Consumer
Planet First seeks sustainability investments ahead of EUR 350m fund close
Managing partner and co-founder FrУЉdУЉric de MУЉvius speaks to Unquote about the firm's evergreen fund and its investment strategy
Miura acquires majority stake in Educaedu
Miura acquires 85% from Growth Hill Partners in Educaedu, while management reinvested for 15%
Onex and Waterland mull Partou exit
Auction for the childcare provider is pencilled in for H2 2022, sources say
Getir to raise more than USD 1bn at USD 12bn pre-money valuation
Getir raised a total of USD 1.1bn in three consecutive rounds in 2021
Nord Holding sells Ruf Group to Waterland
Germany-headquartered bed producer Ruf Betten acquired e-commerce brand Bruno in February 2020
ECI sells Travel Chapter for 2.6x
ECI is selling the holiday booking platform to its management, backed by investment from ICG
Softbank leads USD 150m round for Gousto
Meal delivery startup receives USD 100m from Softbank and is now valued at USD 1.7bn
Sovereign's Paragon Skills enters second round of auction
Sovereign Capital Partners has owned the UK-based apprenticeship provider since 2008
Tikehau, Abénex in exclusivity for Proprietes-privees
Sparring Capital first acquired the France-based real estate selling platform in 2016
Permira to offload 6.5% stake in Dr Martens
Permira will offload approximately 6.5% stake in Dr Martens via accelerated bookbuild
EQT sells WS Audiology to new fund
EQT VIII and Santos Holding will buy the company from EQT VI
PAI Partners buys Uvesco for EUR 500m
Deal for the Spanish food retailer is the fifth investment for PAI's smaller MMF fund
Maven exits Healthpoint in trade sale
GP reaps a 3.1x return on its investment in the consumer healthcare and beauty supplier
CD&R forms USD 4bn special-purpose vehicle for Belron stake
CD&R is also selling part of its stake to existing backers, including Hellman & Friedman
HungryPanda raises USD 130m in Series D round
London-headquartered company has now raised USD 220m over the last three years
Atomico et al. in USD 200m Series D for Infarm
Vcs raised USD 200m in Series D for Infarm at a valuation of over USD 1bn
Fortress buys Punch Pubs from Patron Capital
Patron Capital Partners and May Capital acquired the pub operator in a GBP 1.8bn deal in 2017
PAI sells Asmodee to Embracer in EUR 3bn deal
EBITDA for the France-based games business has risen from EUR 90m to EUR 240m under PAI's ownership
Sale of LBO France's Payot gets under way
French skincare company, founded in 1920, generates around EUR 5m in EBITDA
Armira closing in on purchase of IK Multimedia
Munich-based sponsor was in a head-to-head battle with Bregal in the late stages of the process
Emeram forms EUR 100m continuation fund for Boards & More
Coller Capital has led the deal, joined by existing LPs from Emeram's 2013-vintage debut fund
La Maison Bleue sale on ice following lacklustre first round
Process is likely to be resumed later in 2022, one source says
Grocery delivery startup Flink closes USD 750m Series B round
German grocery delivery startup has comfortably exceeded unicorn status in just a year since inception
PE heavyweights line up for EUR 1.5bn Ligue 1 stake – report
French league's auction is expected to wrap up by the start of the second quarter