Carlyle Group LP plans to price its IPO between $22 and $23 per unit, lower than its initial $23 to $25 range, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as the private equity firm courts stock market investors.

Private equity-backed EverBank Financial Corp cut the size of its initial public offering by 24 percent, a day before the company was expected to go public.

Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U. S. and Asian companies were reported on Wednesday:** E.

Osage Exploration and Development, Inc., has financed the drilling of its Nemaha Ridge Horizontal Mississippian project .

Collective Brands’ Shareholders to Receive $21.75 Per Share in Cash Collective Brands, Inc. (NYSE: PSS) and a consortium comprised of Wolverine Worldwide (NYSE: WWW), Blum Capital Partners and Golden Gate Capital today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Collective Brands will be acquired for $21.

Creates Premier Workers’ Compensation Physical Medicine Network with Coverage in 50 States Align Networks, Inc. (“Align Networks” or “Align”), a leading provider of workers' compensation physical medicine programs, and Universal SmartComp (“USC”), a nationwide provider of physical medicine services, today announced that they have closed their previously announced merger.

Ilan S. Nissan and Christian C. Nugent have joined Goodwin Procter’s Private Equity Practice as partners in its New York office.

KSL Capital Partners, LLC has completed the previously announced acquisition of the historic Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa.

Castlight Health, the leading provider of health care transparency solutions, has secured $100 million in Series D funding.

Michael McGrath has joined Perella Weinberg Partners as a Partner in its Asset Management business. Perella Weinberg Partners today announced that Michael McGrath has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Asset Management business.