NorthWall Capital (NorthWall), a credit investment firm delivering private capital solutions to counterparties in Western Europe, has exited its investment in global law firm Pogust Goodhead following a $552m investment by Gramercy Funds Management LLC (Gramercy).

Inflexion Private Equity has made a majority investment in Celnor, a newly established platform for testing, inspection, certification and compliance (TICC) businesses. The investment was made from the firm’s Enterprise Fund V.

Ascend Capital Partners, a healthcare focused private equity partnership, has acquired a majority stake in Seoul Medical Group, a physician-run Independent Physician Association dedicated to providing both clinical and non-clinical healthcare services to patients.

UK M&A activity is set to improve over the next 12 months, according to 78% of the dealmakers who took part in CIL’s Investment 360 Index survey- with 85% saying that current deal activity is low, compared to 35% at the same time last year.

Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington, DC-based private equity firm, has acquired Avenu Insights & Analytics, a provider of integrated administrative, revenue enhancement and payment software and solutions to state and local governments, from Mill Point Capital.

Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data, and technology-enabled businesses is to invest in TRG Screen, a provider of enterprise subscription spend and usage management software.

Food and beverage (F&B) sector M&A activity saw an uptick in both the volume and value of deals during the second third (T2) of the year with the number of deals increasing by 68.2% over the same period last year, and deal value going up 49.1% to £400m.

Private equity firm Bridgepoint Group is exploring a potential sale of portfolio company Humanetics Group that could value the safety systems technology specialist at around $1.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.