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Advent International Corporation to Acquire LayerZero Power Systems

Mergers & Acquisitions

Industrials

Energy, Power & Infrastructure

Engineered Equipment, Products & Components

Industrial Technology

6898 Advent International Corporation - LayerZero Power Systems SP PENDING

The Learning Experience Acquired by Harvest Partners

Consumer

6682 The Learning Experience NT

Vista Equity Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Amtech Software 

Technology

Vertical Software

6992 Vista Equity Partners - Amtech Software NT

Elbfrost to be Acquired by NPM Capital

Food & Beverage

Food Services

6696 Elbfrost NT PENDING

DCCM Acquired by Court Square Capital Partners

Engineering & Construction

6605 DCCM NT

Fresca Mexican Foods Acquired by C.H. Guenther & Son

6658 Fresca Mexican Foods NT

DUDE Wipes Receives Strategic Growth Investment from TSG Consumer

Consumer Products

6886 Dude Wipes NT SP

Wedgewood Weddings Acquired by TJC LP

6587 Wedgewood NT

Elgen Manufacturing Company Acquired by Worthington Enterprises 

Building Products & Materials

6432 Elgen Manufacturing NT

MPM Products to Be Acquired by Partners Group

6672 MPM NT PENDING

Palatine Private Equity Forms Buyout Fund V

Primary Fund Placement

PCA 6231 Palatine Private Equity NT

Ontellus to Be Acquired by Datavant

Business Services

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Professional & Tech-Enabled Services

6641 Ontellus NT PENDING

LS Power Acquires ENGIE Services U.S.

6890 LS Power - ENGIE Services U.S. NT

Chex Finer Foods Receives Strategic Investment From Paine Schwartz Partners

5959 Chex Finer Foods NT SP

Great Rail Journeys Acquired by Vitruvian Partners

Consumer Services

6619 Great Rail Journeys NT

Providence Equity Partners to Acquire Global Critical Logistics

Transportation & Logistics

Third-Party Logistics

6799 Providence Equity Partners - GCL NT PENDING

Harris Williams advised West Star Aviation, a portfolio company of Norwest Equity Partners, on its sale to The Sterling Group. West Star Aviation is a leading independent provider of MRO services to the business aviation industry.

West Star Aviation Acquired by Greenbriar Equity Group

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

Aviation Services

6609 West Star Aviation NT

Mercalis Merges With PharmaCord

Outsourced Pharma Services

HCIT

6381 Mercalis NT

Waud Capital Partners Completes Junior Capital Raise for Unifeye Vision Partners

Private Capital Solutions

Providers

6804 Unifeye Vision Partners - NT

CraftMark Bakery Acquired by One Equity Partners

5601 CraftMark Bakery NT

Richards Manufacturing Acquired by TE Connectivity

6968 Richards Manufacturing Company NT

Kohlberg & Company Acquires RESA Power

Utility & Telecom

6921 Kohlberg and Company - RESA Power NT

Equity Methods Acquired by HGGC

Tech-Enabled & Professional Services

6288 Equity Methods NT

Frontline Road Safety Acquires InfraStripe

Infrastructure

XXXX Frontline Road Safety - InfraStripe NT

Perimeter Healthcare Acquired by a Private Investor

5652 Perimeter Healthcare NT

Mosaic Companies’ Opustone Acquired by Construction Resources, a Subsidiary of The Home Depot

