Deals in brief

AEA Elevate taps Preston Hayes as head of portfolio M&A and capital markets and Kirk Goodman as head of portfolio go‑to-market

Goodman’s background includes leading sales and business development efforts across a range of companies, as well as advising businesses on growth strategy and sales operations at Boston Consulting Group.

Tailwind exits construction materials distributor Colony Hardware

Tailwind initially invested in Colony in 2015.

Extens-backed Orthalis picks up Dentalsoft

This transaction gives rise to SignalSoft Développement, a new entity dedicated to software services for orthodontic professionals.

Greenbriar to acquire AIT Worldwide Logistics

Greenbriar’s backer The Jordan Company will be exiting when the deal closes.

Argosy portcos Diverse Logistics and Pulse Final Mile merge

Diverse Logistics is headquartered in Tampa and Pulse Final Mile is based in Anaheim, California.

Kinderhook-backed Eagle Leasing acquires West Brothers Trailers and Containers4Less

Eagle Leasing is part of the Rent-A-Container network.

GenNx360 invests in testing services firm NVI

NVI serves the energy infrastructure, industrial manufacturing, power generation, marine and data center end markets.

Blackstone to acquire home services firm Champions Group from Odyssey

Odyssey and management are retaining a significant minority investment alongside Blackstone.

Renovus unveils new managed services firm Opensity

Opensity was formed from the combination of K2 Services, Epiq GBTS and Forrest Solutions.

Apollo to invest in Canadian fitness company GoodLife Group

GoodLife's founder David “Patch” Patchell-Evans will remain as chairman, and Jeff van Haeren will continue as president and CEO of the company.