Consumer
Vendis kickstarts second fund with Petrol buyout
SME-focused vehicle understood to have raised €160m, up from €150m target
Merino picks up Tobar from Primary Capital
Tobar Group, the operator of Hawkin's Bazaar, fell into administration in December 2011
Maj Invest takes 70% stake in DK-Foods
Danish media report DKK 500m price tag for GPтs stake in spicy sausage maker
BC Partners' Côte completes double bolt-on
Bolt-ons are the first acquisitions made by casual dining chain under BC Partnersт ownership
MML's BMB acquires Orion
MML supported BMB's MBO in July 2015, with the company now pursuing a buy-and-build strategy
Highlander takes 60% stake in QFG
Deal continues flurry of activity in Poland for the GP, having completed two exits in the past week
Howzat backs €2m round for Travelcircus
Howzat focuses on the digital sector, with previous investments in Academia and Trivago
BGF-backed Shepherd Direct acquires CPBigwood
BGF first backed Shepherd Direct in June 2015 with a ТЃ20m investment alongside other backers
Corvm appoints Pinault to board
Latest senior hire by mid-market GP after launching with deal-by-deal approach in 2014
Catterton, LVMH, Arnault merge PE operations to create L Catterton
New player to target global consumer space as it grows portfolio beyond $12bn
Index Ventures backs Movinga's $25m series-B
Index closed its latest fund, Index Ventures Growth III, on €650m in April 2015
21 Partners buys Polish childrenswear maker Wójcik
Business is acquired through 21 Partners' Warsaw branch, 21 Concordia
Sun European's V&D goes under
Case is the latest to highlight ongoing controversy around Dutch portfolio companies
Patron and Electra in £325m Grainger carve-out
Both firms to commit identical ТЃ45m investments as part of takeover
DBAG exits Spheros
DBAG sells company for more than double its initial investment sum
Down 2 Earth picks up Gudrun
MBO is eighth deal for GP’s 60%-invested maiden vehicle
Mid Europa sells Bite to Providence
Deal ends Mid Europa's eight year ownership of the Baltic company
Equistone sells Audley Travel to 3i
3i Group invests ТЃ159m for a stake in the travel business
PHD Equity Partners invests £2.5m in 1st Class Holidays
UK GP invests for minority stake in Manchester-based travel agent
Livingbridge christens new fund with Bistrot Pierre deal
Livingbridge held a first and final close for its Enterprise 2 LP fund on ТЃ220m in September
POP Capital buys New & Lingwood
Sale to US luxury brands investor POP Capital follows Cavendish-led sales process
Litorina acquires KungSängen
GP takes majority stake with founding family retaining minority
NorthEdge backs TKC MBO
Deal marks 13ths transaction from NorthEdge's debut fund
Northzone and GP Bullhound invest SEK 30m in Matsmart
Capital will support national and international growth for the Swedish e-commerce company