Deals in brief

Achieve Partners buys Digital Education division of Wise Music Group

Wise Music is a global music producer.

Valesco-backed NAKS acquires Custom Kitchen Fabricator

Dallas-based NAKS is a provider of foodservice equipment solutions.

Recognize buys majority stake in Sprout

New Capital Partners will continue as a minority investor in Sprout.

Clearview sells Nielsen-Kellerman to Gladstone Investment Corporation

Nielsen-Kellerman is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of environmental and athletic performance measurement instruments.

AE Industrial-backed Yingling Aviation snaps up aircraft interiors services firm Global Engineering & Technology

Based in Dwight D. Eisenhower airport in Wichita, Yingling is a provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul and fixed-base operation services to business and general aviation aircraft.

Blackstone invests $300m in AI and data intelligence firm DDN

The investment puts DDN at a $5 billion valuation.

Trinity Hunt-backed Supreme Group acquires healthcare marketing agency Curator24

Supreme Group was formed following Trinity Hunt's majority investment in the digital agency Supreme Optimization in March 2023.

TerraMar to acquire Bradken's specialty products North America unit

SPNAM manufactures highly engineered, mission critical castings for customers in defense, specialized industrial, rail and transit markets.

Charlesbank, Livingbridge-backed Quorum Cyber buys Kivu Consulting

Kivu is a cyber security firm based in California.

Ascend Capital buys majority stake in Unison Therapy Services

Unison Therapy Services is an outsourced therapy provider for Pre-K – 12 students in school- and community-based settings.