North America

THL Partners invests in life sciences communications firm Red Nucleus

According to a source familiar with the matter, the seller was The Riverside Company and the purchase price was over $750 million.

Xerox to acquire PE-backed ITsavvy for $400m

ITsavvy is a portfolio company of GenNx360 Capital Partners.

Silver Lake and GIC to acquire enterprise software company Zuora in $1.7bn take-private deal

GIC is also participating in the transaction.

MidOcean Partners recruits Fox as capital formation head

Fox is the former president of Värde where he was also head of the New York office.

Permira takes website builder Squarespace private for $7.2bn

With the completion of the acquisition, Squarespace is no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

TSG Consumer Partners taps Crandall as managing director for TSG Vantage

In his new role, Crandall will oversee commercial and digital value creation for TSG Vantage.

VSE Corporation to acquire AEI-backed Kellstrom Aerospace Group for $200m

Based in Davie, Florida, Kellstrom is a global distributor and service provider supporting the commercial aerospace engine aftermarket.

PE-backed towing management software firms Autura and Traxero merge

Autura is a portfolio company of Nexa Equity and Traxero is backed by Radian Capital.

AIP to acquire PPG's US and Canadian architectural coatings biz for $550m

The transaction is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025.