Private equity firms

GTCR sells Callcredit to TransUnion; LLR, Riverside, Shore Capital and TA back healthcare specialties.

Norwest expands consumer and sports group; Riata-backed Acuity hires former Fossil exec; Borgam taps Shell M&A exec.

Charlesbank backs Hearthside; Century Golf picks up Tour GCX; BlackRock acquires Tennenbaum Capital.

Crestview Partners is also raising a fund.

PE firms and strategic buyers invest in healthcare subsectors from pharmaceuticals to RCM; P&G acquires Merck's consumer health business; Liberty Hall closes first fund.

“Investors seeking to generate incremental returns and portfolio diversification are increasingly turning to private credit,” says BlackRock’s global co-head of credit Tim O’Hara.

Shore Capital founder Justin Ishbia says: "The winners in healthcare are those who adapt to the demands of consumers."

Top honors go to: Campbell Soup, Huron Capital, Idera CEO Randy Jacops, LLR Partners, McGuireWoods, Stryker, Twin Brook and William Blair.

Stellex backs auto parts distributor Fenix Parts; Shore Capital buys Hulin Health; Arsenal invests in Fralock; C-suite execs predict improvement in global M&A.

Charlesbank and Partners Group buy snack producer Hearthside; Blackstone's stake in Thomson Reuters is among the deals highlighted in report from Berkery Noyes; Arnold Palmer Golf parent acquires agency.