North America

Canada Growth Fund to invest in Nouveau Monde Graphite

Nouveau Monde Graphite is a Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec-based graphite mining and processing company.

Paceline Equity-backed RELAM acquires Falcon Equipment

Falcon Equipment is a Surrey, British Columbia-based equipment solutions and specialty truck company.

Blackstone, KKR led data center charge in 2024; GTCR eyes more insurance brokerage opportunities

Private equity bets on data centers.

Ørsted divests 50% stake in three US onshore projects to Energy Capital Partners for $572m

The transaction includes two solar farms in Texas, Mockingbird Solar and Sparta Solar; and Eleven Mile Solar Center, a solar and battery storage project in Arizona.

Align Capital Partners picks up ISPN Network Services

ISPN CEO Jeff Neblett and President and Chief Financial Officer Scott Lauber will continue leading the firm.

Gryphon Investors exits manufacturer Kano Laboratories

The buyer is L Squared Capital Partners.

Data center deals driven by demand for AI, with Blackstone among the bullish

Blackstone is 'positioning itself to be the largest financial investor in AI infrastructure in the world,' said Stephen Schwarzman.

Princeton Equity Group promotes Piro to partner and Nagle to principal

Also, the private equity firm upped Alex Bouthillette to vice president and John Norwood to associate of business development.

Angeles Equity-backed Data Clean recruits Poplin as CEO

Based in Des Plaines, Illinois, Data Clean provides specialized contamination control and technical services for critical environments.

Argosy Healthcare-backed Nicklas Medical Staffing appoints Mohler as CEO

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Nicklas Medical Staffing is a provider of staffing solutions nationwide to pathology and histology labs.