North America

Meritus Gas Partners' subsidiary Buckeye Welding Supply snaps up helium solutions firm HICO

Meritus Gas Partners is a portfolio company of AEA Enterprise.

WILsquare-backed Automotive Color & Supply scoops up Ohio Paint Supply

Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, ACS operates a network of regional distribution locations across Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio.

Balance Point invests in Trivest-backed AquaVerse

AquaVerse is a platform created to support, grow, and unify a family of pool service brands across multiple markets.

Monomoy Capital acquires quick lube and car service franchise Jiffy Lube for $1.3bn

The seller was a subsidiary of Shell USA, Inc.

William Blair acquires investment bank Inner Circle Sports

Inner Circle Sports serves team owners, leagues, investors, sports operating companies, municipalities, universities, and media and entertainment companies.

IVEST and Cloverlay to sell Care Bears to Authentic after quadrupling business in three years; Abry and Lightbay lead recent MSP deals

The agreement to sell Care Bears by IVEST and Cloverlay is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.