Bulgarian private equity firm BlackPeak Capital has invested €6.8m in Bianor Holding, a software development company catering to the technology, media and telecommunications industries. 

Pennsylvania-based lower middle market private equity firm Argosy Private Equity has acquired a controlling interest in Federal Rent-A-Fence, a temporary chainlink fence rental business catering to construction sites and for events.

Global private equity investment firm CVC will acquire a majority stake in World of Talents, an international platform of human resources companies specialising in bottleneck professions and talent management, from Belgian private equity firm Baltisse.

Shares of Esprit increased by 24% to HKD0.26 ($0.03) on Thursday morning, marking a 39% gain since the company announced its discussions with a potential investor last week, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. 

Private investment house Ardian has partially exited its investment in Planisware, a B2B SaaS software provider to the project economy industry, following the company’s IPO. Planisware’s Co-Founders have retained a majority stake in the business.

One Equity Partners (OEP) has completed the sale of Walki Group Oy, a European supplier of packaging and engineered materials solutions, to Japanese paper products technology company Oji Group.

Software-focused private equity firm Sunstone Partners has invested in Accuhealth, a healthcare technology company providing remote patient monitoring and chronic care management solutions.

Pan-European private capital fund All Seas Capital has made a significant minority investment in Reducate EdTech Group, an online continuing professional education platform.

European mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), is to sell Acces Industrie (Acces), an independent rental specialist of mobile aerial work platforms and handling equipment, to Delmas Investissements & Participations, a French family investment group.