Brad Meikle

T. Bondurant French, CEO and CIO of Adams Street Partners, received Buyouts magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Spring 2014.

Solera Holdings Inc, which provides technology services to insurance companies, is in advanced talks to sell itself to private equity firms, according to a person familiar with the matter, Reuters reported.

TA Associates said it hired four investment executives as vice presidents for its offices in London, Boston and Menlo Park, Reuters reported.

Aabar Investments, one of Abu Dhabi’s top state investment firms with major stakes in companies including Dubai-listed builder Arabtec and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, appointed a new chief executive on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

Uber India also said on Wednesday that its U.S.-based parent had received fresh investment from Tata Opportunities Fund, a private equity fund linked to India’s Tata Capital. The companies did not disclose the amount, but a source close to the matter said it was between $75 million and $100 million, Reuters reported.

British state-backed lender Royal Bank of Scotland has sold its Luxembourg-based funds business to BlackFin Capital Partners, a private equity firm that specialises in financial services, Reuters reported.

Citigroup Inc is selling its alternative investor services business to financial technology provider SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc for $425 million, subject to adjustments, Reuters reported.

Gene-sequencing giant Illumina Inc , private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC and venture capital firm Sutter Hill Ventures have agreed to invest $100 million to seed a new consumer-facing human genome platform called Helix, according to people familiar with the deal, Reuters reported.

Pet supplies retailer Petco Holdings Inc filed with U.S. regulators on Monday for an initial public offering of common stock, which would be its third listing since 1994.

U.S. solar company SunEdison Inc said it would form a $1 billion warehouse investment vehicle along with funds managed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc to fund construction and buy operating assets, Reuters reported.