Deals in brief

GHO to pick up biopharma R&D procurement platform Scientist.com

Scientist.com’s sector focuses on pharmaceutical R&D services, biotechnology, life science tools, and contract research.

Transom-backed Halo snaps up nursery furniture provider Child Craft

Headquartered in New York City, Halo is a designer and distributor of juvenile sleep products.

WCAS appoints Gene Lockhart as operating partner

Lockhart is the former CEO and president of Mastercard.

Percheron rolls out new HVAC and energy solutions platform Solidaire

Solidaire was formed through the acquisition of Enervise, a Cincinnati-based commercial HVAC services company.

Centre Partners and Baldwin Creek form field services platform TruTemp

The launch was made through the acquisition of Maynor Service Company, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based residential-focused field services provider.

Sverica sells primary care provider Med First

Currently, Med First has 27 clinics.

Core Industrial-backed Momentium acquires folding cartons provider Superior Lithographics

Based in Bolingbrook, Illinois, Momentium is a packaging company.

KKR buys Japanese insurance distributor Hoken Minaoshi Hompo

This transaction marks KKR’s latest private equity investment in Japan.

RGreen Invest sells stake in Italian solar platform GDS Italia

Générale du Solaire will now become the sole shareholder.

Investindustrial to pump capital into Italy’s Fatro Group

Fatro is a company in the veterinary pharmaceutical sector.