North America

Investors bullish on Major League Baseball despite potential lockout; Niobrara acquires managed IT services provider MSP Corp

Also featured is a look at HR software deals from private equity firms Thoma Bravo, Gryphon and Main Capital.

Tailwater Capital, EMG sell Powder River midstream assets to Plains for $585m

The assets include roughly 600 miles of crude oil gathering and transmission pipelines with about 350,000 bbl/d of operating capacity across Wyoming's Powder River Basin.

Niobrara Capital acquires Canadian managed IT services platform MSP Corp

MSP Corp, founded in 1993, is a founder-led Canadian managed services provider that remotely manages IT infrastructure, cybersecurity and cloud environments for small and midsize business clients.

Brightstar-backed Bendon acquires Hinkler's North American business in add-on deal

Hinkler's North American business designs and distributes children's coloring, activity and educational products under franchises including Kaleidoscope, Craft Maker and Piccadilly.

Main Capital Partners agrees to acquire higher education software firm Watermark

Austin-based Watermark serves approximately 1,500 public and private higher education institutions through its Educational Impact Suite, supporting accreditation, faculty development and student-success workflows.

Vitruvian Partners acquires majority stake in Smartling from Battery Ventures

Smartling's AI-powered LanguageAI platform serves more than 1,000 global brands, translating billions of words a year across websites, apps and marketing content.