential Women.

Call for Nominations: Deadline is Feb. 7 for M&A Mid-Market Awards. We've named the 2020 Most Influential Women. What's ahead for M&A in 2020? We ask bankers from Stifel, Piper Jaffray, William Blair. In deal news, Goldman Sachs' merchant banking division is buying retail technology company Aptos from Apax.

Call for Nominations: Deadline is Feb. 7 for M&A Mid-Market Awards. We've named the 2020 Most Influential Women. What's ahead for M&A in 2020? We ask bankers from Piper Jaffray, William Blair. In deal news: Aflac buys stake in mid-market lender Varagon, plus more M&A news.

The PE firm is buying a 10 percent stake in Manchester City.

Buyers have announced almost $149 billion of M&A targeting U.K.-based companies in 2019, according to Bloomberg News.