17 Feb, 2026

Polaris acquires majority stake in Valtus; Sverica sells DeFY

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

– Polaris Management A/S is set to become majority investor in management consulting company Valtus Transition SAS.

– Sverica Capital Management LP-backed cybersecurity firm DeFY Security LLC is set to be acquired by Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Defy Security's legal and financial advisers were JP Morgan Securities LLC and Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, respectively. Booz Allen's legal adviser was King & Spalding.

– GenNx360 Capital Partners invested in testing and inspection provider NVI LLC. Stifel Financial was financial adviser and Miller Sullivan & Demarcay was legal counsel to NVI. Houlihan Lokey was financial adviser to GenNx360, and Greenberg Traurig was legal adviser.

– Future Standard acquired a majority stake in managed services provider Rose Rock Technologies LLC, doing business as Velonex Technologies.

Disclaimer: This content may be AI-assisted and is composed, reviewed, edited and approved by a human at S&P Global.

For more private equity deals, read our latest In Play report, which looks at potential private equity-backed M&A, including rumored transactions, each week.