Healthcare private equity firm Avista Capital Partners (Avista), along with VHC Investco and company management, has acquired Vision Healthcare NV (Vision). Avista and VHC Investco/Management will each hold a 5o per cent ownership interest in Vision. The transaction values Vision at an aggregate value of EUR305 million (approximately USD336 million), inclusive

Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has acquired PKWARE, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based provider of data security software solutions. AGC Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to PKWARE on this transaction. Terms have not been disclosed. Founded in 1986, PKWARE (www.pkware.com) created the .ZIP

Ambienta, Europe’s largest sustainability-focused private equity investor, has acquired Create Flavours, a UK producer of natural top-notes flavours for the food and beverage sector.The acquisition of Create Flavours further solidifies the position of Ambienta platform Nactarome Group (Nactarome) as a leading independent player in the European natural flavours and ingredients

Funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) are to acquire Radio Systems Corporation, a specialist in the companion pet health and safety market. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Founded in 1991 by entrepreneur Randy Boyd, Radio Systems Corporation designs and distributes more than 2,000 pet products under

CenterOak Partners (CenterOak), a Dallas-based private equity firm, has formed SurfacePrep through a combination of its legacy investment in GNAP and 10 strategic acquisitions over the last 18 months, including the recent acquisition of Temple Associates, a distributor of loose abrasives and blast equipment based in Sacramento, California. The combination creates

Latitude 27 Capital, a private investment firm that supports small and middle market companies, has acquired the assets of JK Jewelry (JK Findings), a 45-year-old global designer, manufacturer and wholesaler of jewellery components, also known as findings. John Kaupp, the Founder and CEO of JK Findings, will retire as CEO and

Ambienta a sustainability-focused private equity investor, has acquired Namirial, a provider of software that empowers businesses to digitalise their processes securely. Digitalisation is intrinsically linked to sustainability. By enabling businesses to digitalise, Namirial enables efficient remote working and transaction execution, reduces the use of paper and the need for traveling to