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TNP is a provider of network technology, connectivity and cyber security services.

Some of the biggest deals that closed in Q1 were in the TMT sector: Silver Lake bought Endeavor for about $10bn; IBM bought HashiCorp for $8.1bn; Blackstone and Vista bought Smartsheet for $7.9bn.

Aside from Pophouse Entertainment buying the KISS catalog for $300 million or HarbourView Equity Partners snapping up the music catalog assets of artists that include Nelly or Pat Benatar, smaller deals prevail.

'We have completed acquisitions that rival the size of what would have previously qualified as smaller, standalone platform investments,' says managing partner and co-founder Rory Devlin.

Cinven, CVC and HCAP Partners are among the PE firms pursuing investments and add-ons in the diagnostic healthcare provider market.

Syntio is a data engineering company.

This acquisition enables Shackleton to launch a specialised personal injury and Court of Protection division.

PSG will focus its investment on growing Glasswall beyond its traditional defense and intelligence customer base.