PE Hub Wire

KKR to buy Circor in $1.6bn take-private deal; AEI has landed Yingling Aviation

AEI invests in Yingling Aviation.

Goldman hopes to net listed salmon farming services business; Phoenix invests in cybersecurity company

Phoenix Equity Partners has made a growth investment in Logiq, a UK-based cybersecurity company.

Madison Dearborn closes MoneyGram deal; Hildred Capital, HCAP and PSG bet on pharmacy services

MDP takes MoneyGram private.

EQT and Dechra agree on take-private terms; Carlyle goes for Meopta Optika; Nordic Capital’s Conscia adds on Miradot

Meopta Optika is a manufacturer of optical, opto-mechanical, and opto-electronic products.

TSCP closes sale of Made4net to IKEA; FFL shares exit strategy for HR specialist ProService

Cordiant’s Emitel carves out Polish towers business; Blackstone take-private wins shareholder vote

Cordiant announced that Emitel had acquired ATC Polska, the American Tower Corporation’s subsidiary in Poland.

Sterling Group’s small-market team launches auto services platform; Trinity Hunt invests in Centricity Research

Trinity backs clinical research network Centricity.

Dominque Gaillard of Armen looks to bring private wealth to GPs; Crossborder hurdles for AI

Julie Hood, EMEIA strategy and transactions leader at EY said she couldn’t see the AI technology being adopted in dealmaking any time soon.

AEI, Godspeed add on; Searchlight invests in high-speed internet

Searchlight bets on high-speed internet.

TDR-backed Asda to acquire petrol station group; Wise enjoys boom in motorsport interest

Asda – partly owned by private equity firm TDR Capital – has agreed to acquire the UK and Ireland operations of EG Group.