Consumer
IK acquires Savena in SBO
IK Investment Partners has acquired French food ingredient manufacturer Savena from Azulis Capital and Céréa Capital.
Blackstone buys confectionery manufacturer Tangerine
Blackstone Group has acquired Growth Capital Partners' (GCP) 40% stake in sugar, confectionery and popcorn manufacturer Tangerine in a deal worth more than £100m.
Simbiosis considers €35m Cacaolat rescue
Simbiosis Venture Capital is considering rescuing Cacaolat, the beleaguered Spanish chocolate shakes-to-biscuits company owned by food group Nueva Rumasa.
ISIS-backed Encore acquires West End Bookings
ISIS Equity Partners-owned Encore Tickets has acquired event tickets supplier West End Theatre Bookings from Holidaybreak for more than £10m.
CapMan acquires stake in Solera
CapMan has acquired a 76% stake in Norwegian alcoholic beverage importer and distributor Solera AS.
Carlyle buys RAC for £1bn
The Carlyle Group has acquired motoring services provider RAC from insurance company Aviva for £1bn.
Montagu to put Maplin sale on hold
Montagu Private Equity is looking to hold on to UK electronics retailer Maplin for another year, according to media reports.
Blackstone nears Jack Wolfskin deal
Private equity company Blackstone is close to a possible acquisition of German outdoor equipment provider Jack Wolfskin, according to reports.
Parcom to offload See Tickets for £120m
The auction process for Parcom Capital-owned ticketing company See Tickets has now reached a second round of bidding, according to media reports.
FSN Capital’s Baggium sells C&T division
FSN Capital’s portfolio company Baggium AB has sold its Care & Treatment division to Humana AB.
CVC seeks Colomer buyer
CVC Capital Partners is searching for a buyer for its Spanish portfolio company, Colomer Group, a manufacturer of hair and nail care products.
Active invests €1m in Restalo.es
Technology investor Active Venture Partners has injected €1m into Spanish online restaurant bookings platform Restalo.es via a capital increase.
DBAG exits Heim & Haus in management buy-back
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has sold its 68.2% stake in Heim & Haus - a German direct seller of shading systems and building components - back to management.
TCR buys Européenne from Industries & Finances
TCR Capital has bought a majority stake in French food distributor Européenne Food from Industries & Finances Partenaires and Défi Gestion.
21 Partners exits Interflora in €148m tertiary buyout
21 Centrale Partners has sold flower business Interflora to investment companies Chevrillon & Associés and HLD Associés for €148m.
Colony and Butler Capital to exit PSG
Colony Capital and Butler Capital are about to sell French football club Paris St Germain (PSG) to the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), according to French daily Le Parisien.
BaltCap exits Adam Auto
Hansa Auto, the Latvian subsidiary of Baltic car dealer Amserv Group, has acquired 100% of Adam Auto SIA's shares from BaltCap and minority shareholders.
Vision Capital acquires portfolio from Banco Popolare
Vision Capital has acquired a portfolio of assets from Italian retail bank Banco Popolare.
Oakley backs Broughton’s Tote bid
Oakley Capital has revealed plans to underwrite Sir Martin Broughton’s bid for state-owned bookmaker Tote.
Piper returns 5x on Bottlegreen sale
Piper Private Equity has sold its stake in UK adult soft drinks business Bottlegreen Holdings Limited to SHS.
Sovereign invests in Greenwich School of Management
Sovereign Capital has invested in the Greenwich School of Management (GSoM), providing an undisclosed sum to grow the business.
Bridgepoint in talks to buy La Gardenia
Buyout house Bridgepoint is in negotiations with L Capital and Ergon Capital Partners about a possible purchase of their 100% stake in cosmetics business La Gardenia.
DuMont Venture et al. invest in yourvideocard
DuMont Venture, the venture arm of publishing house DuMont, CFP & Founders Investments and business angels have invested close to €10m in video greeting card company yourvideocard.
Cerberus-backed Focus DIY goes into administration
Cerberus Capital’s portfolio company Focus DIY has entered administration.