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Grain Management's Jenny Zhang is among nine dealmakers named the 2020 Rising Stars of Private Equity. Uber buys Postmates, as the food delivery sector consolidates. Apollo forms new direct lending company. PE news from Clearlake and Paceline.

“This is the right way to empower corporations to make strides towards equality of opportunity,” says Vista founder Robert F. Smith.

Houlihan Lokey buys tech-focused investment bank MVP to take advantage of growing demand for 5G. Chuck E. Cheese parent files for bankruptcy, citing coronavirus impact. Pandemic leads Ally to call off its deal for CardWorks. PE News from Great Hill and Clearlake.

Clearlake, led by co-founders Behdad Eghbali and José E. Feliciano, raises sixth fund. JPMorgan's profit drops from coronavirus impact. Deal news from W20 and Autodesk.

Audax, Vista, Sumeru, Stifel and Piper Jaffray win M&A Mid-Market Awards. SoFi buys payments firm Galileo. Clearlake and Levine Leichtman make deals.

Time is running out. Nominations are due Friday, February 7 for the M&A Mid-Market Awards. Amazon uses its acquisitions of Health Navigator and PillPack to launch new healthcare software services. PE news from Audax, Clearlake, Riverside.

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 KeyBanc, Stifel, William Blair. In deal news, XPO Logistics is looking to divest one or more assets.

Call for Nominations: Deadline is Feb. 7 for M&A Mid-Market Awards. We've named the 2020 Most Influential Women, including William Blair's Shay Brokemond. What's ahead for M&A in 2020? We ask bankers from Stifel, Piper Jaffray, William Blair. In fundraising news, Pathway Capital has raised its second private credit fund.

Platinum Equity raises new fund. Britain's Issa brothers are reportedly weighing making their biggest deal ever in Caltex. TH Lee buys insurance provider. Insight purchases cybersecurity firm. More PE news from Clearlake, Halifax, Wind Point and Sun Capital. What's ahead for M&A in 2020? We ask William Blair's Andrew Jessen and others.

In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of special reports Mergers & Acquisitions published over the holidays, including our 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A; an in-depth look at technologies transforming the retail sector; a fresh look at giving back; and 8 Q&As with M&A advisors, including William Blair’s Andrew Jessen, about what to expect in the year ahead.