Providence Equity Partners has raised over $2.2 billion for its eighth fund, according to an SEC filing. No target was listed in the document. Based in Providence, Rhode Island, Providence Equity focuses on media, entertainment, communications and information investments.
RedBird Capital Partners will invest $80 million in Main Event Entertainment, the U.S.-based subsidiary of Ardent Leisure.
Canaccord Genuity Growth II Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, has agreed to merge with Taiga Motors, a Montreal-based maker of electric recreational vehicles.
Wayfair has secured a $535 million loan from Great Hill Partners and Charlesbank Capital Partners.
A Cloud Guru has acquired Linux Academy, a hands-on cloud training platform for all skill levels.
Desktop Metal, a provider of mass production and turnkey additive manufacturing solutions, has agreed to merge with Trine Acquisition Corp, a blank check company led by Leo Hindery Jr. and HPS Investment Partners.
Butterfly Network Inc, a digital health company, and Longview Acquisition Corp, a blank check company backed by Glenview Capital Management LLC, have merged.
GIC has agreed to invest an additional $200 million in the merger of CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II, a blank check company backed by Cantor Fitzgerald and View Inc, a Silicon Valley-based smart window company.
Blantyre Capital has closed its maiden fund at a hard cap of 500 million euros. The fund's investors include public and private pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, family offices and wealth advisors. Edgeline Capital Partners was the placement agent.
Sun Capital has acquired Houston-based Cotton Holdings Inc, an infrastructure support services company.
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