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Sep 30, 2020
Private equity major TPG has promoted Joseph Konzelmann to global head of its newly-formed client and capital formation group, overseeing its fundraising efforts.
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Sep 30, 2020
Silversmith Capital Partners has hit its $880m hard cap for a rapid fundraise launched amid the teeth of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sep 30, 2020
Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala has bought a stake in private equity major Silver Lake from investment specialist Dyal Capital Partners.
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Sep 30, 2020
Industrial and business services private equity specialist GenNx360 Capital Partners has made a pair of promotions.
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Sep 30, 2020
General Atlantic is the latest buyout giant to buy into the retail arm of India's Reliance Industries as firms queue up to pick up a slice of the burgeoning business.
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Sep 30, 2020
Blackstone has sold its 36% stake in UK insurance business Rothesay Life to existing company backers GIC and the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, in a deal valuing the company at £5.75bn.
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Sep 30, 2020
Noyo, a health insurance data exchange platform, has scored $12.5m in a Series A funding round backed by Costanoa Ventures and Spark Capital.
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Sep 30, 2020
Firearm component maker Azimuth Technology has been sold by private equity firm LongueVue Capital after three years in its portfolio.
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Sep 30, 2020
Digital healthcare provider HomeDoctor has picked up a €3.7m Series A funding round led by Cogito Capital Partners.
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Sep 30, 2020
European private equity major Hg has sealed an investment in General Atlantic and CDPQ-backed Hyperion Insurance Group to value the business at about $5bn.
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Sep 30, 2020
Grain and gluten-free frozen food ingredient specialist Cappello's has closed a "significant" funding round led by private equity house Alliance Consumer Growth.
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Sep 30, 2020
Fibre optic and cabling tech developer Lumenisity has closed a £7.5m funding round from a consortium of investors.
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Sep 30, 2020
Recruitment-focused AI tech business Textkernel has picked up a majority investment from Netherlands-based private equity firm Main Capital Partners.
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Sep 30, 2020
Human resources outsourcing business G&A Partners has picked up investment from private equity house The Riverside Company.
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Sep 30, 2020
Alkami Technology, a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for banks and credit unions, has closed a $140m funding round led by D1 Capital Partners.
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Sep 30, 2020
One Equity Partners has agreed to sell elderly and disabled care home services provider Simplura Health Group to trade buyer Providence Service Corporation.
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Sep 30, 2020
Goldman Sachs' former head of US fund and private capital has joined alternative asset management firm Grafine Partners as a managing director.
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Sep 29, 2020
HIG Capital has hit a target-busting $1.3bn final close for its sixth flagship lower mid-market fundraise.
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Sep 29, 2020
Blue Mountain Quality Resources, a developer of?enterprise?asset management products and services for the life sciences?industry, has picked up a?growth?investment from?Accel-KKR.
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Sep 29, 2020
Private equity-backed e-commerce retailer Allegro has sealed Poland's biggest-ever IPO to give it an implied valuation of $11.2bn.
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Sep 29, 2020
Australia-based payments firm Airwallex has extended its Series D by $40m to bring the round's total to $200m.
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Sep 29, 2020
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is in the market targeting up to $150m for his new venture capital fund 776, several months after he stepped back from his full-time role at Initialized Capital.
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Sep 29, 2020
TDR Capital has reportedly been picked as the preferred bidder for a £6.5bn buyout of Walmart's UK supermarket chain Asda in a blow to rival private equity bidder Apollo Global.
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Sep 29, 2020
Advent International has cemented its position as one of Latin America's biggest private equity players after boosting its capital raised to target the region to $8bn with its latest flagship fundraise.
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Sep 29, 2020
Software and internet-focused investment house Highland Europe is eyeing a fund size jump with its fourth fund in eight years.
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Sep 29, 2020
Ara Partners, a private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments, has hired Manoj Sahoo as an operating partner.
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Sep 29, 2020
Windjammer Capital has agreed the $780m sale of Advanced Instruments to trade buyer Patricia Industries, a part of Investor AB.
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Sep 29, 2020
Online payment company PayMongo has raised $12m in its Series A round, which was led by payments monolith Stripe.
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Sep 29, 2020
Pritzker Private Capital has named Michael Nelson as head of investing amid a string of promotions at the firm.
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Sep 29, 2020
Acin, which aims to help banks with their non-financial risk management, has secured $12m in a Series A round led by Notion Capital.
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Sep 29, 2020
Asset manager Capital Dynamics has bought interests in a trio of solar photovoltaic projects from LS Power.
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Sep 29, 2020
Värde Partners has teamed up with American Equity Investment Life Holding Company and Agam Capital Management to launch a reinsurance company to reinsure $5bn of American Equity fixed index annuity liabilities.
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Sep 29, 2020
Investindustrial and Black Diamond Capital Management have agreed a $425m carve-out of chemical company Hexion's phenolic resins unit.
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Sep 29, 2020
Warehouse robot creator Exotec has picked up backing from 83 North and Dell Technologies Capital for a new $90m financing round.
