Consumer
Litorina-backed Fresks acquires Urban Strålin Byggvaror
Previous owners Kay and Leo Strålin will reinvest part of the proceeds in the building materials retailer
DeA Capital's Tecnomeccanica bolts on Mea
Tecnomeccanica expects to reach a turnover of €27m following the acquisition
Riello Investimenti to launch new fund
Fund intends to invest in Italian SMEs active in the fashion, food, automotive and furniture sectors
FII leads €13m round for Supermercato24
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth in Italy and expand abroad
Verdane acquires Nordicfeel
Nordicfeel will merge with Verdane's existing portfolio company, online retailer Eleven
Ergon buys Beltaste-Vanreusel
GP draws equity from the €775m Ergon Capital Partners III fund, which held a final close in 2010
Beringea leads €10m series-B for MYCS
Deal is Beringea's first investment in Germany and its second in the DACH region
Litorina acquires Johan i Hallen to build platform company
GP deploys fresh capital to acquire the firm, which will partner with portfolio company Bergfalk
FSI acquires stake in Missoni
Fashion company plans to expand further globally and grow its product offering
Trocadero et al. back Escalotel
Consortium of investors acquire the family-owned AccorHotels franchise business
QuattroR, Italmobilare to buy Ferrarini
QuattroR will deploy capital from its €711m fund, which held a first close in July 2017
FNB Private Equity buys Sud-Ouest Lartigue et Fils
French GP completes its second investment while approaching a final close for its maiden fund
Ceder acquires Persson from Connecting Capital
Ceder acquired a majority stake of around 90% in the business, together with management
Bain's Fintyre bolts on Reifen Krieg
Deal is the second acquisition made by Fintyre in Germany, following the bolt-on of Reiff Tyre
VC-backed Home24 prices €600m IPO
Flotation prices at the higher end of the €19.5-24.5 range set at the start of June
Pontifax and Five Seasons lead $10m round for Tropic Biosciences
UK biotechnology company will undertake trials of its new varieties of coffee and banana plants
CapVest sells Scandza to management
Buyers will acquire 60% of Scandza from CapVest, according to a local media report
Invision launches sixth buyout fund
Fund was registered in Jersey on 5 December 2017 as Invision VI Limited Partnership
BC Partners buys Forno d'Asolo in SBO
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth organically and through new acquisitions
Eurazeo et al. invest in Back Market
Investors inject €41m into Back Market, a retailer of refurbished electronic devices
CM-CIC, Sodero back Cine Digital Service MBO
MBO sees newly appointed managers Cédric Aubert and Etienne Roux acquiring stakes
Ufenau-backed Lavatio acquires Kruppert
GP plans on using its buy-and-build strategy to establish and grow the group in the DACH region
PHI Industrial acquires Brevi
GP buys the company as part of a debt restructuring involving a pool of banks
LBO France buys My Media Group
GP draws capital from White Knight IX to invest in the French communications group
