Consumer
GED buys Spanish frozen food producer Discefa
Spanish alternative lender Oquendo provided an equity-mezzanine package to support the deal
EQT floats AcadeMedia in SEK 3.7bn IPO
Private education company’s shares surged during the first hours of trading despite a controversial reputation
Ardian, Crédit Agricole acquire Vinci's Indigo share
Both investors jointly acquired a 75% stake in the company in 2014
HTGF backs Immersight’s six-digit round
Fresh capital will be deployed with the purpose of company growth and technology development
Chronext in €11m series-C round from Partech et al.
Partech also led series-B funding round for Chronext in November 2015
BC-backed Migros acquires Tesco’s Turkish shops for TL 302m
GP retains a 40.25% stake in the Turkish retail chain following a partial sale in January 2015
TSG provides growth funding for Canyon Bicycles
Bike manufacturer Canyon aims to enter the US market in spring 2017 following the TSG investment
3i reaps £89m in Basic-Fit IPO
3i invested €97m in the company in 2013 through an MBO valuing it at €275m
NorthEdge scores first exit with Accrol IPO
Tissue manufacturer has listed on AIM with a £93m market cap, less than two years after the investment
BPM backs MBO of Optometrijas
Poland- and Estonia-based BPM is backed by the Baltic Innovation Fund
Finint buys bakery Panificio San Francesco
Deal marks the sixth investment for private equity vehicle NEIP III
LDC sells NWTC pub chain to Graphite for £50m
Vendor reaps a healthy multiple by divesting the pub and restaurant business after three years
Deal in Focus: Orkila taps European craft beer with Mikkeller deal
Growth investment from the US speciality investor marks the first private equity investment in European craft brew
BlueGem acquires French textile group DMC
Company had filed for brankruptcy in 2008 following serious profit loss
BayBG backs barbecues retailer Activa Grillküche
The business produces and sells coal- and gas-fired barbecue grills
Ardian leads €7m round for Bricoprivé
Group will continue expansion plans in Italy and Spain
Exponent offloads Radley
Exponent acquired the handbag retailer in 2007 in a deal worth £130m
CM-CIC provides €3m round to Okko Hôtels
Paris-based investment firm provided €1.5m funding to the chain in 2014
Bain Capital sells FTE Automotive to Valeo for €819.3m
Purchase price represents an estimated entry multiple of 8x 2016 EBITDA
Innova Capital sells Marmite stake to Cranemere
Innova invested via its Innova 4 and 5 funds in 2010, acquiring a 70% stake in the group
Project A provides €4m series-A extension for Lost My Name
Children's publisher will invest in developing its tech infrastructure
Invitalia leads €1.5 series-A for Zehus
Invitalia has invested via its Italia Venture I fund alongside tyre producer Vittoria Industries
Beringea leads £4m round for Balderton-backed Thread.com
Fresh capital will enable the company to undertake a recruitment drive
3i in DKK 1.5bn bid for BoConcept
GP has acquired 67.5% of furniture company’s share capital and 81.5% of voting rights