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The global environment consultancy APEM will be sold to Applus+ Group.

The firm has agreed to lead a $165m investment in Signal AI.

This combination will create a global supplier of corporate domain management services, with a combined enterprise value of around $450 million.

Aquavista was founded in 2003 and is based in Nottingham.

B-Safe Group will be the third Ireland-based company added to Ranger alongside Aqua Fire Prevention and KSS Fire Suppression.

Believe Money is a UK-based tech-driven mortgage broker.

800 Super provides waste management, waste treatment, cleaning and resource recovery services to the public and private sectors.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is taking the lead on a CV to move the ice-cream maker out of an existing CV, sources say.

While essential blue-collar services have been valued at lower multiples than white-collar services like legal or accounting, that situation is starting to shift, says Haarmann.