Consumer
High-Tech Gründerfonds invests in fruux
High-Tech Gründerfonds and netSTART Venture have invested a six-figure sum in German cloud solutions company fruux GmbH.
Key Capital Partners invests £3.4m in Gear4music.com
Key Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake worth £3.4m in British online retailer Gear4music.com.
Equistone invests in custom travel agency Audley Travel
Equistone Partners Europe has acquired British custom travel agency Audley Travel.
Arle Capital's Parques Reunidos buys Slagharen
Parques Reunidos, portfolio company of Arle Capital, has acquired Dutch theme park Slagharen.
Banesto exits Top 30
Banesto Enisa Sepi Desarrollo has sold its 22.6% stake in Spanish climbing wall producer Top 30 to UK-based climbing wall manufacturer Grupo Entre Prises.
Business Growth Fund invests £4.8m in Wow! Stuff
The Business Growth Fund has made its fifth investment with the purchase of a £4.8m minority stake in British toy company Wow! Stuff.
Alto Partners acquires Trevisanalat
Alto Partners has acquired Italian mozzarella producer Trevisanalat. The acquisition was completed through the formation of a newco, in which Alto holds a 77.2% stake.
Venture-backed Groupalia sells Latin American subsidiaries
Daily deals company Groupalia, owned by Nauta Capital, Caixa Capital Risc, General Atlantic, Index Ventures and Insight Venture Partners has sold its Latin American subsidiaries to local Brazilian daily deals site Pez Urbano.
Colony Capital completes PSG exit
Colony Capital has sold its remaining 30% stake in French football club Paris St Germain (PSG) to Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) in a deal that reportedly values the club at €100m.
General Atlantic and Axel Springer set up €1.25bn joint venture
General Atlantic has invested €237m for a 30% stake in Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH, a joint venture with German publisher Axel Springer.
Blackstone refinances Center Parcs
Blackstone has refinanced holiday provider Center Parcs, injecting a further £100m of equity
Arle Capital's Parques Reunidos buys Noah's Ark
Arle Capital portfolio company Parques Reunidos has acquired Noah's Ark, the US's largest water park.
L Capital closes latest vehicle on €400m
French mid-cap investor L Capital Management has closed its L Capital 3 FCPR fund on €400m, above the initial €350m target.
Nordic Capital buys Europris from IK
Nordic Capital has acquired Norwegian discount retailer Europris from IK Investment Partners.
FF&P sells tea business to Dutch trade player
FF&P's portfolio company Clipper Teas has been acquired by Dutch organic food company Royal Wessanen.
Spanish bolt-on for Alven's JolieBox
French online cosmetics retailer JolieBox, backed by Alven Capital, has acquired Spanish competitor Glamourum.
NPM Capital and Cyrte Investments sell retailer bol.com for €350m
NPM Capital and Cyrte Investments have sold their stake in Dutch speciality retailer bol.com to supermarket giant Ahold for €350m in cash.
Fondations buys Buffet Crampon from Argos Soditic
Fondations Capital has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire French musical instruments maker Buffet Crampon from Argos Soditic.
NiXEN's Babeau Seguin makes first bolt-on
NiXEN's portfolio company, French home construction group Babeau Seguin, has acquired competitor Maisons et Jardins.
Credo Kapital acquires L.O.G.
Credo Kapital has acquired a controlling interest in Norwegian horticultural intermediate goods producer L.O.G.
CCMP, Axis and Corpfin back Volotea
CCMP Capital, Axis Participaciones Empresariales and Corpfin Capital have contributed to a €50m funding round to support the launch of Barcelona-based low-cost airline Volotea.
Litorina buys Fiskarhedenvillan from Polaris
Litorina has acquired Swedish house manufacturer Fiskarhedenvillan from Polaris Private Equity.
PE houses lose out on Iceland auction
CEO Malcolm Walker has entered into exclusive talks to buy the remainder of UK frozen food retailer Iceland Foods, in a deal that values the business at £1.55bn.
Inflexion acquires Natural Products
Inflexion Private Equity has completed the buyout of London-based impulse giftware retailer Natural Products Worldwide (NPW).