Funds managed by YFM Equity Partners have sold their shareholding in KeTech Defence, part of KeTech Group, to safety and security company Wescom Group, generating a 2.8x return for YFM’s investors in the process.

Charterhouse Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in mid-market European companies in the services and healthcare sectors with an enterprise value of between €150m and €1bn, has invested in sports marketing company Two Circles.

Aquiline Capital Partners, a $10bn private investment firm focused on financial services and related technologies, has made a “significant” investment in LeaseCrunch, a provider of accounting and lease management software.

A&M Capital Europe, a London-based middle-market private equity firm with €650m of assets under management, has acquired a majority stake in GBUK Group, a global provider of specialist single-use medical devices, from H2 Equity Partners.

Gulf Capital, one of the largest private equity firms investing from the GCC to the rest of Asia, has completed the sale of 100% of AmCan, a distributor of many of the top global sports nutrition brands across the MENA region.

European private equity investor Perwyn has made a strategic investment in Crosta & Mollica, a B-Corp certified branded grocery business focused on Italian food, in partnership with the company’s founder James Orr.

Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm with $134bn in assets under management, has completed its strategic growth investment in BlueMatrix, an end-to-end content creation and distribution platform for investment research providers.

Liberty Hall Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in businesses serving the global aerospace and defence industries, has merged existing portfolio company Comply365, with Vistair.