Exits
Centerbridge floats BFF in Milan
IPO includes the sale of a 31.16% stake by the GP, which bought the business in 2015
Ardian's Hypred acquires Paragon Partners' Anti-Germ
Transaction represents the first bolt-on completed by Hypred since Ardian acquired the company last year
Passion Capital exits Flattr to Eyeo
Sale of Swedish software startup comes after a five-year holding for the London-based venture capital firm
Miura exits Guzmán Gastronomía via trade sale
GP exits its 80% stake alongside the management team, which sold a 10% holding
Enterprise Investors exits Dino Polska shares in IPO bookbuilding
Polish supermarket chain's IPO is expected to be the largest private-equity-backed listing in CEE
BNP Paribas takes majority stake in Compte-Nickel
Transaction enables the exit of Partech Ventures, which had been the group's main backer since 2015
HTGF and IFH sell 51% stake in Bentekk to Dräger
HTGF and IFH invested in a six-figure seed funding round for Bentekk in May 2016
TA Associates invests in Babilou
Cobepa and Raise, as well as Societe Generale, will stay on as shareholders
Bridgepoint exits AEF Group
AEF became a Bridgepoint portfolio company after the firm acquired EdRCP in 2014
Volpi invests €90m in Version 1 SBO
Existing backer BDO Development Capital exits IT company after a three-year holding period
Ixo et al. acquire 40% in Groupe GA from Aermont Capital
Acquirer the stake in the property management firm from UK-based Aermont, ending a decade-long tenure
Hannover Finanz exits Astyx to ZF Friedrichshafen
Exit from ultra-high-frequency sensors business follows a 17-year holding period for the GP
Tikehau Capital leads €65m Oodrive round
Other investors in the deal include venture capital firms NextStage and Mi3 Venture Partners
CVC acquires Corialis from Advent International
Corialis has expanded its workforce by more than 40% under the ownership of Advent
Epiris reaps 6.5x on Treetops sale to Busy Bees
Sale of nursery school operator generated proceeds of ТЃ93m for the vendor after a five-year tenure
Penta, Toscafund agree £75.2m Circle take-private
Deal for loss-making hospital operator would come six years after the business listed
Quilvest acquires Eudonet
Quilvest invests in the CRM services specialist, taking over from Naxicap Partners
HTGF et al. exit Cumulocity in trade sale to Software AG
Adding Cumulocity's technology to its service offering will complete Software AG's IoT software portfolio
Cinven and Permira sell 10.2% of JRP for £124m
Partial divestment of the listed financial services company comes 17 months after the group was formed
Nordic Capital, Avista place £2bn ConvaTec block
Two GPs sold a stake of nearly 20% to Danish biotechnology and pharmaceuticals group Novo
Talde exits Biópolis via trade sale
GP sells its asset after a 14-year ownership through its evergreen vehicle Promotion and Development
Endless sells Karro to CapVest
Transaction reportedly values the meat processing business around the ТЃ180m mark
Deal in Focus: Ardian to take majority stake in Prosol
French hypermarket group reportedly valued in the region of €1bn, with existing investors remaining as minority backers following completion
EdRip, AccorHotels to acquire Potel & Chabot from 21 Centrale
21 Centrale backed the group's management buyout in 2007, acquiring Bongrain's gastronomy subsidiary