Consumer
PAI offer rejected by Refresco
Soft drink and fruit juice bottling company rejects the private equity firm's takeover offer
LDC backs Hill Biscuits MBO
Deal with the Manchester-based biscuit business is the third investment in as many months for LDC
Pamplona sells further 33% of OGF to Teachers' Private Capital
Pamplona, which first acquired the group in 2013, had already sold a 41% stake to OTTP in 2015
H2 Equity Partners sells Hancocks to Innovative Bites for £100m
Sale of confectionary wholesaler follows a holding period of four and a half years
ArchiMed makes 400% IRR on HIS exit
Transaction marks the first exit for ArchiMed's maiden fund Med 1, closed on €350m in 2015
Naxicap buys Findis from Activa et al.
Naxicap’s takeover marks the third LBO for Findis, with previous owners including Activa and Abénex
Black Toro provides €40m debt and equity mix for Farga Group
GP’s BTC II fund has deployed 78% of its committed capital following the deal
Abénex backs LP Promotion MBO
GP is acquiring its stake from company founder Lucien Ponsot, allowing him to retire
Better Capital-backed Jaeger enters administration
Development comes a week after the GP reportedly sold the retailer's debt to Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Epiris sells remaining 17.8% stake in Hollywood Bowl
Final exit from tenpin bowling company generated a 3.9x multiple and a 92% IRR for the GP
3i invests €200m for majority stake in Hans Anders
Optical retailer was bought by Alpha Private Equity and Alpinvest in 2011 for an estimated €230m
TSG invests £213m in Brewdog
Deal reportedly values the Aberdeenshire-based brewing company at around the ТЃ1bn mark
FCDE supports Christian Bernard takeover with €15m
Previously France's largest jewellery brand, Christian Bernard was placed into receivership last year
BlueGem acquires Sirdar to create DMC Group
Sirdar will be merged with GP's portfolio companies DMC and Wool and the Gang to create the new group
Aurica Capital backs Flex's SBO from Artá Capital
Spanish PE house Artá has reaped 3.3x returns on its initial investment with a 22% IRR
IK's Actic in SEK 803m IPO
The stock listed at a share price of SEK 50.50 apiece, valuing its outstanding shares at SEK 803m
BGF leads $9m series-B for Triptease
Hotel booking platform will expand its Asian presence with a new Singapore office
Miura exits Guzmán Gastronomía via trade sale
GP exits its 80% stake alongside the management team, which sold a 10% holding
DBAG invests €80m to acquire Abbelen and Oscar Mayer
Deal is the start of a buy-and-build strategy in which more add-on acquisitions are planned
Enterprise Investors exits Dino Polska shares in IPO bookbuilding
Polish supermarket chain's IPO is expected to be the largest private-equity-backed listing in CEE
NorthEdge invests in Clearly Drinks
Deal is the fourth investment made with capital drawn from NorthEdge's second fund
TA Associates invests in Babilou
Cobepa and Raise, as well as Societe Generale, will stay on as shareholders
Mandarin buys stake in ceramic manufacturer La Fabbrica
GP backed the company’s MBI through its Mandarin Capital Partners II vehicle
Ixo et al. acquire 40% in Groupe GA from Aermont Capital
Acquirer the stake in the property management firm from UK-based Aermont, ending a decade-long tenure