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Main Capital sells Inverid majority stake to Signicat

Digital identity platform Signicat has acquired Inverid, a Dutch provider of NFC-based digital identity verification solutions, for an undisclosed sum from majority shareholder Main Capital and the founders, with existing shareholders to substantially reinvest.

PEP to acquire Johns Lyng Group in AUD1.1bn take-private deal

Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) is to acquire ASX-listed building services specialist Johns Lyng Group in a transaction valuing the company at approximately AUD1.1bn ($725m), marking one of Australia’s largest private equity-led public-to-private deals of the year, according to a report by Reuters.

Liberty Hall acquires Paxia

Liberty Hall Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defense industry, has acquired Paxia, a provider of integrated, value enhancing onboard services and catering management software solutions serving the commercial aerospace industry.

CVC invests $220m in Airalo at $1bn+ valuation

CVC has led a $220m Series B funding round in Singapore-based travel technology company Airalo, valuing the business at over $1bn and marking one of Southeast Asia’s largest growth-stage financings in 2024, according to a report by Reuters.

Cerberus misses out on $3.1bn WK Kellogg deal

Cerberus Capital Management and consumer sector veteran Dean Metropoulos mounted a serious, though ultimately unsuccessful, bid for cereal maker WK Kellogg, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

NexPhase Capital sells Zing Zang to Mizkan America

NexPhase Capital, a thematically driven and operationally focused private equity firm, has sold non-alcoholic cocktail mix brand Zing Zang to Mizkan America. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Investcorp raises HWG Sababa €240m continuation fund

Investcorp has completed the sale of a majority stake in leading Italian cybersecurity provider HWG Sababa by Investcorp Technology Partners Fund V and certain other investors, to an oversubscribed €240m single-asset continuation fund managed by Investcorp.

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