Deals in brief

Forward Consumer Partners strikes deal to carve out Welly from Unilever

Created in 2016 by Method founder Eric Ryan, the first aid brand started out with fabric bandages and now sells a full range of products for everyday injuries.

THL Partners hires HIG Capital’s Bruce Robertson as healthcare managing director

Robertson previously led HIG’s team investing in growth and control deals across medical devices, digital health and diagnostics.

Charlesbank backs law firm Wood Smith Henning & Berman via new MSO

The national trial firm, founded in 1997, represents insurers and corporate clients through more than 550 attorneys across 43 offices in 23 states.

Archimed acquires majority stake in medical imaging cloud provider 3verest

3verest hosts and secures medical imaging data for healthcare providers on its own sovereign cloud infrastructure.

Garibaldi Blue takes majority stake in Canadian coffee roaster Level Ground

Founded in 1997 by four British Columbia families, the business sources specialty coffee from small-scale, family-owned farms and co-operatives and roasts it on Vancouver Island.

Lightview Capital makes investment in lobbying firm Thorn Run Partners

The bipartisan government relations firm, founded in 2010, serves more than 300 clients from offices in Washington, DC, Portland and Los Angeles.

Banner Capital launches roofing platform with Exterior Solutions Group deal

Founded in 2017, Edmond, Oklahoma-based Exterior Solutions Group provides roof replacement, restoration and facility maintenance to K-12 public school districts, colleges and commercial property owners.

AIP to commit $1bn for 40 percent stake in Silgan’s $3.4bn Trivium deal

The metal packaging supplier has 57 locations and 7,200 employees, and generated net sales of approximately $3 billion in 2025.

Ardan Equity and GI Partners take co-control of Clinical Ink

The Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based company provides electronic clinical outcome assessment and connected device technology to drugmakers and contract research organizations.

CVC’s Panzani in exclusive talks to merge with Sofina-backed Cerealis

Panzani and Cerealis are dry grocery producers with operations across France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Central Europe.