Private equity firm PAI Partners is in the early stages of exploring options for Froneri, its ice cream joint venture with Nestlé that includes brands like Häagen-Dazs, including a sale of the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Funds managed by Strategic Value Partners, a global alternative investment firm with over $18bn of assets under management, have acquired the remaining 40% of IPC, a provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology.

Private equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are in competition over a deal to acquire DocuSign, a provider of online signature services valued at around $12.5 billion, according to a report by Reuters.

Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on private equity and credit investing in the middle market, is to sell Sportech, a designer, manufacturer and assembler of cab components and assemblies for a wide range of OEM customers, to Patrick Industries, in a deal valued at $315m.

Funds managed by YFM Equity Partners have sold their shareholding in KeTech Defence, part of KeTech Group, to safety and security company Wescom Group, generating a 2.8x return for YFM’s investors in the process.

Charterhouse Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in mid-market European companies in the services and healthcare sectors with an enterprise value of between €150m and €1bn, has invested in sports marketing company Two Circles.

Aquiline Capital Partners, a $10bn private investment firm focused on financial services and related technologies, has made a “significant” investment in LeaseCrunch, a provider of accounting and lease management software.