A real estate joint venture has launched a multifamily fund targeting institutional-quality assets across the Sunbelt and adjacent regions. A private equity firm has agreed to take a publicly traded healthcare workforce company private in an all-cash deal. And a beachfront Florida resort secured a sizable floating-rate refinancing arranged through a major brokerage. Read on for all 12 newsbriefs, including a litigation finance fund close, a biotech credit facility, European carve-out activity, and recent done deals from two prominent sponsors.