Deals
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
CM-CIC in €10m round for Phenix
CM-CIC Investissement joins Phenix's existing pool of investors, including Audacia
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
Abac backs PronoKal MBO
Deal is the third acquisition for the GP, which held a €320m final close for its first fund in May 2016
TA Associates invests in Babilou
Cobepa and Raise, as well as Societe Generale, will stay on as shareholders
Vector in $400m BIMBO for Experian's CCM division
GP and ExactTarget co-founder will take a combined 75% stake in the cross-channel marketing firm
Amadeus Capital in $2m Iyzico series-C
With the latest capital infusion, the Turkish fintech startup has raised $15m of capital
Bridgepoint exits AEF Group
AEF became a Bridgepoint portfolio company after the firm acquired EdRCP in 2014
Lone Star acquires 75% stake in Novo Banco
GP's winning bid marks the end of a two-year auction process for the Portuguese lender
Redalpine leads €3m series-A round for Zenjob
Extra capital will be used to expand Zenjob's operations out of the capital and across Germany
Idea Capital's CCR I fund purchases 70% stake in Util
Debt-in-possession investment vehicle CCR I reportedly bought the asset at €90m EV
Volpi invests €90m in Version 1 SBO
Existing backer BDO Development Capital exits IT company after a three-year holding period