Karishma Vanjani

Private equity firms look for new ways to expand their marketing

Business development is proving to be a key role as market activity heats up.

Trive Capital-backed Karman Missile acquires Systima Technologies

Systima Technologies is a provider of advanced composite and metallic structures for military and commercial aircraft and missile systems.

Gridiron Capital-backed Class Valuation acquires DataMaster

Class Valuation expands its product offerings with the acquisition of DataMaster.

Riverside-backed Threshold acquires Sir Grout

The PE firm's portfolio company invested in a surface cleaner company.

Kian Capital sells Driven Lighting Group to Clearlake

Wheel Pros, backed by Clearlake, buys Atlanta-based automotive aftermarket company.

Veritas-backed Peraton acquires segment of ViON Corporation

ViON sells cloud services business to Peraton.

Ardian buys majority stake in Florida Food Products at $1bn-plus value

MidOcean sold FFP, a manufacturer of clean label food and beverage products, after a three-year hold.

Great Hill Partners makes growth investment in Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge provides a cloud-native planning and pricing platform to distributors, retailers and manufacturers.

Palladium Equity partners with immigration solution provider Envoy

Immigration management platform, Envoy, makes it seamless for companies to hire and manage an international workforce.

Goli Nutrition sale process struggles amid wild growth

The nutrition supplement company hit the auction block late last year, but the Centerview-run process has yet to produce a buyer, according to sources.