Consumer-focussed private investor L Catterton is close to agreeing the sale of UK-based luxury boat-builder Princess Yachts to US private equity firm KPS Capital Partners (KPS), with a deal set to be announced as as early as this week, according to a report by PlymouthLive. Over the past 30 years, New York-based KPS, which has about $141 billion of assets under management, has focussed on acquiring manufacturing business in a range of markets including branded goods, consumer goods, healthcare and luxury products, and automotive parts. According to KPS, it creates portfolio company value “almost exclusively through operational and performance improvement”.

Public transport specialist Via has raised $110 million in a financing round led by 83North, at a valuation of $3.5 billion, the same as the company’s previous financing in November 2021. Exor NV, Pitango, Janus Henderson, CF Private Equity, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures, Riverpark Ventures, and ION Crossover Partners also participated in the round. Via intends to use the funding to expand its product suite, improve its end-to-end digital infrastructure for public mobility, and expand into new markets and verticals. Via’s products are used by more than 600 communities around the globe to expand access to public transportation by building networks

Eureka Equity Partners has recapitalised Blueprint NYC a healthcare communications agency providing promotional services to pharmaceutical manufacturers and biotech companies, in partnership with the firm’s founders and senior team leaders.

Global private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners is in negotiations to acquire a minority stake in Indonesian gas company PT Samator Indo Gas, according to a report by Bloomberg. The size of the stake is reportedly 30% with an expected valuation of between $150 million and $200 million. A deal could potentially be agreed by the end of this quarter, although negotiations are said to be ongoing and the Harsono family, the current majority shareholder, could still decide not to proceed. The Harsono family’s stake is held through PT Samator and PT Aneka Mega Energi, which own

Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that focuses on investment in technology businesses has made a strategic growth investment in GreenSlate, a provider of payroll and production accounting solutions for the entertainment industry.

The private equity owners of Snow Software, a provider of software tools and solutions that help companies obtain the proper licensing for the software they use, are looking into a potential sale of the firm at a valuation of up to $1 billion, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.

Affiliates of Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in tech sector investments, have agreed to acquire Sumo Logic, a SaaS analytics platform, in an all-cash transaction that values the business at around $1.7 billion.