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Butterfly to buy food packager Sabert; Main Post, CapVest invest in snacking; NBA amends PE rule

There were 65 snacking M&A transactions completed in H1 of 2026, up from 50 during the same time frame in 2025, according to Houlihan Lokey.

Bain & Co: Software portcos should tap into payment flow value; Platinum completes $6.6bn sale of Spanish waste business to Blackstone, EQT

MML Capital has made a growth investment in Dalcour Maclaren, a consultancy focused on the utilities and infrastructure sector, to help fund its expansion across the UK and Ireland.

Haelan Capital Partners debuts; KKR launches Akrapoint Commercial Capital; PE bets on rail services

A new healthcare focused shop, Haelan Capital Partners, has launched today; private equity firms have taken note of pent-up demand for rail services and are allocating money to the sector; KKR launches Akrapoint Commercial Capital; Odyssey Investment Partners makes a majority investment in Falcon Gases.

Hg to debut in Greece with ERP and business software provider ES1; Elvaston makes first deal in Poland with warehouse management systems company

Main Capital Partners has acquired Qbees, a German provider of managed IT services and software for the financial sector.

Changing attitude of consumers leads to increased PE interest in better-for-you foods; OceanSound-backed PAR excellence acquires Terso

Digging into how evolving consumer tendencies are driving private equity’s interest in the better-for-you food and beverage subsector; OceanSound Partners-backed PAR Excellence Systems announces acquisition of Terso Solutions, a provider of RFID inventory-tracking technology to the healthcare industry.

Investindustrial-backed Nexture to expand into UAE with La Crema; European exits in focus

EQT, Main Capital and Mutares announced exits last week.