Bain Capital has acquired an 80% stake in private investment firm Aquila Group’s data centre subsidiary Aquila Compute, to accelerate plans to develop and operate sustainable data centres for hyperscale and AI customers across Europe.

ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has made an investment in Independent Governance Group (IGG), a UK provider of professional pensions trusteeship and governance services, with existing investor LDC re-investing alongside ECI.

Regional private equity firm NorthEdge has made an investment in Telford-headquartered EdTech software provider PebblePad in what os the the seventh deal from NorthEdge Fund III and the firm 17th technology investment in total.

Japanese lift maker Fujitec has held talks with a number of private equity groups about a potential $2.5bn buyout, with Sweden’s EQT said to be among the potential purchasers, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Permira Growth Opportunities II, a fund advised by global investment firm Permira, has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in French premium outdoor clothing brand, K-Way, from the Boglione family-led BasicNet.

Australian asset manager HMC Capital has agreed a AUD1.94bn ($1.29bn) deal to acquire Global Switch Australia, marking its strategic entry into the rapidly growing data centre market, according to a report by Reuters.

A consortium led by Mubadala Capital-backed private equity firm Fortress Investment Group and BlackRock is among several parties evaluating bids for Viridium Group, a German life insurance consolidator, according to a report by Bloomberg.

One Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of York Telecom Corporation, an IT services firm specialising in managed services, and enterprise collaboration solutions. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.