Consumer
DB Private Equity invests €15m in windeln.de
Private equity arm of Deutsche Bank joins existing investors
Duke Street's Laurel Funerals bolts on two
WS Scott & Son and Earl & Co purchased in buy-and-build strategy
Bonomi move threatens Club Med take-private, say Ardian and Fosun
Latest coup de theatre in takeover bid for listed holiday resorts operator
CM-CIC sells Focal & Naim to Naxicap et al.
Company to be renamed Vervent Audio Group
Magnum Capital buys Nace from Baring Private Equity
Deal marks Magnum's ninth acquisition
Hannover Finanz acquires Simplon Fahrrad
Deal expected to complete by end of Q2 2014
Ardian divests Newrest in management buy-back
GP reinvests in company via co-investment business
PAI's R&R aims to raise £315m on high-yield market
Proceeds will refinance existing senior secured notes
Bridgepoint-backed Fat Face announces plans for £110m IPO
Outdoor lifestyle clothing retailer will list on premium segment of LSE
PE-backed Ontex preparing return to stock market
TPG Capital- and GS Capital Partners-backed Ontex, a Belgian producer of baby and feminine care products, is preparing a €500m Brussels Stock Exchange flotation, according to Belgian reports.
Alchemy’s Parkdean completes £180m refinancing
Alchemy bought holiday operator in 2006
Altor fully exits Byggmax
Altor originally invested in 2005
Inveready leads €1m round for Bilua
VC makes commitment from venture debt fund
CVC to take 29.99% stake in Deoleo ahead of takeover bid
Deal values asset at €439m, below current market cap
Existing investors commit further €21.5m to Auctionata
Total raised by online auction house reaches €37m
NorthEdge’s Help-Link buys Miller Pattison
Bolt-on extends firm's offering to include insulation
Deal in focus: Kurt Geiger steps back into PE ownership
Deal in focus: Kurt Geiger
Partech et al. invest £4.5m in Secretsales
Round also includes Pentech Ventures and Doughty Hanson
Key Capital Partners backs Alliance MBO
Company to take advantage of free school meals
Deal in focus: Gilde backs BIMBO of ISFI
GP teams up with entrepreneur De Muyer once again
Deal in focus: Mangrove drives CiteeCar growth
GP injects $10m into Berlin-based car-sharing business
LBO France set to sell Poult to Qualium for €180m
GP put business up for sale last year
Steadfast sells majority stake in Dahlback to DBAG
DBAG backs MBO with €9.9m investment
Phoenix offloads NFT to EmergeVest
Investec provided acquisition finance for the deal