Consumer
BGF and NVM’s Wear Inns expands
Wear Inns, a portfolio company of the British Growth Fund (BGF) and NVM Private Equity, has acquired nine pubs from TCG Bars.
21 Centrale Partners buys Village Center
21 Centrale Partners has acquired outdoor accommodation group Village Center from NYSE Euronext Paris-listed Promeo Group.
Bridgepoint acquires La Compagnie du Ponant
Bridgepoint has entered exclusive talks to buy French cruise operator La Compagnie du Ponant from its parent company CMA CGM Group.
Quilvest PE buys stake in Acrotec
Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of French family-owned wealth manager Quilvest Group, has invested around CHF 30m in Swiss watch components maker Acrotec.
Acton leads financing round for Fashion For Home
Acton Capital has led a funding round for German online furniture retailer Fashion For Home.
BGF invests £4.2m in AFG Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested £4.2m in Scottish fancy dress and party fashion company AFG Media.
Caryle acquires Light Force
The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in Light Force, the producer and distributor of women’s clothing brand Twin-Set Simona Barbieri, from DGPA Capital and the company’s founders.
ISIS sells Enotria to BlueGem
BlueGem Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in British wine trade supplier Enotria from ISIS Equity Partners.
Montagu buys St Hubert for €430m
Montagu Private Equity has completed the €430m management buyout of French spread producer St Hubert from Dairy Crest Group.
VCs exit Elbee in trade sale
XAnge Private Equity, OTC Asset Management and Nextstage have sold their stakes in French online home furnishings retailer Elbee to trade buyer Adeo.
Vorwerk and Omnes back Tennis-Point
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures and Omnes Capital have invested in German tennis e-commerce business Tennis-Point.
21 Centrale Partners in talks to buy Village Center
21 Centrale Partners is planning to create a large outdoor accommodation group by merging its portfolio company Vacances directes with Promeo subsidiary Village Center.
ICG-backed Symington’s acquires Victoria Foods
ICG portfolio company Symington’s, a convenience food manufacturer, is understood to have bought family baking business Victoria Foods.
3i exits Finnish outdoor brand Halti Oy
3i has sold its 49% equity stake in Finnish outdoor equipment company Halti Oy to Ingman Group.
Canaan leads $12m round for onefinestay
Canaan Partners has led a $12m series-B funding round for London-based accommodation manager onefinestay.
Intel Capital et al. back KupiVIP
Intel Capital has led a $38m funding round for Russian e-commerce fashion retailer KupiVIP Holding.
Eden Ventures et al. exit WE7 to Tesco
Eden Ventures has sold its minority stake in Peter Gabriel’s digital music platform WE7 to retailer Tesco.
Alliance Boots partial exit raises £4.3bn cash and shares
KKR and AXA Private Equity have made a partial exit from Alliance Boots following a cash and shares offer from US pharmaceutical retailer Walgreens.
Permira-backed Telepizza extends loans
Permira has led a €35m equity injection into Spanish fast food chain Telepizza as part of a larger refinancing operation, according to reports.
Procuritas exits Däckia to Pirelli for SEK 625m
Procuritas has exited Swedish tyre services provider Däckia to Italian trade player Pirelli.
EQT picks up Vertu from Nokia
EQT Partners has acquired luxury phone business Vertu from Nokia.
Holtzbrinck Ventures and HTGF invest in Paul Secret
Holtzbrinck Ventures and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) have invested in Berlin-based start-up Paul Secret, a fashion adviser and retailer for men.
H2-backed Smartwares buys Hanesbrands Europe
Consumer essentials retailer Smartwares, a portfolio company of H2 Equity Partners, has wholly acquired Hanesbrands Europe as part of its buy-and-build strategy.
VC-backed Meninvest raises €5.6m
Orkos Capital, 123Venture and Partech International have provided French e-commerce group Meninvest with a €5.6m funding round.