6662 Opustone - NT

Graham Partners Completes Continuation Vehicle for Gatekeeper Systems

6777 PCA Graham Partners - Gatekeeper Systems NT

TTSP HWP Acquired by Tikehau Capital

General Industrial

6617 TTSP HWP NT

New State Capital Partners Forms Fund IV

6291 PCA New State Capital Partners NT

HITRUST Receives Growth Investment From Brighton Park Capital

Defense and Space

6257 HITRUST NT SP

Electro Rent's intellirent Acquired by Sandbrook Capital

Environmental Services

6602 intellirent NT

HighGround Acquired by Knox Lane

6601 HighGround NT

Frontline Road Safety Acquired by Bain Capital

6580 Frontline Road Safety NT

A&M Capital Partners Acquires East Coast Power

Energy Management

6697 A&M Capital Partners - East Coast Power NT SP

Macquarie Asset Management Acquires DynaGrid

6783 Macquarie Asset Management - DynaGrid NT SP

The Riverside Company Acquires Wall Street Prep

6855 Riverside Company - Wall Street Prep NT

Carbon6 Acquired by SPS Commerce

6526 Carbon6 NT SP

Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses of Excelitas Acquired by Teledyne

6394 Excelitas Technologies Corp NT

Frontenac Forms Frontenac XIII Private Capital L.P.

PCA Frontenac XIII NT

Omega Systems Receives Strategic Investment From Revelstoke Capital Partners

6594 Omega Systems NT

GPRS Forms Strategic Partnership With Roark and Kohlberg

6599 GPRS NT

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Receives Minority Investments from ADIA and GIC

Commercial & Industrial Services

6555 Pye-Barker NT

Unison Therapy Services Acquired by Ascend Capital Partners

6519 Unison Therapy Services NT

Yellowstone Landscape Receives Minority Investment from Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions

6481 Yellowstone Landscape NT

Prescott’s Acquired by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

6144 Prescott-s Inc. NT

Eastern Communications, Ltd. Acquired by Dunes Point Capital, LP

Government Technology and Services

Specialty Distribution

6510 Eastern Communications NT SP

Broad Sky Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Frontline Managed Services

IT Services

Harris Williams advised Broad Sky Partners on their strategic investment in Frontline Managed Services, a portfolio company of BV Investment Partners.

6762 Broad Sky Partners - Frontline Managed Services NT

team.blue Receives Investment From CPP Investments and Sofina

Technology and Data Services

6550 team.blue NT

Nature Infrastructure Capital Closes Single Asset Fund for ECO STOR

Renewables & Distributed Energy

PCA Nature Infrastructure Capital NT

AE Industrial Partners Completes Capital Raise For Global Cybersecurity Solutions Platform​

6740 PCA AE Industrial Partners NT

Tangle Teezer Acquired by BIC

5662 Tangle Teezer NT

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires TEAM Technologies

6745 Arlington Capital Partners - TEAM Technologies NT

Apax Funds Acquire Veriforce

6655 Apax - Veriforce NT

British International Investment Sells Portfolio of Nine Fund Positions​

PCA British International Investment - NT

Lindsay Goldberg Acquires Controlling Interest in Golden State Foods

6571 Lindsay Goldberg - Golden State Foods NT SP

RJW Logistics Group Receives Strategic Investment From Berkshire Partners

6272 RJW Logistics Group NT

FORLIFE Acquired by Duke Street

Medical Products and Devices

6023 GHD Group NT

H.B. Fuller’s Flooring Business Acquired by Pacific Avenue Capital Partners

6471 H.B. Fuller Flooring Business NT SP

NSI Industries Acquired by Sentinel Capital Partners

6566 NSI Industries NT

Aeronix Technologies Group Receives Strategic Investment from Tinicum

6352 Aeronix Technologies Group NT

Rise Baking Company Acquired by Platinum Equity and Butterfly

6139 Rise Baking Company NT

UW Solutions Acquired by Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

Chemicals & Specialty Materials

5766 UW Solutions NT

Eventus WholeHealth Acquired by General Atlantic

6382 Eventus Whole Health NT

Good Springs Capital Invested in Tectonic

6741 Good Springs Capital - Tectonic NT SP

Evoco Private Equity Completes Co-Investment Vehicle Syndication​

PCA 6608 Evoco NT

Waste Vision Acquired by MML Capital Partners

6176 Waste Vision NT

Lumion Recapitalized by Seven2

6281 Lumion NT

Inspired Pet Nutrition Acquires Butcher’s Pet Care