Saudi Arabia is hoping to attract private equity investment as part of a push to enhance the status and global profile of its top domestic football competition, The Saudi Pro League, according to a report by Bloomberg.

DD Group, a portfolio company of private investment firm Sun European Partners, which focuses on business services, consumer, healthcare, industrial, and technology sector investments, has acquired 100% of the shares in Dental Promotion & Innovation SA, a dental distribution platform in continental Europe.

US private equity firm SSW Partners, the owner of automative technology company Veoneer, is exploring the possible sale of the company’s passive safety business, which could attract as much as $500 million, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Global investment firm Carlyle is in exclusive negotiations to acquire PR0PH3CY, a leading “one-stop-shop” cybersecurity services business in France, from IK Partners’ IK Small Cap III Fund (IKSC III). As part of the deal, PR0PH3CY will rebrand as NEVERHACK.

Global alternative investment firm Investcorp is to invest $100 million to acquire a majority stake in SEC Newgate, a global strategic communications and advocacy group, in a deal that values the business at over $250 million. 

Private equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital is to acquire a majority equity stake in DMC Power, a designer and manufacturer of proprietary connector technology systems for high voltage power infrastructure from PE firm Bridgepoint. 

IK Partners, via the IK IX Fund, has made an investment in independent wealth management platform Cinerius Financial Partners (Cinerius) alongside existing investor, Summit Partners, and the Cinerius management team. 

US private equity firm Silver Lake has finally acquired a majority holding in Software AG after increasing its stake in the software development specialist to 63%, according to a report by Reuters, and will now pursue a de-listing of the company. Earlier this month, Silver Lake upped its stake to