Deals in brief

Neuberger Berman takes minority stake in Harvest Partners-backed Yellowstone Landscape

Headquartered in Bunnell, Florida, Yellowstone is a provider of commercial landscape services.

Xerox to acquire printer manufacturer Lexmark International for $1.5bn

The sellers are Ninestar Corporation, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre.

Sixth Street agrees to be majority shareholder of Lemon Pepper

Lemon Pepper is the franchisee for Wingstop in the UK and Ireland.

O2-backed Azureon taps Todd as chief integration and development officer and Ordonez as HR director

Azureon is a US-based pool care platform.

Health Enterprise Partners promotes Rauber to VP

Prior to joining HEP, Rauber was an associate at Northlane Capital Partners.

Third Point to acquire credit fund manager Birch Grove

At the completion of the transaction, American Securities will no longer be an owner of Birch Grove, which will become a subsidiary of Third Point.

CDP Equity and Trilantic Europe buy majority stake in Diagram

Diagram is a Italian agritech business, headquartered in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Goldman Sachs-backed Sila Services scoops up HVAC services firm John Nugent & Sons

Sila Services is a home services platform, operating over 35 brands throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest.

Peak Rock-backed Ziyad Brothers acquires Indo European Foods

Ziyad Brothers is a Chicago-based provider of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean products.

Saothair Capital acquires industrial tanks provider T Bailey

T Bailey was founded in 1991 by CEO Gene Tanaka, who will continue in that role and to maintain a meaningful ownership stake in the company.