PE Hub Wire

An exclusive: Turnspire Capital Partners is expected to collect first-round bids in mid-April for its 2023 portfolio company, a municipal water utility service provider; a conversation with Farrah Holder, the co-founder and co-managing partner of Blue Fire Equity, for our latest instalment of Dealmakers to Watch series.

A Dealmakers to Watch profile of Terrence Murphy, a former wide receiver with the Green Bay Packers who unveiled Synergy Sports Capital this month and announced the firm’s debut deal; plus, a couple of projects on tap for next week: a Deep Dive into Financial Services, and Women in PE: The Class of 2026.

Advent-backed Cobham Ultra has agreed to sell Ultra Cyber to Airbus Defence and Space.

Firms such as InTandem, NMS Capital and WestView Capital seize investment opportunities in the healthcare benefits management services segment; Palladium Equity Partners agrees to acquire a hospice care equipment provider from WayPoint Capital Partners; looking at a completed merger between two specialty drug makers under B-Flexion Life Sciences.

IK Partners has acquired a majority stake in Domek Group.

MCH has completed a single-asset continuation vehicle to continue backing Europastry, a premium frozen baked goods company.