Suzanne Weinstock

The US private equity firm, formerly Sports Capital Partners, has purchased majority ownership of family-owned fashion brand Not Your Daughter’s Jeans. The firm is currently investing its $290m second fund.

Boston-based TA Associates plans to grow software company Radialpoint by capitalising on the surge in broadband use in emerging markets. The firm closed its 10th buyout fund on $4.5bn in 2006, and its sixth Atlantic and Pacifc fund on $1.75bn in November 2007.

The Boston-based venture firm was joined by Greylock Partners, Omidyar Network and SVB Capital in the Series C financing for Digg.

The US government agency has made its largest renewable energy investment to date via commitments to to six global private equity funds including Middle East & Asia Capital Partners and US Renewables Group.

The Boston-based private equity firm has acquired Brazilian highway restaurant chain Frango Assado which will become part of the largest casual dining group in Latin America.

Palo Alto, California-based Norwest Venture Partners has hired long-time technology executive Dror Nahumi to support the firm as it moves to deploy increased capital in Israeli technology.

The Illinois State Universities Retirement System has chosen to pursue its long-term private equity target allocation through continued investment while other LPs are pulling back on the asset class in an effort to combat over-weighting.

The Brazilian private equity firm is nearing the close of its fourth private equity fund on R$120m.

The $80.1bn Washington State Investment Board has approved $1.7bn in commitments including roughly $600m to private equity and $250m to co-investments outside the pension’s core asset classes.

The Texas-focused venture firm has already made two investments from its 10th fund while simultaneously continuing to invest Fund IX.