Deals in brief

Baird Capital-backed Blue Matter snaps up healthcare communications and PR firm Sam Brown

Blue Matter is a life sciences consulting firm.

Osceola Capital forms home services firm Valor Exterior Partners

Also, Valor Exterior Partners has acquired HP Roofing and WeatherCheck, which provide exterior home services to homeowners across Vermont and New Hampshire.

Thompson Street Capital completes continuation fund for Gurobi Optimization

Hamilton and StepStone led the transaction.

Genstar invests in clinical trial research provider Flourish

Flourish was backed by NMS Capital.

Sixth Street, Patron Capital to buy Cala Group for £1.4bn EV

Cala is a UK-based housebuilding company.

Platinum Equity and Butterfly scoop up Rise Baking Company

Platinum Equity and Butterfly will be equal partners in the deal.

Open Opportunity Fund taps Rasheed as GP

Rasheed will lead capital development and portfolio value creation at the firm, which focuses on software companies founded by diverse entrepreneurs.

Forest Hill Partners sells manufacturer Micromatic to Mitar Private Capital

FHP acquired Micromatic from Textron in 2005.

Wynnchurch Capital-backed EMS acquires Aluminum Products Wholesale

Headquartered in Lake Worth, Florida, EMS is a US-based distributor of aluminum products.

Former US Army Secretary McCarthy joins AEI as operating partner

McCarthy was confirmed by the US Senate as 24th Secretary of the Army in September 2019, a position he held until January 2021.