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PAI Partners acquires Beautynova from BlueGem 

French private equity firm PAI Partners, through its PAI Mid-Market Fund, is to acquire a majority stake in global professional haircare platform Beautynova from BlueGem Capital Partners, a pan-European PE firm focused on non-discretionary consumer staples.

Wynnchurch Capital exits LPW Group

Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has exited its investment in LPW Group Holdings, a designer of valves and other flow control products, through a sale of the business to Oaktree Capital Management.

New Mountain acquires majority stake in Grant Thornton

New Mountain Capital, a New York-based private equity firm with $50bn in AUM, has acquired a majority stake in the US arm of Grant Thornton, the third largest accounting firm in the US outside of the Big Four – Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC.

Omni sells majority position in Vivup

Omni Partners has sold its majority stake in wellbeing and employee benefits provider Vivup to growth equity firm Great Hill Partners, with the transaction subject to FCA approval and expected to close in Q2 2024.

DW Healthcare Partners sells DermLite to FotoFinder

Healthcare-focused private equity firm DW Healthcare Partners has sold DermLite Holdco I, a portfolio company of its Founders Fund, to FotoFinder Systems, a portfolio company of Paris-based private equity firm EMZ Partners.

KKR mulls $1bn EuroKids school chain sale

KKR & Co is considering a sale of its controlling stake in Indian pre-school and early-learning provider EuroKids International for around $1bn, as well as other options for the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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