TPG Growth has agreed to acquire Russellville, Arkansas-based Denali Water Solutions, a provider of specialty waste and environmental recycling and disposal services.
Yankee Global Enterprises, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Amazon have acquired the YES Network from Walt Disney for $3.47 billion. RedBird Capital, Blackstone and Mubadala Capital made equity investments in the transaction. YES is a regional sports network, broadcasting games, programs and specialty content for the New York Yankees, the Brooklyn Nets, Major League Soccer’s New York City FC and the WNBA’s New York Liberty.
The deal also included a commitment by the joint venture of up to $250 million in new preferred equity capital over the next 18 months.
Providence Equity Partners has named CEO and founder Jonathan Nelson as executive chairman.
Kainos Capital has raised $895 million at a hard cap for its oversubscribed second fund. Lazard was the placement agent for Fund II. Kainos closed its debut fund at $475 million in 2013.
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.