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PE eyes Italian SMEs amid growing consolidation opportunities

Italy’s fragmented landscape makes it well-suited to buy-and-build strategies, which can generate both operational and financial synergies, says Apheon's Riccardo Collini.

Alaris Equity pumps capital into Optimus SBR

Optimus is a Toronto-based management consulting business.

Cleon Capital acquires Lexer and Zelsior

Lexer is a legal and representation service provider and Zelsior is a legaltech platform.

IK signs deal to invest in France's Endrix

Endrix is a French accountancy and advisory firm.

GenAI risk turning some software categories ‘toxic,’ says Houlihan Lokey; Europe’s M&A picks up pace, SRS Acquiom finds; A busy week in tech

PE Hub has reported 11 deals this week in the tech sector across the US and Europe .

Riverarch-backed FDP picks up Yen Bros Food Service

Yen Bros is a food service distributor based in Vancouver.

Fonds de solidarité and Routhier family to buy Eurodib

Eurodib specializes in the distribution of professional kitchen equipment in Canada and the US.

Extens-backed Cegape buys Geef and Virtualia

The seller is HR Path, a portfolio company of Ardian.

Coller becomes lead investor in CVC-Ahlsell continuation deal

Ahlsell is a B2B industrial distributor of technical products in the Nordics.

Fairlong-backed DoseMe picks up Firstline

Firstline is a clinical decision support platform designed to make infectious disease protocols accessible to clinicians.