Deals in brief

Cinven appoints Carlyle’s Philipp Meyer as partner

Meyer will join Cinven from Carlyle Group, where he was a managing director in the European Buyout fund and co-head of Healthcare in Europe.

Main Capital expands to France with new Paris office

The Paris office will serve as a strategic hub allowing Main to partner up with enterprise B2B software companies in the French market.

Agilitas-backed Tidalis brings in Made Smart

Made Smart specializes in data science technologies, providing a range of products which support fleet management and passage planning, as well as other critical activities.

Marlin invests in anti-money laundering platform Napier AI

Napier AI is a global end-to-end intelligent compliance platform and provider of advanced financial crime risk management services.

Pearl Energy-backed Infinity Natural Resources goes public

Infinity is a Morgantown, West Virginia-based independent energy company focused on the acquisition, development, and production of hydrocarbons in the Appalachian Basin.

PE-backed Encora appoints Khemka as CFO

Encora is a Santa Clara, California-based global digital engineering services company.

BlackArch Partners taps Bryan as managing director

Prior to joining BlackArch, Bryan led he sponsor coverage practice for B. Riley Securities.

Granite Creek and Equivu sell Odyssey Aviation US to Tallvine Partners

Granite Creek invested in Odyssey in 2022 as part of a shareholder recapitalization led by the company’s majority owner Equivu Capital.

PAI bets on airport GSE industry with Alvest stake

PAI will become the largest shareholder in Alvest alongside a co-investor, with Ardian retaining a minority stake alongside the company’s founders and management team.

Observo AI nabs $15m seed

Felicis and Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round.