Affilates of SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a New York-based private investment firm focused exclusively on the specialty chemicals, materials and pharmaceuticals sectors, have completed the acquisition of Valtris Specialty Chemicals (Valtris) from HIG Capital. Valtris is a global manufacturer of a comprehensive portfolio of specialty additives and precursors, offering

Affiliates of Stellus Capital Management (Stellus), a specialist in middle market direct lending, have provided senior debt financing and an equity co-investment to support the acquisition of Digimind by Onclusive, a portfolio company of Symphony Technology Group (STG). Digimind is a specialist in AI-powered social listening platforms and market intelligence

Warburg Pincus has agreed to sell its majority shareholding in Reorg, a global provider of data, analytics and intelligence for the the credit markets, to private equity firm Permira. As part of the transaction, the Reorg team will retain a significant ownership interest.

Virescent Ventures has led a AUD42.5 million Series A funding round in Hysata, a specialist in hydrogen electrolyser technology, on behalf of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Kiko Ventures (UK), IP Group Australia, Vestas Ventures, Hostplus, and BlueScope, via its ventures arm BlueScopeX, also participated in the oversubscribed round.

IQ Capital and Northern Gritstone have a led a £3.5 million seed funding round in Imperagen, a life sciences company building unique technology to accelerate the development of enzyme biocatalysts. This represents the company’s first significant external capital raise.    The IP-rich firm is a spinout from the University of

Rêv Worldwide (Rêv), in partnership with funds advised by Searchlight Capital Partners (Searchlight), is to acquire the Netspend consumer business from Global Payments in an all cash transaction valued at $1 billion.

Palatine has acquired a majority stake in Skills Alliance, a specialist niche workforce solutions provider for the life sciences, medical device, and animal health sectors. Operating internationally with offices in London, Frankfurt, Zurich, New York, Seattle, and Newport Beach (CA), Skills Alliance, works on a retained basis for some of

Aliter Capital (Aliter), a private equity investment specialist focused on small to medium-sized UK support services businesses, has completed its investment in Dudley based Concept Resourcing (Concept) as part of its recently raised second fund. Concept is a technology and field service engineering resourcing and recruitment business focussed on placing

MEAG, acting as the asset management arm for entities of Munich Re, has agreed to invest $300 million for a 12% stake in global infrastructure investment firm HRL Morrison & Co’s (Morrison & Co) portfolio company Longroad Energy (Longroad), a provider of renewable energy project development, operating assets and services.

Godspeed Capital Management has invested in TSK Architects (TSK), a highly acclaimed architecture, planning, and interior design firm. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1960, TSK is a Southwestern US-focused architecture firm, providing architectural and interior design, master planning, construction administration, and consulting services for