Ara Partners acquires majority stake in Centric Fiber; Arkview acquires NeoTech

Deal Wrap is updated as of 3 p.m. ET.

– Ara Partners Group LLC acquired a majority controlling stake in Centric Fiber LLC, a provider of fiber-to-the-home broadband infrastructure. Kirkland & Ellis LLP and RBC Capital Markets advised Ara, while Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Guggenheim Securities LLC advised Centric.

– Arkview Capital LP acquired electronic manufacturing services provider Natel Engineering Company LLC, which does business as NeoTech. Arkview was advised by Greenberg Traurig on legal matters, Virtas Partners on financial due diligence, and RSM on tax-related analysis. Lincoln International served as financial adviser to NeoTech, Sheppard Mullin acted as M&A counsel, and Paul Weiss served as legal counsel regarding lender relationships.

– Private equity firm Vance Street Capital acquired Injectech LLC, a supplier of fluid control components.

– Decidr AI Industries Ltd., an agentic AI enablement group and majority owner of DECIDR.AI Pty. Ltd., entered into a binding agreement to acquire AI software platform Sugarwork Inc. Everywhere Ventures is a minority shareholder in Sugarwork.

– Private equity firm Avista Healthcare Partners completed the acquisition of consumer health company PK Benelux BV.

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