Private equity firm Keensight Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Isto Biologics, a US-based orthobiologics specialist, from Thompson Street Capital Partners in a deal valued at around $1bn according to a report by Bloomberg.

Verisure, the Swiss-based home and small business security provider majority-owned by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman, is planning a €3.1bn ($3.7bn) listing on Nasdaq Stockholm, in what could be one of Europe’s largest IPOs in recent years, according to a report by Reuters.

EQT is evaluating strategic options for First Student, the North American school bus operator it acquired in 2021, including a potential US initial public offering, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.

Shares in German sportswear group Puma surged more than 11% on Wednesday following a report by Manager Magazin that private equity firm CVC and brand management company Authentic Brands are exploring a takeover bid for the company.

WaterBridge Infrastructure, a water management platform backed by US private equity and infrastructure investor Five Point Infrastructure, has raised $634m in a US initial public offering, according to a report by Reuters.

Private investment goat Blackstone has agreed to acquire the Hill Top Energy Center, a 620-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania, for nearly $1bn from private investment firm Ardian, according to a report by Reuters.