Consumer
EQT’s SSP to raise £500m in IPO
Company will use proceeds to pay down debt
PAI acquires stake in Labeyrie
Deal reportedly worth around €500m
M and M trade sale puts end to IPO plans
Company had been investigating IPO on LSE
CapMan exits Finlayson & Co
Finlayson also divests duvet & mattress business Familon in trade sale
Hannover Finanz exits Paper+Design in trade sale to Duni
End of private equity road for table settings company
CD&R’s B&M raises £1bn in IPO
Majority of proceeds to go to CD&R and Arora family
PE-backed Ontex valued at up to €1.35bn in upcoming IPO
Offering will result in partial exit for PE backers
Resource acquires majority stake in World Class Romania
Resource purchased controlling stake last week
Sentica's Func Foods buys CocoVi
Bolt-on extends Func's health food product range
Cinven exploring Pizza Express exit
Deal expected to value pizza chain at >£1bn
Nordic Capital acquires majority stake in Gina Tricot
Nordic Capital has reached an agreement to acquire the majority of Swedish fashion retail chain Gina Tricot from its existing shareholders.
Acromas in partial exit from AA pre-IPO
Acromas could sell entire shareholding as part of flotation
Gilde acquires Comcave
Company will pursue acquisitive growth strategy
PE-backed Wellness Foods to sell Dorset Cereals
Dorset has a history of private equity ownership
NVM backs £5.7m Fresh Group MBO
Highly fragmented corporate events market said to be worth £1bn in UK
BC Partners reaps 2x money on €940m Spotless sale
BC acquired the company in 2010 for €640m
PAI exits Nuance in trade sale to Dufry
Sale marks second exit from PAI's fifth European fund
LGV sells Amber Taverns to MaxCap for £80m
Debt provided by BlueBay Asset Management
CapMan sells remaining stake in Lumene
Company's management and existing investor Langholm acquire GP's shares
Langholm's Purity Soft Drinks bolts on Firefly
Langholm backed Purity's MBI in May 2012
N+1 sells Colegios Laudes
Fund had written down the investment in 2009
SLF provides £1.3m of mezzanine funding to Spaceright
Capital will allow company to acquire Newcastle-based Edtech
KCP makes 3.8x money on Neville Johnson SBO
Vendor reaps 3.8x money in sale
BGF injects further £3.6m into Barburrito
Deal sees Graham Turner join board as non-executive chairman