Bridgepoint buys minority stake in Exile Group; Aurora acquires Anova

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

– Bridgepoint Advisers Ltd. acquired a significant minority stake in proprietary data, intelligence and specialist events provider Exile Group Ltd.

– Aurora Capital Partners acquired Anova, a provider of monitoring solutions for industrial assets. Baird served as financial adviser to Anova, and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP acted as legal adviser. Aurora's financial and legal advisers were Houlihan Lokey and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, respectively.

– Cohere Capital Partners LP invested in Flextecs LLC, a recovery audit and contract compliance services and solutions company.

– Transom Capital Group LLC acquired beauty and wellness franchiser platform WellBiz Brands Inc. Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal adviser to Transom. North Point Mergers & Acquisitions and Boxwood Partners served as financial advisers to WellBiz, and Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP acted as legal adviser.

– An affiliate of Lone Star Fund XII LP agreed to acquire airport services provider Alliance Ground International LLC from Greenbriar Equity Group LP and Audax Management Co. LLC. Evercore is serving as financial adviser and Vinson & Elkins is acting as legal counsel to Lone Star. BofA Securities is serving as financial adviser and Ropes & Gray is acting as legal counsel to Alliance Ground.

– OEP Capital Advisors LP is set to acquire food and drink wholesaler Kitwave Group PLC.

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