:Private equity firm Apollo Funds will take International Game Technology's gaming and digital business and Everi Holdings private in an all-cash deal that values the combined business at $6.3 billion, the companies said on Friday. Shares of IGT jumped 16 per cent, while casino platform provider Everi rose 38 per cent in premarket trading. The deal is the latest sign of a resurgence in the private equity space following a period of dormancy due to high interest rates that had hindered debt financing for leveraged buyouts.