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Ara Partners to sell Vacuumschmelze to Energy Fuels in $1.9bn deal

Vacuumschmelze is an advanced magnetics company with more than 400 patents and over 1,000 customers.

1 min read · 24 June 2026

Business services

Inflexion-backed Ranger Fire and Security makes two add-ons

The two new businesses are Scion Communications and Emerald Fire Technology.

1 min read · 24 June 2026

Thoma Bravo backs occupational health software firm padoa

Padoa serves occupational health centers, employers and employees across France and Europe.

2 min read · 24 June 2026

Ambienta invests in Italy's GFF

GFF develops natural flavors tailored to small and mid-sized food and beverage customers.

1 min read · 24 June 2026

Apheon to acquire managed IT biz Easi

Easi is a Belgian provider of business software and managed IT services, serving more than 1,500 mid-market and large clients across Belgium and Luxembourg.

2 min read · 23 June 2026

Business services

Why private equity firms are banking on live events

With the global market in this space expected to exceed $1.2trn by 2032, firms like Apollo and Platinum Equity are jumping on the bandwagon.

6 min read · 23 June 2026

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Healthcare

AI impacting all of healthcare – but not at same pace, says Mérieux’s Jean-François Billet; Private capital ‘keen’ to be part of UK defense plans

'Drug discovery is accelerated by AI because you can screen a lot of compounds much faster,' Jean-François Billet, head of buyout at Mérieux, told PE Hub.

3 min read · 23 June 2026