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What do think about trends in private company exits?

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What do you think about recent activities by private equity firms?

• CenterOak Partners has acquired a majority stake in Wetzel’s Pretzels LLC, a Pasadena, Calif.-based owner and franchisor of soft pretzel stores, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. No financial terms were disclosed.www.wetzels.com

• GI Partners has agreed to acquire Daxko Inc., a Birmingham, Ala.-based provider of software to member-based health and wellness organizations, fromPamlico Capital. No financial terms were disclosed. www.daxko.com

• Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity has acquired a stake in Cadence Education Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based early childhood education, from Audax Group. No financial terms were disclosed. www.cadence-education.com

• Oval Partners has acquired Laser Options Inc., a Phoenix-based provider of laser toner cartridge remanufacturing and other managed print services. No financialterms were disclosed. www.laseroptions.com

• Vista Equity Partners has acquired Regulatory DataCorp Inc., a King of Prussia, Penn.-based provider of governance, risk and compliance software, from shareholders that include Bain Capital Ventures. No financial terms were disclosed. www.rdc.com

What do you think about the IPO Market?

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IPO NEWS:

• Avista Healthcare Public Acquisition Co., a blank check acquisition company formed by private equity firm Avista Capital Partners, has filed for a $300 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol AHPAU, with Credit Suisse serving as underwriter. www.avistacap.com

• Fulgent Genetics Inc., a Temple City, Calif.-based provider of genetic testing services, has filed for a $50 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol FLGT, with Credit Suisse and Piper Jaffray serving as lead underwriters. The company reports a $5 million net loss on $7.4 million in revenue for the first six months of 2016. www.fulgentgenetics.com

• Mammoth Energy Services Inc., an Oklahoma City-based oilfield services company, has filed for a $100 million IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol TUSK. No banks are listed as underwriters. The company is a subsidiary of Mammoth Energy Partners LP, and reports a $29.5 million net loss on around $47 million in revenue for the first six months of 2016.www.mammothenergypartners.com

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