Consumer
Gores' Mexx goes bankrupt
Dutch retailer's stores will remain open for now
Lion buys 21 Investimenti's PittaRosso
21 Investimenti retains a minority stake
Alven et al. invest €5.5m in Capitaine Train
Company plans to double its workforce over 12 months
European Capital sells Farrow & Ball for £275m
GP realised a gain of ТЃ138m
EQT buys Musti ja Mirri from Vaaka
Exit comes four years after company was acquired by the Finnish GP
Cinven sells ASK and Zizzi to Bridgepoint for £250m
Sale marks Cinven's final exit from Gondola Group
Rive buys Parquest's 5aSèc
Shareholders have injected €10m fresh equity into company
Karmijn invests in Estral
Company's founder steps down from board
Nordic Capital exits Thule in SEK 7bn IPO
Listing will see 30% free float for Thule Group
Gimv leads €9m round for Melijoe.com
Deal marks company's fourth round of institutional funding
DBAG buys Huhtamaki Films in MBO
DBAG acquires 17% stake, while DBAG Fund VI and management take remainder
HIG Europe invests in International School of Europe
GP is building its global education platform, following deal in Austrian market last year
Dreamlines raises €20m in series-C round
Target Ventures and Altpoint Capital have invested alongside existing backers
Zurmont Madison divests Röder
Swiss private equity firm sells tent and marquee specialist after seven-year holding
Javest leads Voradius round
Company announces new product launch in conjunction with round
Point Nine backs Marley Spoon
Samwer Brothers' Global Founders Capital also invests in €4m round
Bain merges Brakes' fresh food brands with Fresh Direct
M&J Seafood, Pauleys and Wild Harvest to be merged into new company
Eurazeo's Asmodée buys Fantasy Flight Games
Company has long history of acquisitive growth
Nordic Capital's Thule Group sets IPO price range
IPO will see a 30% free float of the group, valued at a maximum of SEK 2.22bn
Nordian buys Chrysal
Firm span out from Rabobank in September
IK buys Meyers and Løgismose for DKK 800m
GP will take a majority stake in new merged company
BayBG backs Miflora
Miflora previously received investment from Atlantic Capital Partners et al.
Altor sells Apotek Hjärtat for SEK 5.7bn
GP chose trade sale instead of IPO amid OW Bunker crisis
Inflexion divests Griffin Global Group
PE fund is understood to have reaped 2.8x money on 2009 investment