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CVC raises second growth fund that will invest in mid-market tech-enabled businesses. Al Gore's fund backs logistics software maker. More PE news from Apollo, Industrial and AEI. Read how retailers, such as McDonald's and Nike, are using IoT to enhance customer experiences in our weekly 7-part series on retail tech M&A.

Walgreens Boots, led by CEO Stefano Pessina, has been reviewing a potential deal with a financial adviser to take the company private amid buyout interest.

Nike, McDonald's and others wield IoT to enhance customer experiences in the first installment of Mergers & Acquisitions' weekly 7-part series on retail technology M&A.

Xerox weighs bid for HP, according to multiple media reports. Amperity buys customer analytics firm Custora to help retailers get a better grasp on shopping behavior. ICV, Riverside, make deals.

Houlihan Lokey acquires Freeman. Movista purchases Natural Insight. Platinum Equity buys Cision.

Mastercard buys SessionM to help retailers increase customer loyalty. Houlihan Lokey grows investment banking in financial services with Freeman acquisition. Roku bets on rising advertising for on-demand content.

The major technology companies that have chipped away at incumbent payment businesses face much larger competition from this year’s big processing mergers, but they’ve also bulked up through fundraising and product development.

Forever 21 goes bamkrupt. Blackstone invests in logistics real estate. PE firms turn to lending. Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A, due Oct. 14.

Forever 21’s bankruptcy filing could be problematic for major U.S. mall owners, including Simon and Brookfield because it is one of the biggest mall tenants still standing after a wave of bankruptcies.

The imprints of vendor consolidation, mobile payments proliferation and voice enablement are continuing to ensure there is “a whole lot of shaking going on” in our industry, writes Strategic Resource Management's Michael Carter.