Business services

Virginia Beach, Virginia-based SOLitude Lake Management is the leading provider of lake and pond management services in the US, addressing water quality, shoreline restoration and other ecological challenges for communities and municipalities nationwide.

Xpansiv operates registries, marketplaces and data platforms for energy and environmental commodity markets, supporting more than 320 GW of renewable generation capacity across more than 60 countries.

The San Francisco-based firm made its first platform investment in the UK in September, with the launch of Eight Group Service Partners, a hard facilities management platform.

Monterro announced this week that the firm is opening its first UK office in London.

Business services, healthcare services and industrials have been the most active sectors for company-for-sale activity this year

Ridge, founded in 1946 and headquartered in Oxford, provides planning, design, engineering and project management services across the UK built environment sector.

BauWatch protects construction sites and critical infrastructure across 12 European markets through remote video surveillance, AI-enabled monitoring and 24/7 alarm response.

Newground brings together 15 specialist consultancies with more than 300 consultants and over SKr500m ($51m; €44m) in annual turnover.

PDC Group specializes in debt recovery and legal services for landlords and residential property managers, covering unpaid service charges and ground rent.

Category leaders, resilience through disruption and tech investment are key in entertainment and B2B events investing, the pair tell PE Hub.