Consumer
Cabiedes and angels invest in Club Santa Monica
Cabiedes and Partners has participated in a €500,000 funding round for Spanish company Santa Monica, alongside several business angels.
IK Investment Partners acquires Snacks International
IK Investment Partners has taken a majority stake in French food company Snacks International, for an undisclosed amount.
Candover to pull out of Parques Reunidos sale
Candover looks set to drop its plans to exit amusement park operator Parques Reunidos via a secondary buyout or IPO.
Segulah-backed eTRAVELi acquires TravelPartner
Segulahтs portfolio company European Travel Interactive (eTRAVELi) has acquired TravelPartner in a SEK 227m public-to-private transaction.
SES Iberia exits Neumáticos Andrés
SES Iberia Private Equity has exited Neumáticos Andrés via a management buy-back to original owners the Andrés family.
Ingenious invests £2m in Jongleurs
Ingenious Ventures, the private equity arm of investment company Ingenious, has invested ТЃ2m in comedy club chain Jongleurs.
Blacks Outdoor seeks buyer
Outdoors retailer Blacks is seeking a buyer after reportedly receiving approaches from two private equity funds.
Private equity eyes up Nuance
Rumours suggest a private equity firm will be the next owner of a majority stake in Italian travel retailer The Nuance Group.
Silverfleet acquires Schneider Group from Barclays
Silverfleet Capital has acquired a majority stake in German retail group Schneider from Barclays Private Equity, for an undisclosed amount.
Bridgepoint and Apax acquire two jewel retailers for €600m
Bridgepoint and Apax Partners have acquired French jewellery retailers Histoire D'Or and Marc Orian from Silverfleet Capital and Qualium Investissement, in a deal that values the new group at €600m.
Private equity looks to private sales clubs
Members-only sales clubs have been a surprisingly attractive investment target for private equity firms in 2010. Industry insiders have been branding this sector as тthe new cleantechт, having seen at least 10 small to medium private equity deals being...
LGV buys Amber Taverns in SBO
LGV Capital has purchased community-based pub company Amber Taverns from Unicorn Asset Management, Acuity Capital Management and MaxCap Partners.
Gimv leads €10m Eden Chocolates round
Gimv has backed a €10m funding round for Belgium confectioner Eden Chocolates.
Naxicap invests in Laboratoire Gravier
Naxicap Partners has taken a minority stake in France-based Laboratoire Gravier, a manufacturer of organic cosmetics and cleaning products.
Intera acquires Polarica
Intera Equity Partners has acquired a 50% stake in berries and wild game supplier Polarica.
Consortium sells BuyVIP to Amazon.com
A consortium of private equity investors is to sell Spanish e-commerce community BuyVIP to Amazon.com for around €75m.
Clessidra and Carlyle circle Coin
Private equity firms Clessidra and Carlyle Group have expressed an interest in purchasing PAI Partners’ 69% stake in Italian retailer Gruppo Coin.
Axcel lists Pandora at DKK 210 per share
Axcel portfolio company Pandora today listed on the NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen at a share price of DKK 210.
123Venture injects €1.6m in Sorec
123Venture has provided French furnishings company Sorec with €1.6m of funding.
Investors pump €70m into private sales club Privalia
General Atlantic and Index Ventures have joined existing investor Highland Capital Partners to inject €70m into online sales company Privalia.
Riverside buys Arena from BSPE in SBO
Mid-sized investor The Riverside Company has completed its first deal in Italy with a secondary buy-out of water wear brand Arena from BS Private Equity (BSPE).
Morgan Stanley and SocGen reportedly hired for Yoplait sale
Morgan Stanley and Société Générale are said to have been hired as advisers to PAI partners and Sodiaal on the sale of Yoplait, according to media reports.
Synergo sells Air Italy in management buy-back
Synergo has sold its 40% stake in Air Italy back to company manager Giuseppe Gentile for an estimated €11m.
Carlyle completes B&B Hotels acquisition from Eurazeo
The Carlyle Group has acquired French hotels chain B&B hotels from Eurazeo, in a deal that values the company at around €480m.