North America

Ares Management-backed Epic Midstream sells stake in Epic Crude to Plains All American

Plains has acquired the majority of Epic’s Crude non-operated stake from Diamondback Energy and Kinetik Holdings, Inc.

Sterling-backed PCI acquires packaging firm Comar

PCI is a Huntersville, North Carolina-based provider of specialty rigid packaging solutions to small and mid-size brand owners in the personal care, household, and food and beverage sectors.

GenAI risk turning some software categories ‘toxic,’ says Houlihan Lokey; Europe’s M&A picks up pace, SRS Acquiom finds; A busy week in tech

PE Hub has reported 11 deals this week in the tech sector across the US and Europe .

Balance Point taps Troy Iskarpatyoti as principal

Prior to joining Balance Point, he was a principal at Graycliff Partners.

Riverside Company-backed Evive Brands acquires franchise Pacific Lawn Sprinklers

Pacific Lawn Sprinklers currently operates 80 service areas in 10 states.

WJ Partners invests in coffee chain 7 Brew

As part of the deal, WJ Partners acquired two existing 7 Brew locations in Greenville, South Carolina that opened in 2022.