Valesco acquires Five Lakes; GHO Capital to buy majority stake in Fotofinder

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

– Valesco Industries Inc. acquired US wood doors manufacturer Five Lakes Manufacturing Inc. from Brown Gibbons Lang & Co.

– GHO Capital Partners LLP agreed to acquire a majority stake in German healthcare technology provider Fotofinder Systems GmbH. Alvarez & Marsal was GHO Capital's financial adviser and Hengeler Mueller and Choate Hall & Stewart LLP were its legal advisers.

– HgCapital LLP acquired a majority stake in US cybersecurity services firm A-Lign Compliance And Security Inc. from Warburg Pincus LLC. Harris Williams was HgCapital's financial adviser and Latham & Watkins was its legal adviser. Jefferies LLC was A-Lign and Warburg's financial adviser and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP was their legal adviser.

– Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe LP, which does business as WCAS, invested in US contract platform operator AIA Contract Documents. Cantor Fitzgerald was WCAS' financial adviser and Ropes & Gray was its legal adviser. Houlihan Lokey and Piper Sandler were AIA Contract's financial advisers and Gibson Dunn was its legal adviser.

– Monroe Capital LLC led a $100 million funding round in US financing firm NFS Capital LLC.

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