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Sep 29, 2020
Eir Ventures and Vaekstfonde have led a seed financing round for Synklino, a biotech company developing a treatment to eliminate certain infections which can cause complications in transplants.
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Sep 28, 2020
Pelican Capital has backed UK on-demand parking platform YourParkingSpace with a £5m investment.
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Sep 28, 2020
German private equity firm EOS Partners has hit a €175m hard cap final close for its debut vehicle despite a tricky capital raising market for first-time funds.
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Sep 28, 2020
Global buyout major Apollo has received a blow to its efforts to buy UK betting business William Hill after rival bidder Caesars Entertainement said the company was likely to recommend its £2.9bn offer.
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Sep 28, 2020
Ares Management Corp has named former Credit Suisse Australia CEO John Knox as the new Australia and New Zealand chairman of its Asia-Pacific operation Ares SSG.
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Sep 28, 2020
European private equity house EQT has agreed to buy the Natural Colors Division of Chr. Hansen in an €800m deal.
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Sep 28, 2020
Private equity firms have been given the green light to gain access to taxpayer-funded business loans for their UK portfolio companies to provide a 'lifeline' for struggling companies in the country's retail, leisure and hospitality sectors.
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Sep 28, 2020
LP demand for private capital is set to soar before the end of the year as institutional investors look to learn from mistakes made following the global financial crash and take advantage of opportunities caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sep 28, 2020
Accounts payable and payments automation software developer MineralTree has scored $50m for its Series D round.
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Sep 25, 2020
Providence Equity Partners has scored a stunning exit of video game developer and publisher ZeniMax Media to Microsoft, as the global tech giant preps to take on Playstation in the next generation of gaming consoles.
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Sep 25, 2020
Private equity's strong recovery from the coronavirus shock in March continues apace, with one giant deal in August helping the rejuvenated asset class to one of its best results of the past 12 months.
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Sep 25, 2020
EQT's infrastructure arm has agreed the sale of waste processor Synagro to West Street Infrastructure Partners III, a fund managed by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division.
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Sep 25, 2020
Cerby, which claims to be a stealth cybersecurity company helping businesses leverage "shadow IT", has closed its seed round on $3.5m.
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Sep 25, 2020
Tech-focused private equity house Vector Capital has sealed a deal for event technology platform Patron.
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Sep 25, 2020
Financial services-focused private equity house Lightyear Capital has named former JPMorgan senior exec Kevin Watters as an advisor for its fifth flagship fund.
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Sep 25, 2020
Peterson Ventures, a seed-stage firm which has quietly built up a portfolio including Bonobos, AllBirds and Ethos, has raised $65m for its third fund.
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Sep 25, 2020
Uncapped, a small business lending startup, has raked in $26m in a funding round comprised of debt and equity.
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Sep 25, 2020
Sino-US private equity investor GGV Capital is reportedly eyeing $2bn of fresh capital across a trio of new funds amid fierce tensions between the US and China.
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Sep 24, 2020
Blackstone and NEA have helped health insurance company Bright Health close its Series E round on $500m, bringing its total capital raised to $1.5bn.
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Sep 24, 2020
Newly crowned decacorn Robinhood has reportedly jumped straight back in the fundraising market to increase its Series G round to $660m.
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Sep 24, 2020
L Squared Capital, a California growth investor launched by a pair of Chicago Growth Partners execs, has soared passed $1bn under management with the final close of its biggest fund yet.
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Sep 24, 2020
Texas buyout house Blue Sage Capital has stormed to a $300m target-beating final close for its third fundraise - double the total it gathered for its previous vehicle.
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Sep 24, 2020
Japan's CLSA Capital has shrugged off market instability due to the coronavirus crisis by hitting a $450m hard cap final close for its heavily oversubscribed fourth fundraise.
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Sep 24, 2020
Private equity giant Apollo Global is reportedly in pole position for a £6.5bn buyout of Walmart's Uk supermarket chain Asda after fellow buyout house Lone Star Funds apparently pulled out of the race for the business.
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Sep 24, 2020
Law firm Goodwin Proctor has tempted a five-strong private equity team from rival Sidley Austin to join its London practice.
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Sep 24, 2020
Private equity house Permira has helped enterprise marketplace software-as-a-service provider Mirakl to unicorn status by leading a $300m investment round for the company.
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Sep 24, 2020
Warburg Pincus has agreed a strategic investment in specialist food provider GA Foods.
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Sep 24, 2020
Blackstone has surged to an $8bn final close for the biggest real estate debt fund ever raised amid widespread demand for lending in the sector in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sep 23, 2020
The global coronavirus pandemic has caused financial mayhem across the globe for businesses and families alike - but America's richest people have become even richer amid the crisis.
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Sep 23, 2020
Arsenal Capital Partners has named life sciences veteran Dr Richard Eglen as a senior advisor to its healthcare team.
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Sep 23, 2020
US buyout giant KKR has agreed a buyout of the biggest contact lens retailer in the US, 1-800 Contacts, from fellow private equity house AEA Investors.
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Sep 23, 2020
KKR has followed private equity peer Silver Lake in picking up a stake in the retail arm of India's Reliance Industries, leading a line of buyout houses scrambling to get in on backing the business.
