Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a private equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, has invested in Dislog Dispositifs Médicaux (DDM) through a MAD540m capital increase together with CDG Invest Growth.

South Korean private equity firm JKL Partners is preparing a shortlist of bidders for the sale of Cleantopia, the country’s largest laundry franchise operator, in a deal that could value the business between KRW700bn and KRW800bn ($504m-$576m), according to a report by the Korean Economic Daily citing investment banking sources.

Growth equity firm General Atlantic and UK-based buyout house Oakley Capital are nearing an agreement to acquire French SaaS provider Brevo in a transaction valuing the business at approximately €1bn ($1.1bn), according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources with knowledge of the matter.

Alphabet’s growth equity investment arm CapitalG and AI chipmaker Nvidia are in advanced discussions to back Vast Data, an AI-focused data infrastructure company, in a funding round that could value the business at up to $30bn, according to a report by Reuters citing two sources familiar with the matter.

NDT Global, a provider of advanced diagnostic inspection and integrity solutions for the energy sector, has acquired Entegra, a technology company specialising in Ultra-High-Resolution Magnetic Flux Leakage (UHR MFL) in-line inspection services, from Amberjack Capital Partners as well as a group of co-founders led by Mark Olson.

Ceres Industries Capital, CFJ (Compagnie Financière Jousset), and Montefiore Investment are in exclusive negotiations with Equistone Partners Europe regarding the acquisition of Karavel Groupe, one of the largest tourism groups in France.