Bid & Ask: The Deals of the Week

Noteworthy expenditures of the week

1. British private equity firm BC Partners raised $8.6 billion to pursue leveraged buyouts in Europe. It surpassed its target, thanks in part to investments from sovereign wealth funds.

2. Advent International and Goldman Sachs Group’s private equity unit agreed to buy TransUnion, valuing the credit information provider at more than $3 billion.