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Mill Road Capital inks sale of lifestyle audio brand Skullcandy to Bose

Skullcandy, founded in Park City, Utah, in 2003, makes headphones, earbuds and speakers with roots in action sports culture.

Stonepeak seals Chicago Parking Meters buy from Morgan Stanley, Allianz and ADIA

Chicago Parking Meters runs the city’s on-street metered parking system, which has more than 38,000 spaces, including nearly 10,000 downtown.

Stone-Goff Partners backs Denver environmental compliance firm Quandary Consultants

Quandary provides air quality, environmental and natural resources services to critical infrastructure operators in the Mountain West.

Swander Pace seals Fine Choice Foods sale to Power Sustainable Lios

Fine Choice Foods makes spring rolls, gyoza dumplings and bao buns under its SUMM! brand for customers in Canada and the US.

KKR to acquire IEP Technologies and Newson Gale from Hoerbiger

IEP Technologies makes industrial explosion protection systems, while Newson Gale provides static grounding and bonding to help prevent explosions caused by electrostatic ignition.

HIG Capital acquires majority stake in Italian infrastructure services firm L4A

L4A maintains, renews and upgrades airport airside, water and district heating infrastructure through its subsidiaries Artifoni, LSE and MPM.

Bregal Milestone backs Italian cybersecurity firm Nethive with majority investment

Nethive provides managed security services, professional services and technology resale to more than 250 clients across Italy.

EQT strikes €10.8bn deal to take Qiagen private at 40.3% premium

Qiagen is a Dutch life science tools and diagnostics company listed in Frankfurt and New York.

IFM Investors names Michael Kulper head of North America infrastructure

Kulper, who joined IFM in 2013, led the origination of its toll road portfolio, now valued at about $28bn in net asset value.

Broad Sky-backed Commonwealth Electrical relaunches as CET energy services platform

The company has more than 300 employees across six locations in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and West Coast.