Consumer
Unigrains invests in Deleplanque
Agricultural group will remain majority-owned by the founding family
Deal in Focus: IK buys Schock from HQ Equita
Despite entering into its third period of PE stewardship, the sink manufacturer's new owner is planning to double turnover during its tenure
Idinvest invests in gelatine maker Weishardt
Deal marks the exit of Cerea Capital, while Unigrains and Crédit Agricole Midi-Pyrenees reinvested
BGF injects £11m into Coppergreen Developments
Investment in the UK holiday park operator will enable it to acquire a new resort in Dundee
HeidelbergCapital scores 11.6x on Snom exit
Private equity firm sold the business via a limited auction process
Charterhouse buys ice-cream ingredients maker Optima
GP acquired the business through its 2015-vintage 10th vehicle, Charterhouse X
Nordic Capital sells €74.7m stake in Tokmanni
Partial sale is first sell-down by the GP since listing the Finnish discount retailer in May 2016
IK buys German sink producer Schock
Schock marks the second German investment for IK's eighth fund, which it is currently raising
Norvestor makes take-private bid for NCR
Nordic GP makes bid provisional on achieving a 90% shareholding in Sweden-listed business
EQT and founder sell Internetstores to Signa
GP claims that since 2012, Internetstores has achieved an average annual growth of 30%
TCR Capital et al. in Lescuyer MBI
TCR secures a majority stake in the transaction, alongside Ouest Croissance and BPI France
Alcuin invests in Dovetail Games
Computer games developer will further develop its existing titles and introduce new functionality
Advent sells half its stake in DFS for £61.7m
Partial divestment sees the sofa retailer's shares drop to 240 pence apiece
21 Centrale-backed DGF bolts on Val de Seine, refinances debt
Permira provides a €62m unitranche to the French food manufacturer as it bolts on a competitor
3i and Cathay invest combined €180m in Ponroy
Company executives retain a minority interest in the group, with 3i securing a majority stake
Invision buys TonerPartner
GP will implement a Europe-focused international expansion strategy for the e-commerce business
BDC acquires Inspiring Learning from APriori and Ares
SBO of school trips and tours company follows an eight-year tenure for its vendors
Terra Firma acquires Welcome Hotels
British buyout house acquires group of 12 hotels across Germany
Cathay and BPI France invest in AD Education
Education group will expand its digital learning solutions and aims to grow across Europe
Idea Capital invests in Tecnomeccanica MBI
Former Titan Italia MD Ferrucci has also invested and will lead the business
Ardian buys SLV from Cinven for €800m
Cinven said the business generated a 40% increase in turnover since its acquisition in 2011
Rockpool invests £3m in Knomo
British bag manufacturer will increase its distribution network across the US market
Baring Vostok and Elbrus fuel Busfor with $20m round
Online bus ticket vendor will look to expand in the Belarusian and Kazakh markets
Miura buys minority stake in Tekman Books
Deal marks seventh transaction for the GP's second vehicle, Miura Fund II