Deals in brief

BlackRock's GIP to acquire commercial solar power firm Summit Ridge

Summit Ridge constructs, owns, and operates solar and energy storage systems throughout the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England markets.

Stone Point, Further Global, Permira-backed Kroll acquires ABC economics

ABC economics, founded by economist Frank Maier-Rigaud, advises on competition, regulatory and dispute matters across Europe and internationally.

AnaCap-backed Ryze signs deal to acquire valuation firm Krata

Krata specializes in property valuations, technical advisory and appraisal services across Spain, with offices in four cities.

Pophouse acquires stake in Iron Maiden's music and NIL rights

Iron Maiden, formed in 1975, has sold more than 100 million records and played nearly 2,500 shows in 64 countries

Ardian acquires majority stake in Germany's Pflegia

Pflegia is a digital healthcare recruitment platform headquartered in Berlin.

Chemistry Ventures launches $500m Fund II

Among the LPs in the firm’s debut fund were Alaska Retirement Management Board and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America.

Blackstone, Apollo and KKR to provide $5.34bn to energy company Williams for power plants

The investment is in exchange for a minority noncontrolling stake in five Power Innovation projects.

Banyan promotes Simon Gélinas to managing director and investments head

In this role, Gélinas will assume day-to-day leadership of Banyan’s investment function, including pipeline management, investment selection and execution and asset management across the firm’s portfolio.

CAI Capital-backed GreenArrow acquires three transportation tech firms

Based in East Chicago, Indiana, GreenArrow is a provider of advanced transportation infrastructure and electrical services across the US.

Innovatus-backed Meet The People scoops up ad agency The Loomis Agency

Also included in the acquisition is The Loomis Agency’s digital marketing arm iluminere.