Deals in brief

Booz Allen Hamilton to acquire Sverica-backed Defy Security

Pennsylvania-based Defy Security is a cybersecurity services firm.

Shore Capital-backed Guidant Power snaps up Morrow Engineering

Guidant Power is a provider of electrical safety, reliability, and training services.

Bluestone-backed Valiant snaps up cybersecurity firm Abile Group

Valiant is a provider of cybersecurity technologies and services to US federal agencies.

Bessemer Investors-backed Tencarva acquires Hoffman-Kane Distributors

Tencarva is a Greensboro, North Carolina-based distributor and service provider of flow control and process equipment solutions to industrial and municipal end markets.

Polaris inks investment in Valtus

The executive interim management market is expanding rapidly as organizations navigate increasing complexity, digitalization, and business transformation.

Pictet inks strategic partnership with accounting firm Tretor

Tretor provides accounting services, auditing, as well as corporate and tax consulting in northwestern Switzerland.

Main Capital sells Paragin to ECI Partners

Paragin provides software services that support exam and assessment workflows, serving a range of end-markets including vocational and higher education, exam institutions and commercial education providers.

MusicBird scoops up R&B duo Majid Jordan's publishing catalog

The deal comprises the publishers’ and writers’ shares of their catalog, including their records “Her,” “Gave Your Love Away,” and “Stars Align,” as well as co-writing credits for other artists such as “Hold On, We’re Going Home” by Drake and “For Free” by DJ Khaled.

Sportsology invests in MLB team Texas Rangers

The transaction represents SCP's inaugural investment in Major League Baseball.

3i-backed Smarte Carte picks up Lost and Found Software

Lost and Found Software provides a cloud-based platform that streamlines item intake, matching, customer communication and return fulfillment.