Consumer
Mobeus finances ATG Media's acquisition of BidSpotter
Mobeus has financed its portfolio company ATG Media's bolt-on of US-based online auctions business BidSpotter for £4.5m.
Beringea exits Tossed
Beringea has sold UK-based restaurant group Tossed to the business's management and Gemini Restaurants Ltd.
NorthEdge acquires Help-Link
NorthEdge Capital has acquired a stake in Leeds-based central heating specialist Help-Link UK Ltd.
Betfair rejects CVC-led £912m takeover bid
A £912m takeover offer led by CVC Capital Partners has been rejected by UK–based online gambling business Betfair.
LDC backs £50m MBO of D&D
UK-based LDC has acquired restaurant group D&D London in a £50m management buyout.
Phoenix sells Letts Filofax
Phoenix Equity Partners has sold stationery products firm Letts Filofax to HSGP Investments, a holding company set up by the firm’s CEO Gordon Presly and Canadian stationery entrepreneur Harolde Savoy.
Bowmark buys Drake & Morgan
Bowmark Capital has backed the £30m management buyout of UK-based restaurants operator Drake & Morgan.
Atomico, Index, IVP in $130m Supercell funding round
Atomico, Index Ventures and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) have invested in a $130m funding round for Finnish mobile games developer Supercell.
KKR acquires SMCP Group
KKR has supported the management buyout of luxury apparel retailer SMCP Group, acquiring the firm from French private equity houses L Capital and Florac.
Joules attracts private equity interest
British fashion retailer Joules is planning on selling a minority stake to fund expansion in the UK and overseas, according to reports.
3i’s Refresco merges with Gerber Emig
Refresco, a Dutch beverage manufacturer backed by 3i, will merge with European bottling company Gerber Emig.
360 Capital Partners and Eataly launch Eataly Net
360 Capital Partners has teamed up with Italian food retailer Eataly to found Eataly's online business Eataly Net.
CVC eyes takeover bid for Betfair
CVC Capital Partners has confirmed it is considering bidding for London-listed online betting company Betfair Group plc.
LDC sells kidsunlimited for £45m
LDC has sold day care nurseries operator kidsunlimited to employer-sponsored childcare provider Bright Horizons for a cash consideration of £45m.
Newfund invests in XOR Motors
Venture capital Newfund has backed XOR Motors, a French manufacturer of electric scooters.
Oaktree’s R&R Ice Cream buys Fredericks Dairies
R&R Ice Cream, the ice cream manufacturer owned by Oaktree Capital, has wholly acquired Fredericks Dairies for £49m.
MML's Arena Group acquires Karl’s
UK-based events business The Arena Group, a portfolio company of MML Capital Partners, has acquired its US competitor Karl’s Event Services.
Qualium to re-inject €30m into Quick as part of amend-and-extend
French investor Qualium is set to invest a further €30m of equity in restaurants chain Quick while the company's lenders have agreed to extend the terms of its debt, which was due to mature in 2015.
France Telecom moves forward on EE sale
France Telecom has reportedly hired banks to advise on the dual-track sale process of mobile operator Everything Everywhere (EE), which attracted private equity interest last summer.
Iris and Isai inject €2m into InstantLuxe
French venture capital firms Iris Capital and Isai have provided online marketplace InstantLuxe.com with a €2m round of funding.
Capman sells Cardinal Foods to Capvest and a trade player
Capman has sold its 49% stake in Norwegian poultry and eggs producer Cardinal Foods to London-based private equity firm Capvest following at least two unsuccessful attempts at listing the business.
Newfund backs Brazeco with €500,000
Newfund has invested €500,000 in Brazeco, a French producer of compressed wood logs.
Earlybird joins Auctionata investors in new funding round
Earlybird has joined existing investors Bright Capital and Kite Ventures in a new funding round for German online auction house Auctionata, estimated at around $2.7m.
IK exits KWC to Franke
IK Investment Partners has agreed to sell KWC, part of the Hansa Group, to Swiss-based kitchen specialist Franke.