Deals in brief

Avista promotes Ryan Moran and Garrett Lustig to partner

Also, the firm has upped Elaine Tang to principal.

Leonard Green completes buyout of Topgolf Callaway Brands’ Topgolf and Toptracer biz for $800m

The transaction values Topgolf at about $1.1 billion.

AE Industrial takes controlling stake in L3Harris' space propulsion and power systems biz

Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, L3Harris is a defense contractor.

Sullivan Street completes carve-out of Senior’s aerostructures biz

The business will now trade under the Zenix Aerospace brand, a new, standalone group.

Millpond-backed Galileo Education acquires Putnam Classical Academy and New Generation Christian School

Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Galileo Education is an operator of private K–12 schools.

JC Flowers snaps up Admiral Group's US motor insurance business

Based in the UK, Admiral Group is a financial services company.

ICG to back maritime technology business Navarino

As part of the deal, existing investor Viasat will divest its minority stake.

MidEuropa to buy vertically focused IT system integrator RBC

Founder and CEO Andrei Bojiță will retain a significant minority stake and continue to lead the business.

Leon Capital injects capital into Avantis

Avantis provides specialist engineering services to the maritime and energy industries.

Carlyle to sell Tescan to Shimadzu in $850m deal

Tescan is a manufacturer of electron microscopes and advanced scientific and analytical instruments.