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Gemspring-backed Residence snaps up influencer marketing agency GateMaker

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Residence is a network of nine independent creative companies.

Hoffmann Family of Companies scoops up dairy brand Cedar Crest Ice Cream

As part of the transaction, Renato DePaolis, CEO of Oberweis Dairy, a portfolio company of Hoffmann Family of Companies, will assume leadership of Cedar Crest.

LongRange to acquire fast food chain Pizza Hut for $1.5bn

Pizza Hut China is excluded from the transaction.

Renovus-backed xFact acquires govtech firm Stonewall

xFact is a provider of technology and digital transformation solutions to the public sector.

World Cup set to reshape buyside M&A strategy in sports, says Houlihan Lokey’s Imtiaz Khan; Cathay Capital to acquire product data management provider

'Leading financial sponsors have already established significant sports-IP positions, but this tournament provides the first observable, macro-level data benchmarks across every layer of the IP stack,' says Houlihan Lokey's Imtiaz Khan.