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Sep 23, 2020
RedBird Capital Partners has agreed to sell digital sales expert N3 to professional services giant Accenture after four years in its portfolio.
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Sep 23, 2020
Palladium Equity Partners has bought 101-year-old modular steel buildings and hardware business Trachte USA.
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Sep 23, 2020
The global coronavirus pandemic has caused financial mayhem across the globe for businesses and families alike - but America's richest people have become even richer amid the crisis.
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Sep 23, 2020
European software and tech private equity specialist Hg has scored an exit of UK insurance intermediary A-Plan Group to international trade buyer Howden.
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Sep 23, 2020
Howzat Partners is reportedly raising a new $120m fund as it looks to profit from startup opportunities in the ailing travel sector.
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Sep 23, 2020
Seattle-based Flying Fish Ventures is back in the market for its second fundraise target AI and machine learning technologies.
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Sep 22, 2020
Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein has said US-China relations are at their worst since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests that ended in the deaths of hundreds of protestors.
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Sep 22, 2020
Sequoia Capital's China arm is reportedly eyeing as much as CNY18bn ($2.65bn) for what would be its largest fund focused on the country.
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Sep 22, 2020
Infrastructure investment specialist AMP Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in digital infrastructure business VX Fiber.
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Sep 22, 2020
UK private equity house WestBridge has named Katherine Bond as investor relations director as the firm prepares the pre-marketing of its third fund.
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Sep 22, 2020
European life sciences investor Medicxi has hit a €200m final close for its debut secondaries fund amid using the vehicle to pick up six companies from one of the firm's previous funds.
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Sep 22, 2020
European private equity major EQT's real estate arm has launched a £1bn joint venture with Sigma Capital Group to bring 3,000 new rental homes to outer London.
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Sep 22, 2020
Private equity house 3i Group has bought a majority stake in online garden home, shed and sauna seller A-Z Gartenhaus for £60m.
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Sep 22, 2020
Apax Partners is set for a 3.5x return selling its stake in European pharma company Neuraxpharm to fellow private equity major Permira, AltAssets has learned.
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Sep 22, 2020
The founder of buyout house Hauser Private Equity is facing up to six months in prison after pleading guilty to taking part in the extensive US college admissions scandal by paying $40,000 to rig his daughter's entrance exam, Reuters has reported.
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Sep 22, 2020
Open banking company TrueLayer has added another $25m to its coffers by tapping its existing investors for another cash injection.
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Sep 21, 2020
Private equity house KPS Capital Partners has agreed a $2.1bn 'stalking horse' buyout US vehicle parts business Garrett Motion after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Sep 21, 2020
Affirm, a buy-now-pay-later tech startup, has closed its Series G round on $500m.
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Sep 21, 2020
The $204bn-managing Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has expanded its Asian investment potential with the launch of its new Singapore office.
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Sep 21, 2020
Chinese private equity major Hillhouse Capital is reportedly eyeing more than CNY20bn ($3bn) for what would be its biggest renminbi-denominated fund yet.
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Sep 21, 2020
Private equity veteran Chuck Feeney has finished giving away his $8bn-plus fortune after 38 years of secret donations around the globe.
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Sep 21, 2020
Kindred Capital has hit an £81m final close for its second seed-stage European tech fund, doubling its capital under management.
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Sep 21, 2020
Global pension fund giant The National Pension Service of Korea has teamed up with asset manager Keppel Capital to hunt down infrastructure investment opportunities in Asia.
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Sep 21, 2020
Seaside Equity Partners, a private equity house launched by former managing directors at Encore Consumer Capital and Wafra, is out eyeing up to $125m for its debut fundraise.
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Sep 21, 2020
Private equity placement agent Rede Partners has brought in hugely experienced industry advisor Eric Ellul as its first chairman alongside two new senior hires.
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Sep 18, 2020
Private equity firms are using portfolio company loans to pay themselves dividends at the highest ratio in five years as demand for corporate debt soars amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Sep 18, 2020
Greylock Partners has raised another $1bn fund as it looks to profit from an "incredible moment in time for technology".
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Sep 18, 2020
Australian software company Atlassian has raised a $50m venture capital fund to target cloud-based products and services.
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Sep 18, 2020
Sutter Hill Capital is celebrating an astronomical return on its investment in cloud data warehousing business Snowflake after it sealed the biggest software IPO in history at an $80bn-plus valuation.
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Sep 18, 2020
Healthcare-focused venture capital house Questa Capital has reached a $348m final close for its sophomore fundraise.
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Sep 18, 2020
Ara Partners, a private equity house specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments,has expanded its senior management team with the addition of Tuan Tran as a managing director.
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Sep 18, 2020
Digital quantum computing company Seeqc has scored $22.4m in a Series A round led by EQT Ventures.
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Sep 18, 2020
Acko General Insurance has reportedly netted $60m in a Series D round led by Munich Re Ventures.
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Sep 18, 2020
BlackRock has tapped its Global Renewable Power Fund III to invest in Belgian renewable energy developer Windvision.
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