Consumer
Wise and J Hirsch buy Alpitour from Exor
Wise SGR and J Hirsch & Co have acquired a 54% stake in Italian tourism company Alpitour from Exor – which will retain 10% of the company – in a deal that gives the business a €225m enterprise value.
Augmentum leads £7.5m round for Bathrooms.com
Augmentum Capital has led a ТЃ7.5m series-B round for Leighton Buzzard-based bathroom products retailer Bathrooms.com.
CapMan Russia buys minority stake in Top League
CapMan Russia has acquired a minority stake in Russian sporting goods retail chain Top League.
BlackFin acquires Chiarezza
BlackFin Capital Partners has wholly acquired Italian insurance aggregator Chiarezza from motor insurance firm Admiral Group.
Investindustrial reaps 3x on Ducati exit
Investindustrial has sold Italian motorcycle designer and manufacturer Ducati to Audi AG, a deal believed to be worth slightly less than €900m.
ISIS invests in Happy Days
ISIS Equity Partners has invested ТЃ3.7m in day nursery operator Happy Days.
Montagu acquires College of Law
Montagu Private Equity has acquired the legal education and training business of The College of Law.
Assietta acquires Pamfood
Assietta Private Equity has acquired a 90% stake in Ligurian speciality food producer Pamfood from the Maggiali family.
OpCapita acquires GAME Iberia
OpCapita has acquired the Iberian operations of distressed videogames retailer GAME Group.
Better Capital acquires 90% of Jaeger Group
Better Capital has bought a majority stake in UK fashion house Jaeger Group for ТЃ19.5m.
Broadlake acquires Jede UK
Broadlake Capital has acquired Manchester-based coffee company Jede UK from Jede, a subsidiary of Nestle.
La Caixa and Cabiedes back Deskidea
Caixa Capital Risc and Cabiedes & Partners have participated in a €350,000 funding round for Deskidea, a Spanish online retailer of office equipment.
YFM takes 30% stake in Zutux
YFM Equity Partners has invested ТЃ950,000 for a 30% stake in British furniture maker Zutux.
Duke Street sells Adelie Food Holding for $350m
Duke Street has sold Adelie Food Holding to India Hospitality Corp for $350m, according to reports.
FSI leads €24m round for Viadeo
Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI) has led a €24m funding round for Paris-based professional social network Viadeo.
LDC exits Cranswick Pet Products
LDC has sold its majority stake in Cranswick Pet Products to Westland Horticulture for ТЃ18m.
Karmijn Kapitaal makes first investment
Karmijn Kapitaal, formerly Juneau Private Equity, has made its first investment in Dutch Mediterranean food company Enrico BV.
SGCP invests €800,000 in Materiel-Velo
Société Générale Capital Partenaires (SGCP), the growth capital arm of Société Générale, has invested €800,000 in French cycling equipment distributor Materiel-Velo.
DST Global and Kinnevik increase investment in Zalando
Russian investor DST Global and Swedish Kinnevik have increased their stake in German online retailer Zalando.
Duke Street leads £37.5m SBO of LM Funerals
Duke Street, Babson Capital Europe and Metric Capital Partners have acquired LM Funerals from Sovereign Capital.
Piper backs Loungers
Piper Private Equity has injected ТЃ16m into UK cafУЉ-bar chain operator Loungers in exchange for a significant minority stake.
Mercapital exits Bodegas Lan
Spanish private equity house Mercapital has sold Spanish wine producer Bodegas Lan to Portuguese wine group Sogrape.
CVC exits StarBev in €2.65bn trade sale
CVC Capital Partners has sold CEE-focused brewer StarBev to NYSE-listed Molson Coors Brewing Company for €2.65bn.
Business Growth Fund backs Mexican street food
The Business Growth Fund has invested ТЃ3.25m in Manchester-based Mexican street food chain Barburrito.