Deals in brief

VSS Capital-backed HFW picks up Southwest Engineers

Based in St. Louis, HFW is an architecture and engineering industry professional services company.

Diatonic Healthcare invests in healthcare and IT staffing firm Quantix Consulting

Quantix is led by Michael Haase.

CDPQ leads C$160m investment in Germain Hotels' expansion

Based in Quebec City, Germain Hotels is a hotel business behind Le Germain, Alt and Escad hotels in Canada.

PSP Investments, BCE to form Network FiberCo through Ziply Fiber

PSP Investments has agreed to a potential commitment of more than $1.5 billion.

BV Investment-backed Hardenbergh Group merges with healthcare tech firms Sentact and Preverity

The Hardenbergh Group is a Livonia, Michigan-based provider of credentialing, physician peer review and consulting services.

Capza sells minority stake in Eduservices

Eduservices is a specialist in private higher education through apprenticeship.

Coalesce Capital taps John Mulflur as managing director

Prior to joining Coalesce, he was a managing director in the services sector at Permira.

Highview Capital-backed Safety Marking picks up roadway striping services firm Straight Line

Headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Safety Marking is a provider of pavement marking services.

Leeds Equity-backed Archer Review snaps up healthcare education platform Core Anesthesia

Based in Dallas, Archer Review is a healthcare education company.

Dunes Point Capital acquires commercial roofing services firm Greenwood Industries

Greenwood has 11 locations across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and New York.