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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
HTGF to hold €200m first close for third venture fund
Consortium of 15-20 investors will provide €60m, with the remainder coming from the German government
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
Waterland's Atos bolts on Orthoparc
Acquisition will increase Atos's number of beds by 20%, raising the total to more than 300
Cairngorm closes second fund on £107.5m hard-cap
GP's maiden vehicle has also received a 40% increase in committed capital, bringing it to ТЃ73.5m
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
Local Pensions Partnership launches new PE vehicle
Newly formed LLP Investments will also be able to act as investment manager for other funds
IBB, WestTech et al. in €1.5m seed round for Fliit
Company plans to adapt its distribution system to expand into other areas
Forward Partners closes second fund on £60m with single LP
Tech-focused vehicle will look to make more than 30 investments across a four-year period
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
French dealflow hit record high in 2016
After years of failing to exceed UK dealflow, the country finally clinched the top spot of the European league table in buyout volume
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