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VC-backed Electric Sheep expects to announce lawnmowing service deals later on Wednesday, as the startup gears up to launch a PE fund.

BlackRock-backed Influence Media scoops up Enrique Iglesias' music catalog.

'We’re still in the very early innings,' Perry said about the secondaries market. 'I would argue we're probably at the top of the second inning.'

NewSpring bought Underdog in June and announced its first add-on earlier in November.

Garnett co-founders Matt Perelman and Alex Sloane expect to add more regional chains to Authentic Restaurant Brands in 2024.

'There's a lot of private equity money that is pouring into the franchising space,' said Riverside's Grant Marcks.

'Many franchise businesses are family-owned and still founder-led, and are within industries that we believe have good long-term tailwinds but are very fragmented,' says Orangewood's Alan Goldfarb.

'The packaging and folding carton market has been one of CORE’s thematic verticals due to the sector’s strong underlying industry fundamentals, growth outlook and fragmentation,' said John May.

Audax is planning to countersue H.I.G. after the latter's lawsuit about Mobileum.

'It's fair to assume that we will announce an add-on acquisition within the first six months of 2024,' Kian's Jordan Lee tells PE Hub.