Francisco Partners has raised nearly $10 billion across three funds to invest in technology companies, one of the largest pools of capital collected by a U.S. private-equity firm this year.
Paris-based asset manager Ardian raised $19 billion for one of the largest capital pools ever amassed to buy secondhand stakes in private-equity funds.
Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire Exostar, a technology company that enables clients to securely communicate and share information through its cloud-based services.
The health care-focused firm is acquiring and merging medical staffing companies Synergy Surgicalists Inc. and EA Health.
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