Consumer
Warburg's Premier Foods offloads condiments business
Premier Foods, a UK-based food products group, has sold its sweet pickle and table sauces division - including the Branston pickle brand - to the Mizkan Group for ТЃ92.5m.
Pinova invests in fabfab
Pinova Capital has invested growth capital in German online fabrics retailer fabfab.
Industrials and consumer see most volume in 2012 to date
The industrial and consumer sectors outperformed other major industries in terms of deal volume between January and September 2012.
Capvis and HgCapital partially exit KVT
Capvis and HgCapital have sold KVT Verbindungstechnik, a division of their Swiss portfolio company KVT Koenig Group (KVT), to trade player Bossard Group for CHF 200m.
Advent takes Eko private
Advent International has secured subscriptions for 97.98% of Polish supermarket chain Eko Holding Group in its bid to take the company private.
Ratos sells broadband operator Stofa for DKK 1.9bn
Ratos has agreed to sell Danish broadband and telephony operator Stofa to trade buyer SE for DKK 1.9bn (тЌ255m) after a two-year holding period.
Perusa-backed PPG buys Sharples & Grant
Perusa Partners-backed PPG Pet Products Group has bought UK-based pet product retailer Sharples & Grant.
VCs in €25m round for Spartoo
Existing investors, including CM-CIC Capital Privé and Highland Partners, have taken part in a €25m series-C funding round for Spartoo, an online retailer of shoes and bags.
NVM-backed Wear Inns makes further acquisitions
Wear Inns - backed by NVM Private Equity and the British Growth Fund (BGF)- has acquired two pubs in the North of England from the Orchid Pub Group.
Finance Wales backs Channel Fisheries with £750,000
Finance Wales has made a ТЃ750,000 investment comprising both equity and debt into Welsh fresh fish merchant Channel Fisheries.
Octopus leads $3m round for Faction
Octopus Investments has led a $3m funding round for ski equipment and apparel retailer The Faction Collective.
Inveready leads €850,000 round for MyStarAutograph
Inveready has led an €850,000 funding round for online signed merchandise retailer MyStarAutograph.
Kinnevik buys extra 10% of Zalando from existing investors
Kinnevik has acquired an additional 10% of shares of German online retailer Zalando for €287m from existing investors Holtzbrinck Ventures, Tengelmann and Rocket Internet.
LBBW and KfW invest in avandeo
LBBW Venture Capital and KfW Bankengruppe have invested in a second funding round for Munich-based furniture e-commerce business avandeo.
PAI partners acquires Marcolin in €207m LBO
PAI partners has agreed to acquire a 78.39% stake in listed Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin at a price of €4.25 per share.
Index Ventures leads £8m funding for Secret Escapes
Index Ventures has led an ТЃ8m funding round for UK-based online luxury travel club Secret Escapes.
Advent launches takeover offer for Douglas
Advent International has made a tender offer to acquire listed German perfume and books retail group Douglas, which would value the business at close to €1.5bn.
Enterprise Ventures backs LabelSneak
Enterprise Ventures has backed online men's fashion retailer LabelSneak with a ТЃ525,000 investment.
Synergia buys Dutch bread and snacks business Boboli
Synergia Capital Parners has acquired Dutch frozen bread and snacks company Boboli.
EQT buys Danish Zebra's Tiger
EQT Partners has acquired a 70% stake in Danish retail store chain Tiger via its investment in its parent company Zebra.
BDMI backs Nonabox
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) has led a funding round for Nonabox, a Spanish online retailer of pregnancy and infancy products.
Accel Partners leads $40m round for HouseTrip.com
Accel Partners, Balderton Capital and Index Ventures have taken part in a $40m series-C round of funding for UK-based international holiday home rental website HouseTrip.com.
Gilde acquires Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity
Gilde Equity Management has acquired Dutch bakery Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity.
Motion Equity Partners exits ixetic
Motion Equity Partners (formerly Cognetas) has agreed to sell German car parts manufacturer ixetic to Canadian automotive supplier Magna, a deal reportedly worth €308m.