Consumer
Ratos' Stofa acquires TV business from Canal Digital
Ratos portfolio company Stofa has acquired the cable television business of triple play provider Canal Digital Denmark.
Gimv sells stake in Dutch food distributor
Gimv has successfully exited its investment in De Groot Fresh Group by selling its stake back to the founding family.
Rabo Capital backs Delta Wines MBO
Rabo Capital has signed an agreement with HAL Investments to buy a stake in Dutch wine wholesaler Delta Wines.
Enterprise Investors injects €10m in Profi Rom Food
Enterprise Investors has made a €10m follow-on investment in Profi Rom Food, one of its portfolio companies in Romania.
BaltCap backs Impuls
BaltCap has invested in Lithuanian health and fitness club chain Impuls.
Blackstone acquires Leica
Blackstone Group has acquired a 44% stake in German camera equipment producer Leica Camera.
Ersel invests in Zoom Torino
Gruppo Ersel has invested in Italian zoological park Zoom Torino.
Octopus backs second round of funding for Secret Escapes
Octopus has invested in a second round of financing for travel website Sweet Escapes.
Alcuin takes a bite out of Krispy Kreme
Alcuin Capital Partners has backed the ТЃ25m management buyout of doughnut retailer Krispy Kreme UK.
Perceva Capital acquires 70% of Mariteam
Perceva Capital has acquired a 70% stake in French seafood specialist Mariteam.
Accel backs social shopping platform Carmine
Accel Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in subscription-based beauty website Carmine.
Fortis buys part of Gilde stake in Roompot
Gilde Investment Management has sold part of its share in Dutch holiday park business Roompot Holding BV to Fortis Private Equity.
Agri Investment Fund CVBA invests in PinguinLutosa
Agri Investment Fund (AIF) has acquired KBC Private Equity’s stake in listed Belgian frozen vegetables specialist PinguinLutosa in a deal thought to be worth around €8.5m.
August backs Advanced Vetcare-Rowe buy-and-build
August Equity has invested in a buy-and-build platform with veterinary services businesses Advanced Vetcare and Rowe Veterinary Group to merge. The Enterprise Value of the deal was around ТЃ35m.
Berkshire Partners acquires MBT
Berkshire Partners have expanded their holding in MBT.
Alven et al. inject €1m into JolieBox
Alven Capital and several business angels have invested €1m in French online cosmetics retailer JolieBox.
Sentica takes majority stake in Puuilo
Sentica has acquired a 55% stake in Finnish family-owned do-it-yourself retail chain Puuilo.
NVM-backed Kitwave acquires Automatic Retailing
NVM-backed Kitwave has acquired automatic vending industry supplier Automatic Retailing.
Axon subscribes to €2m Wuaki.tv round
Axon Capital has participated in a €2m funding round for Wuaki.tv, a major Spanish video-on-demand service provider.
Sun European takes struggling Alexon private
Sun European Partners has acquired UK-based fashion group Alexon from administrators, following its delisting from the London Stock Exchange.
VC-backed L'Usine à Design raises €4m
Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) has joined existing investor CM-CIC Capital Privé in a €4m round of financing for French e-commerce company L'Usine à Design.
Earlybird backs Peak Games
Earlybird has invested $11.5m in Peak Games together with Hummingbird Ventures and a strategic investor bringing the round to a total of $19m.
Segulah ups stake in Kemetyl
Segulah has increased its shareholding in Kemetyl to 100% and transferred the ownership of its subsidiary hygiene business Antibac to CCS/Opus.
EdRIP's Chabé buys Service Affaires
French car hire business Chabé Limousines, a portfolio company of Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP), has wholly acquired competitor Service Affaires.