Consumer
Partech leads $4.5m seed round for Giroptic
VC draws equity from €60m seed fund; 360 Capital Partners also takes part in round
Vatel invests €2.2m in Syracuse MBI
New CEO Jean-Pierre Gori to control the Corsica-based hotel following the MBI
PAI to acquire Carlyle's B&B in €825m SBO
Exit of French budget accommodation operator is set to generate a 2x-plus return for Carlyle
IK acquires TCM Group from Axcel
Exit comes nine years after Axcel's acquisition of TCM
Auctus exits Career Partner to Apollo Education for €96m
GP held the education company for eight years prior to trade sale
PAI scores 2.3x on Hunkemöller exit to Carlyle
Sale follows competitive auction process for asset
Z Capital buys Swiss hotel Waldhaus Flims
Hotel went into administration earlier this year
Sycamore sells Kurt Geiger to Cinven
Cinven has acquired Kurt Geiger, marking its fourth PE owner
Bregal Freshstream buys Lunch Garden
Deal marks first for Bregal Freshstream since launching its €600m fund in September
Nordic Capital backs Greenfood Group
GP will invest alongside existing owners and management
AAC exits Salad Signature to IK
Company operates in the Netherlands and Belgium
Investindustrial in Sergio Rossi carve-out
Takeover follows €10.7m loss for shoemaker in last financial year
DN Capital's Purplebricks aims for £255m IPO
AIM flotation to raise ТЃ25m for estate agency
Resource Partners acquires Polish animal feed company Golpasz
Golpasz's board will retain significant minority stake
Bowmark buys Nexus from Livingbridge for £51m
Livingbridge acquired the business in 2008
Invision closes sixth fund on CHF 350m
GP has invested CHF 500m in equity since it launched
CVC buys 40% Moto stake from USS
Deal marks second transaction for CVC's Strategic Opportunities Platform
Silverfleet's Phase One bolts on Mamiya Digital
Bolt-on comes 18 months after GP acquired Phase One, taking 60% stake in the photography business
Triton in SEK 1.1bn sale of Inflight Service Group to Gategroup
Exit comes 10 years after company first came under PE ownership
Enterprise Investors' Kofola in CZK 11.4bn Prague listing
Soft drinks maker priced at lower end of range
CMC and CITIC buy 13% of City Football Group
Deal values Manchester City parent company at $3bn
EQT and Accent's Scandic Hotels underwhelms in SEK 6.9bn IPO
Hotel group lists at bottom of price range
CVC teams up with GIC for RAC takeover
Deal is first to be made from CVC's Strategic Opportunities Platform
Deal in Focus: BC enters Italian restaurant sector
An in-depth look at BC's acquisition of Italy-based restaurant chain Cigierre