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Quality Aluminum Products was showing signs of rust until Blackford came knocking.

Trivest made a non-control investment in Miami Beef last year, and the portfolio company acquired Brooklyn Burger and Devault Foods earlier this year.

“When the stock markets are down, IPO markets are closed, and exits are down, that’s when this business does really well.”

'Innovation is very important to these brands as consumers want new things all the time.'

WCAS announced a majority investment in ImageTrend earlier in February.

LLR, Thoma Bravo and Vistria are among the PE firms that have made recent HR tech investments.

The market Viventium serves 'has really challenging human capital dynamics in terms of retaining, paying and engaging employees,' said LLR's Sasank Aleti.

AI, customer engagement, digital transformation and cybersecurity are hot, said Union Square Advisors' Wayne Kawarabayashi.

Making AI effective in a commercial setting requires both the right algorithm and the right data set, said Silversmith’s Todd MacLean.