AEA Elevate, AEA Investors’s professional services-focused growth buyout investment strategy, has added Preston Hayes as head of portfolio M&A and capital markets, and Kirk Goodman as head of portfolio go‑to‑market.
Main Capital Partners has exited Paragin Group, a provider of exam & assessment software solutions, to ECI Partners. Since Main’s initial investment in 2021, Paragin has expanded its international footprint, with an increased presence across the Benelux region.
Services-focused investor Maple Park Capital Partners has appointed Steve Wiborg, co-founder and executive chairman of Ampler Holdings and director at Maple Park portfolio company Rita’s Italian Ice, as an operating advisor. Wiborg’s appointment follows Maple Park’s appointment of Jason Kidd as an operating advisor to the firm last month.
Innova/6 private equity fund, part of the Innova Capital group, has sold its stake in functional beverages and snacks brand OSHEE, to the international fund Mid Europa Partners. During nearly seven years of partnership with Innova Capital, the company almost quadrupled its revenue, reaching over PLN750m in 2025. In the
Warburg Pincus has announced that Ralph Haupter will serve as an external senior advisor to its European Technology team. Haupter is the executive vice president and chief revenue officer for Small Medium Enterprises and Channel at Microsoft.
Global private equity & credit infrastructure investment firm Denham Capital has appointed Rick Drescher as an operating partner. Drescher joins the Sustainable Infrastructure business, supporting their global investment strategy of deploying on-site, reliable power solutions to help data centre developers and hyperscalers energise their facilities ahead of full grid connectivity.
Mérieux Equity Partners has acquired a significant minority stake in Health in Code, Spain’s leading integrated clinical genetics platform, alongside Alantra Private Equity’s continuation vehicle and the company’s management team.
Lower mid-market private equity firm WestBridge has completed the sale of APEM Group to Applus+ Group. The sale marks the third exit from WestBridge Fund II and delivers a 11.5x multiple.
Family office Parabellum Investments has sold business process outsourcing business Parseq to business services provider Paragon Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Audax Private Equity, a mid- to lower-mid-market investor, has sold Colony Hardware, a distributor of construction materials and jobsite supplies, to White Cap, a distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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