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.

Private equity firm Dynasty Equity has acquired a stake in English Premier League football club Liverpool FC from the owner Fenway Sports Group in a deal reportedly worth between £81m to £164M ($100m to $200m), according to a report by Proactive Investors.

Wells Fargo & Company has sold approximately $2bn in private equity investments in certain Norwest Equity Partners, and Norwest Mezzanine Partners funds to a group of leading investors, including AlpInvest Partners (a subsidiary of Carlyle), Atalaya Capital Management, Lexington Partners, and Pantheon.

Stonepeak, an alt investment firm focused on infrastructure and real assets, will pay €730m to acquire a 49% stake in Cellnex Nordics, the Swedish and Danish subsidiary of independent European telecoms infrastructure specialist Cellnex Telecom.

Palatine Private Equity, a mid-market private equity investor has acquired a significant minority shareholding in a Midlands-headquartered accountancy firm, BK Plus.

Second Nature Brands, a US-based creator of nutritional and better-for-you snacks and treats, and a portfolio company of private investment firm CapVest, is to acquire Sahale Snacks from The JM Smucker Co, for a total consideration of $34m.

Corsair, a New York-based private equity firm targeting payments, software and business services, has sold its majority stake in Oakbridge Insurance, an independent insurance and risk management agency, to Audax Private Equity.