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General Atlantic in: a consortium alongside Stone Point Capital in their $1.65 billion take-private acquisition of HireRight the $725 million acquisition of Aperture by E*TRADE Financial, working alongside Aperture New Holdings, a portfolio company of General Atlantic and the parent company of OptionsHouse, an online broker its definitive agreement related to a $325 million Series E equity finance round for Avant, a marketplace lending platform in the acquisition of Playa Beauty, a haircare company, alongside Forma Brands

Roark Capital Group in: its $200 million investment in the Cheesecake Factory its acquisition of Nothing Bundt Cakes

Hunt Companies, a holding company that invests in businesses focused on the real estate and infrastructure markets, in: the $200 million committed minority equity investment in certain of Hunt''s financial services and asset management businesses by affiliates of Gallatin Point Capital its acquisition of certain real estate related assets, management externalization and private placement transactions with MMA Capital Management its external management agreement and private placement transactions with Five Oaks Investment Corp., a publicly traded REIT

Kohlberg & Co., alongside VMG Partners and Peterson Partners, in its sale of a significant stake in [solidcore], a network of fitness studios, to L Catterton.

RXO in its acquisition of Coyote Logistics.

Advance, a founder and major shareholder of Discovery, in the $150 billion Reverse Morris Trust transaction that combined AT&T’s WarnerMedia business with Discovery.

Angelo Gordon in its $2.7 billion sale to TPG.

Tropical Cheese Industries, a Hispanic food company, in its sale of control to AUA Private Equity Partners and Avance Investment Management.

H.I.G. Growth Partners in its growth equity investment in Carebox, a healthcare software platform and clinical trial matching program.

Alignment Healthcare, a portfolio company of General Atlantic and a mission-based Medicare Advantage insurance company, in the $115 million investment in Alignment Healthcare by Warburg Pincus.

American & Efird, a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, in its sale to Platinum Equity Capital Partners.

AM Conservation Group, an energy and water efficiency programs, products and services company and portfolio company of Kohlberg & Co., in its merger with Franklin Energy.

Franklin Energy, a clean energy transition platform and portfolio company of Kohlberg & Co., in its acquisition of PlanetEcosystems, a developer of software-based technology solutions for utilities

NBG Home, a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of home décor products and a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Co., in its acquisition of Design Solutions International, a global importer and distributor of residential lighting products.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., a leading tire manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Alliance Tire Group, a portfolio company of KKR.

Grain Management in its sale of 400 wireless towers and assets for approximately $500 million to American Tower.

Bellisio Foods, a frozen food company and portfolio company of Centre Partners, in its $1.075 billion acquisition by Charoen Pokphand Foods, a Thailand-based agro-industrial conglomerate.

An ad hoc committee of PIK loan lenders to EB Holdings II, the parent company of Eco-Bat Technologies, the world’s largest producer of lead and lead alloys, in the restructuring of approximately $2.5 billion in funded debt obligations.

Foundation Building Materials, a building materials company and a portfolio company of CI Capital Partners, in its simultaneous acquisition of Great Western Building Materials, Oxnard Building Materials and ProWall Building Products, a family of wholesale distributors of building materials.

Time Warner Cable in its $78.7 billion merger with Charter Communications.

TowerCo, a developer, owner and lessor of communication towers, in the $244 million sale of 253 wireless communications towers and 95 other related assets to Grain Management.