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Livingbridge’s portfolio company, T-Pro, a workflow, speech recognition, and ambient scribe technology platform, has acquired Sound Business Systems (SBS), a provider of clinical documentation software for healthcare organisations across New Zealand and Australia.
Private equity investment firm Advent International has agreed to acquire Sapiens International Corporation, a global SaaS-based insurance software provider, in an all-cash deal valuing the company at approximately $2.5bn.
Private equity major Carlyle Group has agreed to sell Dutch technology services provider HSO, a leading global Microsoft services partner serving over 1,200 clients globally, to Bain Capital.
IK Partners has signed an agreement to invest in Francks Kylindustri Nordic provider of installation and maintenance of commercial and industrial refrigeration systems through its X Fund. 
European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion is backing the launch of Absolute Financial Group, a new independent financial advice consolidator with £100m of committed funding through its Buyout Fund VI.
Abu Dhabi-based digital infrastructure investor Zero Two has entered into a co-ownership agreement with Warburg Pincus in Evolution Data Centres, the rapidly expanding Southeast Asia-focused data centre platform, the parties announced Tuesday, according to a report by Reuters.
US corporate defaults on privately placed debt increased in the second quarter of 2025, according to Fitch Ratings’ latest Private Credit Monitor, which recorded a rise in default rates among middle-market borrowers.
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) has returned to the secondaries market with a planned sale of approximately $2bn worth of private equity interests, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Centerbridge Partners has agreed to acquire US-based financial software provider MeridianLink in an all-cash deal valued at $2bn, taking the Nasdaq-listed company private just four years after its IPO, according to a report by Reuters.
Apollo Global Management is in advanced talks to acquire German cooling equipment manufacturer Kelvion from buyout firm Triton, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.

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