Consumer
Vista Capital looking to sell Indas
Vista Capital de Expansión are looking to divest sanitary pad maker Indas.
Landon invests €3.5m in Sercotel
Landon Investments, the venture capital arm of Grupo Corporativo Landon, has invested €3.5m in Spanish hotel chain Sercotel via a capital increase, thus upping its stake to 70%.
VCs invest another $26m in Groupalia
Index Ventures, Caixa Capital Risc, Nauta Capital, General Atlantic and Insight Venture Partners have subscribed to a $26m capital increase carried out by Spanish discounts website Groupalia.
CapVest's Valeo acquires Jacob Fruitfield
CapVest-backed Valeo Foods has acquired Jacob Fruitfield Food Group in a deal valued between тЌ60-70m.
GCRPV backs Azcue with €1m
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has backed the Basque Country's Azcue y Cia with a €1m investment.
Investitori Associati exits La Rinascente
A consortium comprising Investitori Associati, Deutsche Bank Real Estate Global Opportunities (DBGO), Prelios and Boletti Group have sold La Rinascente for €205m.
Clave Mayor-backed Papas Vicente Vidal buys Aperitivos Gus
Papas Vicente Vidal, a Spanish family business recently acquired by Clave Mayor and Sodena-backed APEX, has purchased 100% of snacks manufacturer Aperitivos Gus.
YFM backs Bagel Nash MBI
YFM Equity Partners has backed the management buy-in of UK-based bakery and retail business Bagel Nash.
Imperial leads £40m investment in Nexeon
Imperial Innovations Group plc has led a ТЃ40m series-C round for battery materials and licensing company Nexeon.
Perceva Capital in Supra take-private
Perceva Capital has acquired a 58% stake in listed French heating devices manufacturer Supra in a deal that values the business at €12m, with a view to delist it in the Autumn.
PE firms linked to sale of Glaxo non-core brands
A number of private equity groups are thought to be interested in acquiring a product portfolio being sold by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
Carta Capital reaps 14-18% IRR on three exits
Lower mid-market mezzanine investor Carta Capital has exited three of its investments, each reaping an IRR of 14-18% and a money multiple of 1.6x to 1.8x.
Nazca Capital buys EUREKAKIDS
Nazca Capital has acquired Damerik, which owns Catalan toy chain EUREKAKIDS, via the purchase of equity and a capital increase.
Magnum's Seda Coffee deal falls through
Magnum Capital Partners’ bid to acquire a 50% stake in Seda Coffee has fallen through, despite its announcement last April that the deal would go ahead.
RJD backs Verdant Leisure bolt-on
RJD Partners portfolio company Verdant Leisure has completed its first add-on acquisition, adding holiday park Viewfield Manor to its portfolio.
VC-backed PhotoBox acquires Moonpig for £120m
PhotoBox, which is backed by a consortium of investors that include Highland Capital Partners, Index Ventures and HarbourVest, has acquired online greetings card retailer Moonpig.com for ТЃ120m.
L Capital buys 35% stake in TWC L'Amy
L Capital, a PE firm sponsored by luxury group LVMH, has acquired a 35% stake in French fashion accessories company TWC L'Amy from Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP).
Blackstone acquires Jack Wolfskin for €700m
Private equity house Blackstone has acquired outdoor equipment and clothing company Jack Wolfskin in a secondary buyout worth €700m.
LDC acquires Original Additions
LDC has acquired beauty accessories supplier Original Additions in a secondary buyout from Matrix Private Equity and Barclays Ventures.
Paine & Partners buys Scanbio from Verdane
Paine & Partners has acquired fish oil and protein concentrate producer Scanbio Marine Group from Scanbio AS, part-owned by Verdane Capital IV.
Ratos-backed Arcus acquires Excellars stake
Ratosт portfolio company Arcus-Gruppen has acquired a 51% stake in Norwegian wine wholesaler Excellars AS.
Private equity hungry for €215m Bimbo deal
Buyout houses Magnum Capital Industrial Partners, MCH Private Equity and Portobello Capital are among the potential bidders for Spanish bakery business Bimbo.
Karnell buys Silva Sweden
Karnell has acquired Swedish retailer of outdoor equipment Silva Sweden AB from Fiskars.
PE-backed Afflelou mulls over IPO
French optician Alain Afflelou, a portfolio company of Bridgepoint and Apax France, is considering a potential listing within the next 12 months.