Consumer
Equistone indulges with Charles & Alice
Equistone Partners Europe has invested in French fruit dessert maker Charles & Alice Group, alongside existing investor CM-CIC Capital Finance.
ECI reaps 4.5x on Bargain Booze IPO
ECI Partners has reaped a 4.5x money multiple on its full exit from Bargain Booze, which listed on the AIM this morning under its holding company, Conviviality Retail.
Holtzbrinck Ventures leads series-A investment in L’ArcoBaleno
Holtzbrinck and other investors have taken part in a seven-figure funding round for design e-commerce site L’Arcobaleno.
Idinvest et al. back Grand Cru with €8.5m
Idinvest Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and Nokia Growth Partners have taken part in an €8.5m series-A funding round for Finnish game developer Grand Cru.
Endless’s Karro secures £60m refinancing package from GE
Karro Food Group has received a £60m funding package from GE Capital just six months after Endless acquired the company.
Midven backs Learning Labs
Midven has invested £300,000 in Learning Labs' language learning product FlashSticks, which uses 3M’s Post-it notes.
Activa-backed La Maison Bleue bolts on Crèches Baby
French childcare nursery group La Maison Bleue, which is backed by Activa Capital, has acquired day-care nursery chain Crèches Baby & Co from its parent company Delfingen.
Pamplona set to buy OGF from Astorg
Pamplona Capital Management is set to acquire French funeral services provider OGF from Astorg Partners, a deal reportedly valued at around €900m.
Graphite tucks into Hawksmoor
Graphite Capital has succeeded in its bid to acquire Hawksmoor, supporting the high-end steak restaurant group's management buyout.
Aheim makes second exit in one month
Aheim Capital has sold its portfolio company Ecronova Polymer, reaping a 40% IRR and a 2.5x return on its original investment.
Aheim achieves 2.4x on Aqua Vital exit
Aheim Capital has sold water cooler provider Aqua Vital Quell-und Mineralwasser to fellow German private equity firm Halder, reaping a 2.4x gross money multiple.
Index et al. back Wool And The Gang with $2.8m
UK-based knitwear e-commerce company Wool And The Gang has raised $2.8m from Index Ventures, Wellington Partners and MMC Ventures.
ECI Partners’ Bargain Booze in IPO
ECI Partners reaped a 4.5x money multiple on its full exit from discount alcohol franchise Bargain Booze, which listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM in an IPO giving the company a market capitalisation of £66.7m.
Qualium backs Mériguet group
Qualium Investissement has invested in the owner buyout (OBO) of the Atelier Mériguet-Carrère group, a Paris-based arts specialist and renovator.
Electra refinances Park Resorts
Electra Partners has refinanced the existing debt of portfolio company Park Resorts - the GP now holds debt facilities totalling £145m and has upped its stake in the company to 54%.
United Ventures supports LoveTheSign
United Ventures has led a €1m funding round for e-commerce interior design site LoveTheSign.com.
Nicole Farhi rescued from administration
Nicole Farhi, the private equity-backed high-end fashion retailer that went into administration earlier this month, has been bought out by businesswoman Maxine Hargreaves-Adams.
Mosaic et al. invest in Woodall Nicholson
Mosaic Private Equity, RooGreen Ventures and Enterprise Ventures have invested in Woodall Nicholson Group, a UK coach-building business.
Fondamenta and IMI back MilkyWay
Italian investors Fondamenta and IMI Fondi Chiusi have made a €720,000 capital injection into extreme biking and sports equipment firm MilkyWay.
Mister Spex makes Swedish acquisitions
Online optician Mister Spex, backed by several private equity players, has acquired two Swedish online eyewear stores: Lensstore and Loveyewear.
Axa PE given green light for Club Med takeover
French regulatory body AMF has authorised Axa Private Equity and Fosun's joint bid for listed French holiday resorts group Club Méditerranée.
Elior sale back on track, Axa PE in lead
Axa Private Equity and Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ) have made a revised joint bid for Charterhouse's French catering business Elior, according to reports in the local press.
Altor acquires Rossignol
Altor Equity Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in French ski equipment company Rossignol Group.
Portobello Capital sells Cie to BlackRock
Spanish private equity firm Portobello Capital has sold its remaining stake in listed car parts manufacturer Cie Automotive Group to BlackRock.