Consumer
PE firms circle Premier Foods' spread businesses
TDR Capital, CapVest and Morgan Stanley Private Equity are reportedly due to submit first round bids for Sun Pat and Hartley's Jam, two businesses owned by Premier Foods.
Argos Soditic acquires ASC International House
Argos Soditic has completed the MBO of Swiss education provider ASC International House.
BGF and NVM invest £10m in Wear Inns
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) and previous backer NVM Private Equity have invested a joint £10m in UK pub chain Wear Inns.
Lion to make 5x money on Weetabix
Lion Capital has sold 60% of UK cereal business Weetabix to Chinese food group Bright Food, in a deal that values the company at £1.2bn.
Sagard buys Stokomani from Advent
Sagard Private Equity has acquired French discount wholesaler Stokomani from Advent International, a transaction valued at €200-210m.
Milestone reaps 6x money on Cadum trade sale
Milestone Capital has reaped around 6x its money on the sale of French soap and baby products company Cadum to L’Oreal.
Langholm acquires Purity Soft Drinks in MBI
Langholm Capital has backed Gary Nield and Peter Unsworth’s management buy-in of Purity Soft Drinks from long-time owners the Cox family.
Lion Capital buys Alain Afflelou
Lion Capital has entered exclusive talks to acquire French eyewear retailer Alain Afflelou from Bridgepoint, Apax France and Altamir Amboise in a deal believed to be valued at nearly €800m.
Vitruvian leads $64m round for Just-Eat
Vitruvian Partners has led a $64m funding round for London-based online takeaway ordering service Just-Eat.
Accell Group buys Perseus's Raleigh Cycle for $100m
Perseus Capital and Raleigh Cycle's management have sold the British bicycle business for $100m to Dutch trade player Accell.
HTGF invests in futalis
High-Tech Gründerfonds has provided German dog food business futalis with seed financing of €500,000.
Vendis Capital invests in Yarrah Organic Petfood
Vendis Capital has backed Dutch organic pet food producer Yarrah Organic Petfood.
Incitia backs Campadre
Incitia Ventures has taken a minority stake in Swedish online private sales company Campadre Scandinavia.
TA takes minority stake in Zadig & Voltaire
TA Associates has taken a 30% stake in French clothing and accessories retailer Zadig & Voltaire.
Consilium acquires Tucano Urbano for €12m
Consilium SGR has acquired a majority stake of around 75% in Italian motorcycle clothing company Tucano Urbano for a reported €12m.
Wise and J Hirsch buy Alpitour from Exor
Wise SGR and J Hirsch & Co have acquired a 54% stake in Italian tourism company Alpitour from Exor – which will retain 10% of the company – in a deal that gives the business a €225m enterprise value.
Augmentum leads £7.5m round for Bathrooms.com
Augmentum Capital has led a £7.5m series-B round for Leighton Buzzard-based bathroom products retailer Bathrooms.com.
CapMan Russia buys minority stake in Top League
CapMan Russia has acquired a minority stake in Russian sporting goods retail chain Top League.
BlackFin acquires Chiarezza
BlackFin Capital Partners has wholly acquired Italian insurance aggregator Chiarezza from motor insurance firm Admiral Group.
Investindustrial reaps 3x on Ducati exit
Investindustrial has sold Italian motorcycle designer and manufacturer Ducati to Audi AG, a deal believed to be worth slightly less than €900m.
ISIS invests in Happy Days
ISIS Equity Partners has invested £3.7m in day nursery operator Happy Days.
Montagu acquires College of Law
Montagu Private Equity has acquired the legal education and training business of The College of Law.
Assietta acquires Pamfood
Assietta Private Equity has acquired a 90% stake in Ligurian speciality food producer Pamfood from the Maggiali family.
OpCapita acquires GAME Iberia
OpCapita has acquired the Iberian operations of distressed videogames retailer GAME Group.