Deals in brief

Shoreline-backed Engelman's acquires commercial bakery St. Armands

Engelman's is a Georgia-based provider of fresh and frozen bread products.

NMS Capital-backed Flourish Research buys clinical research firm Encore

Flourish Research is a provider of clinical trials with locations in Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Texas.

KKR scoops up 18 multifamily assets for $2.1bn

The seller is Quarterra Multifamily, a multifamily real estate development and operating company.

Cerberus invests $315.5m in energy storage systems provider Eos

The capital infusion will be used for Eos' growth plans.

Hamilton Lane invests in fintech firm Daphne Technologies

Daphne was founded in 2022 by Apollo Global Management and Motive Create, Motive Partners’ in-house innovation division.

KTG taps Lawler as CEO

In addition to this appointment, Kimmeridge has also made an investment in Commonwealth LNG, a LNG export terminal project located at the Gulf of Mexico near Cameron, Louisiana.

Vizient scoops up MDP-backed healthcare advisor Kaufman Hall

The deal is expected to close in the second half of the year.

Argosy Healthcare Partners recaps recruitment firm Connect Life Sciences

Connect Life Sciences was founded in 2020 by Jim Owens and Andrew Doucet.

ACME Credit Partners taps Veilleux as capital formation and IR head

Most recently, Veilleux was head of business development at Global Delta Capital.

Alpine-backed Cobalt Service Partners snaps up Digi Security Systems

Cobalt is a commercial access solutions platform.