Consumer
Investors exit Trainline in £285m placing
KKR, Index Ventures, Ares and Alven Capital have each sold 50% of their shares in the company
Riverside buys Bike24 back from Bridgepoint's WiggleCRC
Riverside sold the company to Bridgepoint-backed WiggleCRC in October 2017 for around £100m
DeA's Taste of Italy exits beverage producer Lurisia
Coca‑Cola HBC buys the entire share capital of Lurisia for an enterprise value of €88m
Sherpa backs Omega Spice
GP is currently investing via its third fund, which closed on €150m in 2018, against a €125m target
Younan Company buys Chateau La Garelle
Chateau La Garelle is the second vineyard acquisition in the Bordeaux region for the US-based GP
Five Seasons, Indaco lead €8.5m round for Cortilia
Primomiglio also took part in the round by deploying capital from its Barcamper Ventures fund
Sator's L'Autre Chose buys luxury footwear brand Giannico
Giannico's founder, Nicolò Beretta, will be appointed creative director of both brands
Exponent to acquire East End Foods
Exponent Private Equity has taken a majority stake in the Asian ingredients producer
ADM acquires HHP assets
Cibus Fund, which is focused on food production companies, has acquired several divisions of HHP
LDC-backed Lucid acquires Healthcare 21
LDC portfolio company Lucid Group Communications has acquired a medical communications group
Connection takes stake in Rosa's Thai Café MBO
TriSpan acquired the majority stake in the business in a buyout in June last year
Altor, Shamrock partially exit BTI Studios
Altor Equity Partners and Shamrock Capital will remain invested in the merged company
Creandum, EVentures in $14m round for Cake
Creandum led the funding round for the Sweden-based electric motorcycle manufacturer
Ciclad buys back FrogPubs from Amundi PEF
GP invests via its Ciclad VI fund, which held a final close on €180m in September 2018
VC firms invest £18m in Yasa
Yasa intends to meet growing customer demand from the automotive and aerospace sectors
Smile Invest buys Magnum Heating
GP deploys capital from its Smile Invest Fund, which held a final close in 2017 on its €350m hard-cap
Goode invests £15m in Strong Roots
Alantra ran a process with a handful of GPs in the final round for the frozen foods producer
Smile acquires stake in Microflor
Smile makes its fourth acquisition in the last 12 months with the horticulture biology company
Lion Capital buys Gruppo Menghi
GP will support the company's growth, both in Italy and internationally
Experienced Capital backs Oh My Cream
French cosmetics business, founded in 2013, expects to generate revenues of €13m in 2019
Buying and building the modern school
Investments in European private schools and colleges have proven enriching for PE over the past two decades
NVM backs footwear brand Duke & Dexter with £2m
NVM is currently investing via its maiden institutionally backed vehicle, NVM Private Equity Vintage III
Experienced Capital holds first close on €70m for ECP II
French GP's maiden fund held a final close on €78m in 2016, while ECP II has a €150m target
Genesis buys 11 Entertainment Group
11 Entertainment Group is the eighth investment from Genesis Private Equity Fund III
