North America

SeqCenter’s founding scientists initially worked at the University of Pittsburgh.

The initial investment, exceeding $60 million, is led by Centana with participation from Pruven Capital, Cota Capital, and Cross Creek.

Beach Point, Rainier, Trive and other PE firms have invested in franchises recently.

CapVest, Aurelius and Clearspring are among the firms buying snack companies.

Better Protection is a fire protection services company.

The frozen burrito business unit could fetch up to $400m and is expected to appeal to mid-market private equity firms.

The US presidential election result drew an ‘unexpectedly strong’ reaction from the market, according to chief executive Harvey Schwartz.