Consumer
Maven and NVM inject £5m into Rockar
Car dealership will look to expand by opening new brick-and-mortar stores
Berlin keeps Germany afloat
The German capital has emerged as the lone bright spot in the country, buoying the German private equity industry
Paine’s Suba Seeds buys Brotherton
Deal marks the second bolt-on acquisition in the US market for PE-backed Suba Seeds
Investindustrial sells jewellery manufacturer Stroili
Sellers include minority stakeholders 21 Investimenti, Wise, Ergon and NB Renaissance
Vitruvian exits Inspired Gaming to US buyer in £200m deal
Listed US holding company Hydra will use the business as a buy-and-build platform
Nord Capital, IRD acquire Gaz Service from Neothermie
GPs acquire group from Milestone Capital, the majority shareholder since 2010
MCH and Explorer sell Nutricafés for €74.5m
Iberian GPs have sold their portfolio company after a 10-year holding period
Activa acquires Atlas for Men from De Agostini
Transaction marks fourth primary acquisition made with Activa's third buyout fund
Terra Firma exits Odeon and UCI to AMC in £921m deal
US trade buyer states the "three-decade low" of sterling versus the dollar made the valuation "highly favourable"
Ixo in €2m round for Rider Valley
Ixo Private Equity recently held a €150m close for venture fund Ixo 3
Advent sells final Douglas asset Thalia
Business is believed to have been sold for in the region of €100-500m
BGF backs Better Bathrooms with extra £4m
Business Growth Fund had already supplied the bathroom retailer with £10m in 2013
Valedo backs Lakrids by Johan Bülow
Swedish private equity firm makes its second investment in the Danish upmarket food sector
TCV invests €45m in eyewear site Brillen.de
Brillen.de claims the size of its market is expected to reach €30bn by 2017
EdRip injects €15m into Mondial Pet
As part of the deal, EdRip acquired a minority stake in excess of 40%
Caledonia acquires Liberation from LGV in £118m deal
Acquirer will take a 98% stake in the pub business for £70.6m
21 Investimenti buys Italian sneaker maker Philippe Model
Deal marks third acquisition for the GPs third vehicle, 21 Investimenti III
EQT in SEK 410m trade sale of Granngården
Home improvement retailer was acquired through EQT Opportunity Fund in 2008
Mobeus invests £2.1m in MPB
Company plans to expand its business to the American and German markets
NVM leads £3.4m round for Avid
Vehicle component manufacturer will look to expand its manufacturing facility
3i in DKK 1.5bn take-private of BoConcept
British GP’s offer for the publicly listed Danish design business has been accepted by shareholders
Ixo backs Gamma Software's MBO
Manager Alexandre Buffard takes majority stake in the company
Main Mezzanine Capital backs The Valley's MBO
Alternative lender first provided a mezzanine loan in 2015 to finance the company's growth
Priveq in SEK 810m Internatural exit
Trade sale comes three years after the food products business was acquired by Priveq