North America

Thompson Street-backed Allyant expands with acquisition of Braille Works

Braille Works, founded in 1994 by Joyce and Lou Fioritto, has spent more than three decades helping organizations make information accessible for people who are blind or have low vision, serving healthcare, financial services, government, education and private-sector clients.

Bain Capital’s Max de Groen expects deal activity to pick up over next year; Genstar and Aksia make growth investment in Richey May

Max de Groen, partner and co-head of Technology, North America Private Equity at Bain Capital, on how his firm is navigating disruption from AI in software; Genstar Capital and Aksia make a growth investment in Richey May; New Mountain Capital agrees to make a significant minority investment in Appleby Global Group.

First Reserve-backed Trillium to sell US pumps unit to Crane for $240m

Trillium Pumps US, marketed under the Floway, Wemco, Roto-Jet and WSP brands, provides mission-critical pumping solutions primarily to municipal water and wastewater markets.

NexPhase Capital makes growth investment in Everywhere Communications platform

Everywhere Communications, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, provides a mission-critical software platform that helps government and enterprise clients maintain resilient communications and workforce safety across more than 175 countries.