Financial services

Delving into the opportunities for PE firms – including Diversis, GHO, InTandem and Summit Partners – to invest in healthcare cost containment; exploring a deal by NMS Capital for a tech-enabled management services provider; insights gathered from a life sciences report by management consulting firm West Monroe Partners.

As part of this partnership, Chartwell’s management shareholders will retain a significant ownership interest in the company and continue to lead Chartwell going forward.

Hans Arstad, who leads private equity activities across the Nordic region, is among those promoted to partner.

Rhétorès provides a range of financial savings and investment products, including life-insurance wrappers and access to asset classes including private equity, real estate and structured products.

Investcorp agrees to acquire a fire safety company from Northern Lakes Capital; an exclusive about a fertility services deal that's part M&A, part continuation fund.

Studio Ripamonti is a firm specializing in payroll and human resources administration, labour consultancy and accounting and tax services.

The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.

Fairstone Bank will acquire Laurentian Bank's shares at a price of C$40.50 per share in cash.

FlowStone Partners manages private equity investment products that address the requirements of smaller institutional and individual investors.