Deals in brief

AIMCo opens new office in New York City

The new location increases AIMCo's total number of global offices to seven.

Shamrock invests in higher education marketing and enrollment services firm Carnegie

Carnegie was founded over 30 years ago by Joe Moore as a magazine for prospective college students to find their best fit schools, before merging with Dartlet in 2018.

HLM taps Ludwig and Mayer as partners

In their new roles, Ludwig and Mayer will help identify new healthcare opportunities, supporting portfolio companies and fundraising for HLM Fund VI.

JFLCO promotes Andonian, Dudzik and Korek to senior associates

Also, the firm recently hired Georgia C. Cochrane as deputy chief compliance officer, Leon D. Frohlich as director of credit operations & finance and Tony C. Blackthorn and Jordan M. Janoff as associates.

Riverside-backed PSI buys fire protection services firm Fire Safety Pros

Based in Portland, Oregon, PSI is a provider of fire and life safety services in the Pacific Northwest.

Boyne Capital-backed Galleher Industries snaps up Fleet Parts & Service

Galleher manufactures and distributes lumber and fabricated metal components to truck body and trailer OEMs, with locations in Pomona, California and Kaufman, Texas.

KKR provides $2.344bn debt facility to MB2 Dental

The financing will be used to fund upcoming acquisitions and future growth for the company.

Genstar Capital-backed Clarience Technologies buys Safe Fleet

Clarience Technologies is a provider of visibility and safety technology solutions for transportation.

Clarion Capital invests in public affairs firm Narrative Strategies

Narrative’s executive partners will maintain a significant ownership stake in the company and continue leading operations, with founding partner Ken Spain serving as CEO.

Vista Equity Partners appoints Parant as managing director and global head of private wealth solutions

In this new position, Parant will accelerate Vista’s efforts to expand access to investing in private technology companies for financial advisors and their clients globally.