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KPS Capital Partners to sell Metra to Grupa Kęty for €645m

Metra, a manufacturer of extruded aluminum profiles headquartered in Rodengo Saiano, Italy, operates nine manufacturing facilities and employs about 1,400 people.

Kohlberg-backed Loenbro acquires Prism Electric to expand in South

Prism Electric, founded in 1994 by Blake Combs, is a Texas- and Oklahoma-based electrical contractor with about 2,500 employees serving data center, healthcare, industrial and commercial customers.

Arsenal-backed Endpoint Clinical adds clinical supply forecasting firm Bluefin

Bluefin, based in Boston, provides clinical supply forecasting and planning technology that helps sponsors and CROs manage demand, distribution and supply risk across the trial lifecycle.

Aurelius agrees to buy Hain Celestial's international business for $323m

The business includes brands such as Ella's Kitchen, Joya, Natumi, Hartley's, Linda McCartney, Cully & Sully, Yorkshire Provender and New Covent Garden.

Bertram Capital invests in Starc Systems reusable wall systems maker

Starc Systems, founded in Maine and shipping its first product in 2014, has grown into a nationwide provider of reusable temporary containment for healthcare, airport and data center construction projects.

HIG Capital combines Action Elevator, All City Elevator into EverRise

EverRise Lift Group, headquartered in Millersville, Maryland, provides elevator maintenance, repair, modernization and installation services to commercial, residential and institutional customers across the Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest.

Vance Street Capital names Katherine Dowley head of investor relations

Dowley joins Vance Street Capital from W Capital Partners, having previously worked at L Catterton and Lindsay Goldberg.

Thompson Street-backed Allyant expands with acquisition of Braille Works

Braille Works, founded in 1994 by Joyce and Lou Fioritto, has spent more than three decades helping organizations make information accessible for people who are blind or have low vision, serving healthcare, financial services, government, education and private-sector clients.

Hunter Point Capital appoints William Sonneborn as president, COO

Sonneborn joins from a career spanning more than three decades in alternative investments and financial services, including leadership roles at KKR, TCW Group, EIG and Goldman Sachs.

Permira appoints ex-Microsoft executive Julia Liuson as senior adviser

Liuson previously served as president of Microsoft's Developer Division, leading its global developer business including GitHub, Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code.