Consumer
CapMan acquires temp housing manager Forenom
Temporary housing provider is first acquisition by the Finnish asset managerтs buyout fund since 2014
ECI reaps 3x on sale of Rhubarb to Livingbridge
Deal for luxury catering company marks the first investment by Livingbridge's sixth fund
Seventure sells MinuteBuzz shares to TF1
French media group TF1 has acquired a shareholding of more than 50% in the group
BGF injects £10m into The Coaching Inn
Operator of inns will look to double its number of locations in two years and has exceeded initial target
Industrifonden partially exits Oatly to Verlinvest
State-backed Swedish VC sells stake to Belgian and Chinese investors 14 years after backing Oatly
CM-CIC Investissement takes over La Croissanterie
CM-CIC takes over the majority stake acquired by Pragma Capital in 2006
Litorina backs Fractal Design
Swedish gaming-PC components supplierтs management and CEO will reinvest alongside the GP
Ratos-owned Arcus lists in NOK 2.9bn Oslo IPO
GPтs ownership stake will be reduced to 20.7% provided the overallotment option is used
EQT and Accent sell 20% stake in Scandic for SEK 1.5bn
GPs will retain a 20% stake in the hotels group, which listed with a SEK 6.9bn market cap in 2015
Ginko leads €100m series-C round for Devialet
Latest funding brings the total raised by high-end speakers business Devialet to around $155m
Accent hands over control of Candyking to CEO
Exit comes after years of falling sales and EBITDA under GP's ownership
Bridges acquires majority stake in World of Books for £13m
Deal for the used book retailer is the latest made by the firm's third sustainable growth fund
Political and economic uncertainty drives PE to UK staycations
Private equity players are increasingly looking to cash in on the shift in Britons' holiday habits
Alcuin Capital backs MBO of Koh Group
Management and CEO Andrew Lennox will re-invest in the dining group alongside the GP
BDC takes majority stake in Vitamin Well
GP plans to bolster Vitamin Wellтs Nordic presence and expand into Europe
KKR acquires Hilding Anders from Arle
Deal comes three years after KKR provided a тЌ350m PIK facility as part of a refinancing
Omnes and BPI support Ducatillon's €7.6m BIMBO
Omnes Capital's small-cap investment team led the GP's efforts in the deal
YFM, 3i sell Go Outdoors to JD Sports in £128.3m deal
Exit comes 18 years after YFM's initial investment and five years after 3i's
Daphni and Kima Ventures in €4m round for Agricool
Daphni prodived half the round and was joined by Kima Ventures and business angels on the round
Growth Capital Partners backs AMG
AMG's senior management team invested alongside Growth Capital Partners
Casual dining: Still private equity's plat du jour?
Taylor Wessing's Ed Waldron and Ed Story discuss the challenges and opportunities facing a sector traditionally highly prized by private equity
Enterprise Investors makes 7x on €533m Profi exit to Mid Europa
CEE-focused private equity firm invested €76m over the course of its investment
P101 leads €720,000 round for Velasca
GP injects €370,000 ticket alongside private investors and the management team
Verlinvest buys 24.5% of Mutti
Investor will boost the company's internationalisation and is understood to target an IPO