Deals
Intersaction backs PQR and 2ML merger
Gilde started supporting PQR in 1998, when it injected €17.92m into the group, thereby acquiring a minority stake
Centerbridge floats BFF in Milan
IPO includes the sale of a 31.16% stake by the GP, which bought the business in 2015
Exponent acquires DCC Environmental in £219m deal
GP will take control of the William Tracey Group, Oakwood Fuels, Wastecycle and Enva brands
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
Summit raises $4bn across growth and VC funds
Firm's ninth growth equity vehicle takes majority of commitments at $3.3bn, while the VC fund raised €730m
Waterland's Atos bolts on Orthoparc
Acquisition will increase Atos's number of beds by 20%, raising the total to more than 300
Verdane backs music software developer Propellerhead
Fresh infusion of capital will help the Swedish business grow its team and increase its development pace
UnternehmerTUM, Coparion in $5.5m series-A for Vimcar
Additional capital will be used to develop further fleet management features for the application
Ardian's Trescal acquires Gebhardt
Trescal has completed around 20 bolt-ons in total since Ardian became majority owner in 2013
CVC buys Metropolitan Hospital Group
GP injected capital from its 2013-vintage CVC Fund VI, which held a €10.5bn final close
CVC purchases CLH from Ardian et al.
Deal is the fourth investment for the GP's 2016-vintage Strategic Opportunities fund
Apposite's MIP bolts on Nuada's diagnostic imaging division
Acquisition will give the MRI, ultrasound and x-ray business a presence in central London
DBAG invests €80m to acquire Abbelen and Oscar Mayer
Deal is the start of a buy-and-build strategy in which more add-on acquisitions are planned
IBB, WestTech et al. in €1.5m seed round for Fliit
Company plans to adapt its distribution system to expand into other areas
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
ITI acquires Uralsib with Da Vinci Capital funding
Russian broker and asset management firm ITI Group steps into the UK market
One Equity Partners buys minority stake in Usco
GP held a $1.65bn final close for its first fund since spinning out from JP Morgan
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
HGGC's Davies Group merges with Cynergie
Deal is the first bolt-on investment for the claims management group under the GP's tenure
Ananda leads £2.5m series-A round for Repositive
Other investors include Amadeus Capital Partners and Force Over Mass Capital
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
NorthEdge invests in Clearly Drinks
Deal is the fourth investment made with capital drawn from NorthEdge's second fund