Jennifer Harris

Castanea Partners has raised $475 million for a core fund and $100 million for an sidecar fund. The total is nearly three times the size of its previous fund.

Genstar Capital has added entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary to its Strategic Advisory Board. O’Leary will help the firm strengthen its Canadian portfolio.

Gryphon Investors has acquired western wear retailer Sheplers for an undisclosed amount, and plans to develop the company’s catalog and internet distribution channels.

Seeking to replicate the success of its investment in post-acute care provider Tandem Health Care, which it exited last year, Behrman Capital has acquired 35 post-acute care facilities for $250 million.

Los Angeles-based US Renewables Group has held a final close on its second fund, which will target renewable energy opportunities. It is nearly five times the size of its predecessor.

Castanea Partners has raised $475 million for a core fund and $100 million for an sidecar fund. The total is nearly three times the size of its previous fund.

The New York-based firm’s latest fund closed on nearly twice its initial target.

With a new fund nearly ten times the size of its predecessor, the Cleveland and New York-based firm plans to expand its European footprint to include the Benelux region, the Iberian Peninsula, Brussels and Holland.

Former Dell president and chief executive officer Kevin Rollins, who left Dell in January, has joined TPG Capital as a partner.

Media-focused BIA Digital Partners has closed its second fund on $195 million.