Consumer
Bridgepoint sells Nordic Cinema Group in SEK 8.25bn trade sale
GP exits alongside Swedish media group Bonnier after hold of less than two years
LDC invests £16m in Rush Hair
UK hair salon chain will look to double its number of stores under the GP's tenure
LDC-backed D&D London secures Beechbrook refinancing
Restaurant group will use the package to repay shareholder loans provided by the GP and company management
Resource Partners acquires majority stake in makeup maker Torf
Torf's CEO and director general will remain as managers of the business post-buyout
Gradiente injects €1.8m into pasta maker Taste Italy
Deal marks second investment from the GP’s second vehicle, Invest in Modena
MMC and True Capital in £8m round for TyresOnTheDrive
Investment marks the fourth round of funding for the UK-based tyre replacement business
Deal in Focus: Chequers exits Provalliance group
Hair salon business Provalliance generates €1.2bn in revenues serving 35 million customers per year
Inflexion's Reed & Mackay bolts on Gray's Travel
Deal marks the corporate travel agency's first acquisition under the ownership of Inflexion
Beringea backs infant clothing maker My 1st Years
The ТЃ5m growth funding was provided together with Hargreave Hale
BGF invests in Chesney's
Fireplace and wood-buring stove manufacturer will look to expand across China and the US
Invitalia leads €700,000 round for Remoria VR
Backers include Italian venture capital house LVentures Group and several business angels
Palamon in SEK 765m SBO of Happy Socks
Transaction includes a growth capital component of SEK 40m
Mid Europa in €202m sale of Hungary-based Invitel to China-CEE Fund
Exit values the telecommunications business at 4.5x its 2015 EBITDA
Chequers Capital exits Provalliance
Chequers exits the Paris-based hair salon operator after a four-and-a-half year holding period
BGF invests in Ultra Finishing
Deal marks the GP's second investment in north-of-England-based bathroom suppliers in six months
Idea buys 33% stake in Lurisia
Deal follows €218.1m final close for the GP’s vehicle Idea Taste of Italy
Explorer sells Brandcare to Sodalis Group
Sale comes after three years of private equity ownership period
VR Equitypartner buys minority stake in GBS
As part of the deal, existing investors will retain the controlling stake
Altor and Triton-backed Papyrus acquires Procurator
Deal will see target company's parent RoosGruppen become joint shareholder in Papyrus
LDC sells Ministry of Cake to Equistone's Mademoiselle Desserts
Sale of UK cake and desserts provider represents a 2.3x return for the vendor after a three-year tenure
Ardian takes minority stake in Piz'wich
GP acquired its stake in the company through ist 2014-vintage Ardian Croissance Fund
Graphite reaps 3.7x on £215m sale of MTS to Sumitomo
Trade sale is the latest in a series of high profile PE divestments of UK assets to international buyers
3i agrees £33m sale of Lekolar
Exit comes a decade after Nordic educational materials provider was acquired in SBO
Armònia acquires Aspesi in maiden investment
Deal for the Italian fashion brand marks the first investment from the GP's maiden vehicle