Consumer
BGF et al. inject £7m into Pharmacy2u
Expansion deal marks Business Growth Fund's eighth investment for 2017 so far
NextStage acquires NaturaBuy
Online marketplace had been backed by publishing house Mondadori France since 2012
Innogy Ventures leads €13m series-C for Move24
Move24 plans to hold further closes for the round, potentially raising up to €20m over the next eight weeks
Ringier, BtoV, et al. in €6m round for Foodspring
Company will use the fresh capital to expand into other European countries and develop its food products
BlueGem purchases majority stake in Lateral
London-based GP acquires the business via its 2013-vintage BlueGem II fund
Ardian invests in Santédiscount
Ardian made the investment through its lower-mid-market arm Ardian Growth
Eurazeo acquires Mondelez confectionery firm for €157m
Eurazeo's takeover enables brands including Carambar and Suchard to come back under French ownership
Intera-backed Kamux to float at 680-800 cents per share
Preliminary price range would put the company's market cap at тЌ253-297m, with 10.1 million existing shares being sold
Style Capital buys Italian fashion house Forte Forte
Fashion-dedicated GP acquires a majority stake in the business from the Forte family
CVC buys 80% stake in Breitling
Director Théodore Schneider will reinvest alongside CVC to retain a 20% stake in the company
Idea's CCR I fund buys 51% of Pigna
GP initially acquired a €10m loan in the Italian stationery manufacturer in June 2016
Mobeus invests £2.9m in Buster + Punch
Product design company will invest in new product development and international expansion
Portobello Capital buys car rental service Centauro
Deal is the final acquisition for the GP's €375m third vehicle, Portobello Fondo III
Unigrains backs Sfoglia Torino's build-up strategy
GP has acquired a 30% stake in the business to boost its buy-and-build growth strategy
Piper divests Weird Fish to Total Capital
Deal-by-deal investor Total Capital will take a 70% stake in the leisurewear company
Deal in Focus: TSG invests in BrewDog
Scottish brewer's owners have been critical of craft breweries selling to trade buyers, raising questions surrounding the GP's exit strategy
SEP leads £26m funding round for LoveCrafts
Online crafts platform will look to expand its presence across Europe and Australasia
Omnes Capital leads €4m series-B for 360Imprimir
Deal marks the first investment in the Portuguese market for the French GP
Blackstone to hand Jack Wolfskin to lenders in debt-for-equity swap
Coordinating committee has agreed to write off €80m of debt, reducing outstanding liabilities to €210m
LDC backs SBO of Addo from Vision Capital
Private investment fund Fullbrook Thorpe Investments has also invested in the UK pastry business
Active Capital Company acquires Codi Group
Active Capital had been the majority owner of Codi since 2013, when it invested €9.2m
Steadfast buys Reutter and ITIB
GP plans to merge and further integrate the two companies together with minority shareholder Fortas
Baring exits Weetabix in £1.4bn trade sale to Post Holdings
Sale of cereal company comes just a year and a half after the GP acquired a 40% stake in the business
Vendis Capital invests in Fatboy
Transaction is the fifth investment made through the €180m Vendis Capital II fund
























