PE Hub Wire

Babcock Wanson Group, a portfolio company of Ambienta and Kartesia, has acquired ACT Andaluces.

Three Hills-backed advisory group LCap has acquired Peoplewise.

A look at some of our recent stories that you may have missed, including: our quarterly report on Q2 – which delivered the lowest volume of completed private equity deals since the same quarter in 2020; 15 notable deals that managed to close in the first half of the year, despite the uncertainty in the market; reaction to the executive order that helps pave the way toward opening up 401(k) and other workplace retirement plans to alternative assets.

Deutsche Beteiligungs (DBAG) is acquiring Mait, a mid-market IT consultancy and software integration business, from 3i Group via an MBO.

A round-up seven patient engagement tech transactions from the last six months; a look at a merger between Water Street Healthcare Partners-backed Eversana and Waltz Health to create a new pharma commercialization and patient access platform; recommedations from PE Hub’s editorial team on books, podcasts and museum exhibits that you can enjoy as we head into autumn.

Parma, Italy-based Alphial produces glass primary packaging for pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic use.