Consumer
BGF backs Better Bathrooms with £10m
Business Growth Fund (BGF) has injected ТЃ10m into UK-based bathroom retailer Better Bathrooms in exchange for a minority stake.
Isis backs BathEmpire with £8.5m
Isis Equity Partners has injected ТЃ8.5m into BathEmpire.com, an online bathroom products retailer.
Dwell bought back by founder
Dwell, a UK-based furniture chain backed by Key Capital Partners that went into administration at the end of June, has been bought back by founder Aamir Ahmad.
Private equity firms circle Card Factory
UK greetings card retail chain Card Factory, backed by Charterhouse Capital Partners, has attracted interest from Advent International, KKR and Clayton Dubilier & Rice.
Kelso's Nicole Farhi goes under
High-end fashion company Nicole Farhi, backed by Kelso Place, has gone into administration.
L Capital acquires CellularLine
L Capital and DVR Capital have jointly bought a 57% stake in CellularLine, a provider of accessories for smartphones and tablets, from the company’s founders.
Blackstone and Lion eye Lucozade and Ribena
Blackstone and Lion Capital are to join forces and make a formal bid exceeding ТЃ1bn for Lucozade and Ribena, owned by GlaxoSmithKline, according to reports.
CVC-backed Matas in €630m IPO
Matas, a Danish beauty products retailer backed by CVC, has listed on the Copenhagen stock exchange.
Langholm nearing exit from Tyrrells
Langholm Capital, private equity owner of UK-based Tyrrells, is one step closer to selling the crisp maker for ТЃ100m as first round bids come to a close.
PE-backed Aston Martin used as collateral for owner's debt restructuring
British car-maker Aston Martin, which is part-owned by private equity firm Investindustrial, has been used as collateral by its majority backer, The Investment Dar (TID) in a fresh debt restructuring plan with creditors.
Abraaj Group acquires Fan Milk from Maj Invest
Abraaj Group has agreed to acquire Fan Milk International from the Emborg family, Maj Invest Equity and the management.
Charterhouse considers Elior IPO
Charterhouse is considering the flotation of French catering business Elior, due to a lack of bids for the company reaching the firm’s €4bn asking price, according to the Financial Times.
Isis invests £3.5m in MBO of Armstrong Craven
Isis Equity Partners has backed the management buyout of UK-based specialist search and intelligence consultancy Armstrong Craven with a ТЃ3.5m investment.
Ratos increases ownership in Jøtul
Ratos has agreed to acquire additional shares in Norwegian wood stoves maker JУИtul from Accent Equity for NOK 12m.
Axa PE and Fosun increase Club Med bid
Axa Private Equity and Fosun International have increased their offer to wholly acquire listed French holiday resorts group Club Méditerranée to €17.50 per share, up from the initial offer of €17 per share.
Citizen Capital et al. inject €5.2m into Camif-Matelsom
French GP Citizen Capital has taken part in a €5.2m round for household products retailer Camif-Matelsom.
Caird's TM Lewin in potential £100m sale
TM Lewin, a London-based shirt maker backed by Caird Capital, could go up for sale with a ТЃ100m price tag, according to reports.
Bridgepoint secures £375m refinancing for Pret debt
Pret A Manger will pay out ТЃ150m to its private equity owner Bridgepoint following a dividend recapitalisation.
Piper backs Turtle Bay with £6m
Piper Private Equity has acquired a significant minority stake in Caribbean restaurant group Turtle Bay with a ТЃ6m capital injection.
CM-CIC Capital Finance buys 12% stake in Courtepaille
CM-CIC Capital Finance has acquired Salvepar's 12% stake in Courtepaille, a French restaurant chain owned by Fondations Capital, for €9m.
Index Ventures backs Rad
Index Ventures has led a €2.5m series-A funding round for French e-commerce business Rad.
CVC raises €812m in bpost IPO
CVC-backed bpost started trading on the NYSE Euronext Brussels today, in an IPO valuing the business at €2.9bn.
Electra buys Allen & Heath for £43m
Electra Partners has acquired Allen & Heath Ltd, a manufacturer of audio mixing consoles, from Japanese and American audio equipment corporation D&M Holdings Inc for ТЃ43m.
Key Capital Partners' Dwell goes into administration
Furniture retailer chain Dwell has gone into administration, resulting in 23 store closures and 300 jobs shed.