Deals in brief

Silver Lake to buy sports and entertainment firm Endeavor in $13bn take-private deal

According to terms of the agreement, Endeavor stockholders will receive $27.50 per share in cash.

CalPERS appoints Gilmore as new chief investment officer

His appointment will become effective this July.

OceanSound completes $1.15bn continuation fund for SMX Group

Based in the Washington, D.C. area, SMX is a provider of next-generation mission support and digital transformation solutions.

Brightwood wraps up latest mid-market CLO at $707m

This marks Brightwood’s seventh CLO since 2019, bringing the firm’s total CLO issuance to over $3.5 billion.

CPP Investments creates new European PBSA platform

The platform, operating as Nido, will be backed by CPP Investments' real estate investment strategy.

Bregal-backed Juniper Landscaping acquires Rip's Professional Lawn Care and Elegant Landscape & Design

Headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, Juniper is a commercial landscaping platform.

Valterra Partners-backed Colohouse buys tech company Hivelocity

Colohouse is a provider of colocation, cloud, hosting, and network services.

Blue Sage invests in manufacturer American Alloy

In conjunction with the transaction, American Alloy's COO Brett Stevens has been named CEO while company founder, Garret Guinn, will remain involved with the business as an employee, board member, and shareholder.

Trilantic North America-backed OLS acquires Willow Creek Landscape Supply

OLS is a distribution platform with a focus on outdoor living products and solutions.

One Rock appoints Wiegmann as operating partner

Most recently, he was CEO of OLM Food Solutions.