Consumer
Eurazeo PME acquires MK Direct from Alpha PE
The bedding company, which operates the Francoise Saget and Linvosges brands, is valued at €102m
German Startups backs Auctionata
The Berlin-based online auction house has plans to go public this year
Triton-backed Europart bolts on LVD and Trailereffekter
Double bolt-on adds a Swedish distribution network to the Germany-based auto spare parts group
Gimv exits Onedirect to Naxicap
French private equity investor Naxicap acquires a majority stake in the company
Synova scores 3x on TLG exit
Synova acquired TLG in an off-market deal in July 2008
ECI backs pet food producer MPM
The Macclesfield-based companyтs management team will remain at the helm following ECIтs investment
Portobello invests in Ramón Sabater
Portobello Capital Fund III has completed its sixth transaction since final closing in 2014
Heliad backs ePetWorld's €5m round
German pet food online shop ePetWorld raised €5m from Heliad, Mountain Partners et al.
Bowmark merges its property services businesses
The two companies, Leaders and Romans, will continue to operate separately following the deal
Eurazeo buys Glion and Les Roches for CHF 220m
The Swiss hospitality management schools have a combined enterprise value of CHF 380m
Marley Spoon raises $17m from QD Ventures et al.
German recipe box delivery service Marley Spoon had previously raised a $3.5m series-A extension
Providence buys Starman from East Capital for €210m
Baltic TV and broadband buyout comes two months after SBO of Baltic mobile network operator Bite
Corpfin invests in Spain's Arenal
The investment will boost a four-year expansion plan in the country and launch a new website
Deal in Focus: Disruptive travel firms are hot Tiqets for VCs
An in-depth look at Capital Mills' investment in mobile ticketing company Tiqets
Mandarin invests €12m in Marval
Sino-Italian GP has committed an additional €6m investment to the business
BGF invests £1.3m in Duncan & Todd
Business Growth Fund supports Caledonian Optical, the lens manufacturing division of Duncan & Todd
EQT invests in Touhula
Touhula operates 80 pre-schools and daycare centres throughout Finland
Deal in Focus: GFC, Project A team up for Pets Deli round
An in-depth look at GFC and Project A's investment in high-end pet food retailer Pets Deli
Project A backs auto parts retailer kfzteile24
Project A Ventures backs German car parts retailer kfzteile24 with a a seven-digit sum
Lonsdale Capital backs MBO for Global Yachting Group
Deal marks third investment in 12 months for Lonsdale Capital Partners
Towerbrook in swift partial exit from Van Geloven
GP bought a majority stake from Lion Capital and Avedon back in March 2015
Gimv sells controlling stake in VCST
Gimv has announced a net positive impact of €4.6m on the equity value at the end of 2015
Nordic Capital sells NOK 780m stake in Europris
The GP will retain a 32.7% shareholding in Norwegian discount retailer following the partial exit
NVM makes 3x money on Kitwave exit
Sale provides a full exit for the GPтs Northern 3 VCT fund, which first invested in 2011