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Steel pipes maker Vallourec raises €1bn from BPI et al.
Company will use funds to restructure and refinance activity after financial troubles in 2015
CDC and Mubadala take minority stake in Galileo Education
Investment will help support activities of French subsidiary Studialis
Orlando buys Innight from TNT Express
Spinout of German business Innight follows the acquisition of TNT Express by Fedex
PAI in €725m deal to acquire Ethypharm from Astorg
Deal comes nine years after Astorg acquired a 60% stake in the company via the Astorg IV fund
Relayware raises $11m in round led by Amadeus
Company will use the funds to accelerate its US expansion
HgCapital buys legal software firm STP
HgCapital acquired STP via its £380m Mercury Fund, which focuses on software and tech
PE assimilating VCs' soaring tech assets
Part four: with an increasing number of VC-backed tech unicorns, private equity players are changing the face of later-stage funding rounds
Bridgepoint exits designer Christian Liaigre Group
Bridgepoint had acquired a majority stake in the company from Rothschild Capital in 2014
Apposite invests up to £12m in Medical Imaging Partnership
Radiology company will undertake a recruitment drive and expand accross the UK
Sportvideos365 raises €800,000 from Clever Clover et al.
Sportvideos365 is a tool for amateur sports clubs to upload match highlights online
BPI, BNP Paribas invest €1m in spa software firm SequoiaSoft
Group will use the funds to acquire DL Software subsidiary Thelis
Naxicap exits caterer Bertrand Restauration
Group CEO Olivier Bertrand buys majority stake back from the private equity firm
The new deal
Part three: is private equity waking up to the realities of investing in companies at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
3i and Deutsche AM acquire TCR in €200m SBO
Both partners are acquiring the business from previous owners Chequers Capital and Florac
LDC scores 2.3x money on Orion Media exit
Sale of broadcasting business Orion Media marks the third exit for LDC in 2016
Frog et al. in $15m round for Azimo
Investment round was led by Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten
Clessidra, Mandarin et al. sell Euticals to Amri for $358m
Deal sees the GP syndicate acquire a 19.75% stake in US-listed buyer Amri
Metropolitan buys part of German Pellets
Metropolitan Equity Partners acquires German Pellets' headquarters in Wismar
IGI acquires 64% stake in Bracchi
SI2 and Siparex take part in the transaction, acquiring a combined 26% stake
Litorina in SEK 790m trade sale of workwear retailer Grolls
Acquisition by industrial group Swedol is financed by a SEK 300m rights issue
ACG Management in €2.6m round for MyCoach
The French company is hoping to raise its turnover from €500,000m to €1m this year
RCapital-backed Morses Club floats with £140m valuation
Private equity firm recoups £68.5m from the IPO and retains a 51% stake in the business
Bnbsitter raises €2.2m series-A from CapDecisif et al.
Backers include business angels and high-net-worth individuals, including Blablacar CEO Mazzella
Maven invests £2.5m in The GP Service
Established last year by independent pharmacists, GP Service offers online medical services