Consumer
Alto Partners acquires Bia
Third investment made by Alto Capital IV, which held a €210m final close in 2018
Acon Investments backs Germaine de Capuccini
GPs plan to boost the company’s product innovation and expand its growth organically and via add-ons
Kinnevik invests SEK 900m in MatHem
Investment comprised SEK 400m of primary capital and a SEK 500m secondary share purchases
XAnge invests in Sunacare
XAnge makes early-stage investments of €500,000-8m in French and German companies
Causeway Capital buys Patisserie Valerie out of administration
Patisserie Holdings plc sold Patisserie Valerie and a smaller subsidiary for a combined £13m
QuattroR backs Trussardi
QuattroR invests via its €711m fund, which targets companies in temporary financial distress
NPM Capital backs Suitsupply
NPM recommits to Netherlands-based fashion chain Suitsupply, having backed it in 2017
BluGem sells DMC Group to Lion Capital
Sale ends a three-year holding period for BlueGem, which bought the company via its €370m second fund
True rescues portfolio company TyresOnTheDrive
GP previously invested in the tyre e-commerce business, which entered administration in January
Star Capital acquires ASL Aviation Holdings
Star Capital plans to wholly acquire ASL, which has been profitable every year since inception
RCapital backs AirHop MBO
Trampoline parks operator is to open five new sites in Germany and two in the UK
EQT sells 20% of IVC to pension funds
Deal reportedly values the company at £2.6bn, affords EQT more time before a future IPO
Iris leads €20m series-B for Virtuo
Balderton and Raise also take part in the round, which will fund the car rental firm's UK expansion
VCDE, Time for Growth sell Brille24 to Essilor
Time for Growth invested in international expansion and technology over the holding period
Alantra backs Frías Nutrición
GP is investing from Alantra Private Equity Fund III, which held a €450m final close in 2017
Valar Ventures leads $28m round for Cluno
Existing investors Atlantic Labs and Acton Capital Partners also participated in the round
Livingbridge sells Thomas Fudge's to Burton's Biscuits
Burton's Biscuits - owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan - is targeting the premium biscuit market
Inflexion's Reed & Mackay bolts on Concierge Travel
Deal is the fifth bolt-on acquisition by the travel agency group under the GP's tenure
Connexio acquires Rosenberger Restaurant
Rosenberger Restaurant went into a restructuring process in December 2018 and one site has closed
Experienced Capital backs NV Gallery
NV Gallery founders Natalie Hanczewski and Thibaut Saguet retain a majority stake
Carlyle sells Graze to Unilever
Deal reportedly values the UK-based healthy snack producer in the region of £150m
Springwater-backed Wamos bolts on Mapa Group
Deal allows for further vertical integration within Wamos and provides opportunities for cost saving
Edge invests £3.5m in Festicket
Deal comes just three months after the online event booking platform raised a $10.5m series-D
AVM Gestioni, Centurion Global invest in Italia Independent
GPs invest via a newco named Creative Ventures, which acquired 2,553,191 new shares