Consumer
Miura sells Noa Visual to Porterhouse
Barcelona-based Miura Private Equity has sold Noa Visual Group to Swiss investment firm Porterhouse Capital.
Langholm nearing exit from Tyrrells
Langholm Capital, private equity owner of UK-based Tyrrells, is one step closer to selling the crisp maker for £100m 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 £3.5m investment.
Ratos increases ownership in Jøtul
Ratos has agreed to acquire additional shares in Norwegian wood stoves maker Jøtul from Accent Equity for NOK 12m.
VC-backed Photobox acquires StickyGram.com
Photobox Group, a provider of online digital photo services backed by a number of venture capital firms, has acquired Instagram photo-to-magnet online print company StickyGram.com.
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 £100m price tag, according to reports.
Bridgepoint secures £375m refinancing for Pret debt
Pret A Manger will pay out £150m 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 £6m 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 £43m.
Key Capital Partners’ Dwell goes into administration
Furniture retailer chain Dwell has gone into administration, resulting in 23 store closures and 300 jobs shed.
Bain to buy Maisons du Monde from Apax, LBO France
Bain Capital has agreed to acquire French home decorations and furniture retail business Maisons du Monde in a secondary buyout understood to be worth around €650m – close to 8x EBITDA.
Index and CM-CIC inject €2.5m into Capitaine Train
French online train booking business Capitaine Train has raised a further €2.5m from its two existing backers, Index Ventures and CM-CIC Capital Privé.
Dalian Wanda Group buys Sunseeker from FL Partners
After less than three years' ownership, FL Partners has agreed to sell luxury motor yacht manufacturer Sunseeker International to Chinese commercial property and entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group.
Gimv and Iris invest €15m in Alven-backed Planetveo
Gimv and Iris Capital have invested €15m in French online travel agency Planetveo, which has previously received backing from Alven Capital.
ECM sells Kadi to Paragon
ECM Equity Capital Management has sold its majority stake in Kadi AG, a Swiss frozen food manufacturer, to Paragon Partners and the company’s management team.
Maj Invest sells Kelsen Group to Campbell Soup
Maj Invest has sold Danish baked snacks maker Kelsen Group AS to Campbell Soup.