Consumer
Jaïna and Ecomobilité back OuiCar
Jaïna Capital and Ecomobilité Ventures have invested €3m in OuiCar, the French operator of a platform for peer-to-peer car rental services.
Index in $500,000 round for Blaze
Index Ventures has taken part in a ТЃ300,000 funding round for Blaze, a UK-based start-up that produces safety lights for cycling.
Rekindling VCs' passion for online dating
As the internet dating industry enjoys its busiest period, with singletons rushing online to prevent a lonesome Valentineтs Day, Ellie Pullen asks if European venture is ready to rekindle its romance with the sector
Deal in focus: SEP drives car financing deal
Scottish Equity Partnersт (SEP) ТЃ8m investment in Car Loan 4U picks up on the growing need for online consumer finance as well as increased demand for cars in the UK.
CapMan acquires Suomen Lämpöikkuna
CapMan has acquired Suomen LУЄmpУЖikkuna, a provider of window and door renovations in Finland.
Octopus finances two bolt-ons for GetLenses
Octopus Investments has provided fresh funding for the acquisition of Dutch firms Lensbase and Vision Direct by its portfolio company GetLenses, a UK contact lenses retailer.
PE backers work out gym merger
CCMP Capital Advisersт Pure Gym is merging with The Gym Group, backed by Phoenix Equity Partners and Bridges Ventures.
Vendis invests in Victoria Group
Retail and consumer brand-focused investor Vendis Capital has acquired Victoria Group, a Belgian jewellery designer.
Intel, Practica back CGTrader
Intel Capital and previous backer Practica Capital have invested in CGTrader, a Lithuanian 3D model marketplace.
Frog Capital backs RatedPeople.com pre-IPO round
Frog Capital and Western Technology Investment (WTI) have injected ТЃ6.5m into its portfolio company RatedPeople.com in a pre-IPO investment round.
Accent Equity acquires Maj Invest's Eurowrap
Accent Equity has acquired gift wrapping company Eurowrap Group from Maj Invest Equity, alongside the companyтs management.
Deal in focus: KKR nets Hertha Berlin
Private equity behemoth KKR acquired an equity stake of 9.7% in German football club Hertha BSC last week, one component of the €61.2m investment from its $2bn Special Situations fund.
Artemis et al. invest £2m in Atterley Road
Artemis and several private investors have injected ТЃ2m into Atterley Road, a UK-based fashion e-commerce site and brand.
August's Rixonway in £15m refinancing
August Equity portfolio company Rixonway Kitchens, a UK-based kitchen manufacturer, has completed a refinancing of more than ТЃ15m.
PE-backed Lysanda bolts on Tracker
UK-based Lysanda, a developer of automotive telematics and informatics solutions backed by Disruptive Capital Finance, has acquired Tracker Network, a subsidiary of Direct Line Group.
VC-backed Blablacar.com buys Podorozhniki
Accel Partners- and Isai-backed Comuto, the operator of French carpooling site Blablacar.com, has acquired Ukraine-based Podorozhniki as part of its services launch in Ukraine and Russia.
KCP generates 3.5x on TSC Foods sale
Key Capital Partners (KCP) has sold TSC Foods, the maker of Glorious! Soups, to Edward Billington and Son, reaping a 3.5x return.
KKR scores Hertha BSC deal
KKR has bought a 9.7% stake in German football club Hertha BSC for €61.2m.
Delta leads $6m round for Cleverbug
Irish firm Delta Partners has led a $6m funding round for Cleverbug, the Dublin-based developer of a greetings card app.
Sunstone invests in GetYourGuide
Sunstone Capital has invested in GetYourGuide, a Swiss tour and activity-booking platform, in a $4.5m series-A extension round led by two angel investors.
NCI acquires Thermes de Bagnoles de l'Ornes in SBO
NCI Gestion has acquired French spa operator Thermes de Bagnoles de l’Ornes (B’O Resort) from Acto Capital, marking the company’s tertiary buyout.
Capman acquires Kämp Group
Capman has agreed to acquire a majority stake in KУЄmp Group, a Finnish hotel chain.
BGF suits up with £8.5m ACS investment
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ8.5m into formal wear rental business ACS Clothing and its software offering Xedo Software.
Premier Foods toasts Hovis sale
Warburg Pincus-backed Premier Foods has sold its bread business, Hovis, to US private equity firm The Gores Group in a deal valuing the division at ТЃ87.5m.