Deals in brief

MPE Partners hires Liebow as principal for Boston office

He began his role on November 1, 2024.

Bernhard Capital-backed GHC acquires architecture firm Orcutt Winslow

GHC is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm.

Abry Partners-backed Better Protection snaps up DFS Fire Systems

Better Protection is a fire protection services company.

4impact capital raises €68m for sophomore fund

Fund II focuses on early-stage digital and sustainability ventures in Northwest Europe.

GI Partners-backed Rise Broadband scoops up MidAtlanticBroadband

Rise Broadband is a provider of broadband services across 16 states.

Blackstone to take shopping mall operator ROIC private for $4bn

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025.

Godspeed Capital-backed Stengel Hill Architecture snaps up architecture firm Mason Blau & Associates

Stengel Hill Architecture is a architecture, master planning, and interior design firm focused on serving the US healthcare infrastructure market.

TSCP-backed Savillex acquires biotech firm Optimum Processing

Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Savillex is a provider of high performance container and containment solutions for the life science industry.

APG and Northstar-backed Fresche Solutions snaps up Redbourn

Redbourn is a specialist in bespoke development, application support, consultancy and training for IBM Power Server (AS/400).

O2-backed Azureon taps Jacob as CFO

Azureon is a US-based provider of pool care services.