Deals in brief

Advent and FedEx to lead €7.8bn InPost takeover

InPost is a European e-commerce services enabler specializing in out-of-home delivery and automated parcel lockers.

Permira, Warburg Pincus to sell Evelyn Partners to NatWest in £2.7bn deal

Evelyn is a UK wealth manager, with £69 billion of assets under management and administration by its clients.

TPG to acquire critical infrastructure firm Sabre Industries

Sabre’s existing investor Blackstone will retain a significant minority stake in Sabre.

Guideboat-backed The Light Park snaps up Holiday Supply Shop

The Light Park is an operator of large-scale drive-thru holiday light attractions.

Crestview-backed Upwell Water spins out Turnclear

The transaction coincides with Nuveen investing in Turnclear.

Gauge invests in insurance network AAI

Chris Fernandez, president and CEO, retains significant ownership in AAI following the transaction and will continue to direct the company's operations.

Banneker-backed Remsoft acquires forest tech firm Inflor

Headquartered in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Remsoft is a provider of forest intelligent solutions.

Foresight invests in business verification platform AsiaVerify

AsiaVerify is an intelligence platform used by global businesses performing regulatory compliance checks and risk assessment on Asian entities.

Verdane-backed GuardSquare scoops up Verimatrix XTD

Verimatrix’s XTD technology predicts, detects, and responds to threats before mobile apps are exploited.

Ventus Industrial Partners launches Aeron Defense

In addition to the launch, Aeron has acquired General Tool Company, a Reading, Ohio-based manufacturer of mission-critical defense components; and Forest Park, Ohio-based Magna Machine Company.