Consumer
Endless placed Amdega in administration
Endless-backed conservatory and greenhouse company Amdega has gone into administration, the turnaround specialist has confirmed.
Inflexion takes ISD private for £78.3m
Inflexion has agreed to take UK multi-channel retailer Ideal Shopping Direct (ISD) private in a deal that values the company at £78.3m.
Atitlán Capital backs sports centre
Atitlán Capital has backed specialist sports company Esportinat in creating a new leisure company, Demmero Group 21.
Bridgepoint secures loans to extend debt of Dorna Sports
Bridgepoint has secured €420m of loans to extend the debt of Spanish Dorna Sports SL, a motorcycle sports business that promotes and manages MotoGP (the Motorcycle Road Racing World Championship), say media reports.
Hiperion circles GPS
Spanish turnaround fund manager Hiperion Capital Management is in talks to acquire Ibizan hotel chain Grupo Playa Sol.
CVC-backed Cortefiel acquires distributor
Grupo Cortefiel, the Spanish portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners, PAI Partners and Permira, has acquired its distributor in Serbia, Bosnia and Macedonia.
Thesan buys Pizza Marzano from TDR
Buyout house Thesan Capital has acquired Pizza Marzano from private equity firm TDR Capital and Capricorn Ventures International as part of a management buy-in.
KBC sells Novaservis for 25%+ IRR
KBC Private Equity has sold Czech bathroom fittings maker Novaservis a.s. in a €48m trade sale to Polish business Ferro.
Carlyle looking to float Moncler
Carlyle's portfolio company Moncler has applied for a listing on the Italian Stock Exchange.
Atitlan sells Verdifresh stake
Atitlan Capital has sold its 50% stake in Citrus Levante, a wholly owned subsidiary of Spanish company Verdifresh to the firm's managing director.
Lyceum buys EAT from Penta Capital
Lyceum Capital has acquired a majority stake in UK takeaway food chain EAT from Penta Capital.
Clessidra considers Parmalat takeover
Italian private equity firm Clessidra has admitted that it is in early negotiations with the consortium which is putting together a proposal to buy dairy corporation Parmalat.
Activa buys Abrisud from AtriA
Activa Capital has acquired Abrisud, a French manufacturer of swimming pool enclosures, from AtriA Capital Partenaires.
Finatem exits Derby Cycle in IPO
German mid-market investor Finatem has listed its portfolio company Derby Cycle on the Frankfurt stock exchange on 4th February.
Carlyle acquires ADA Cosmetics
Private equity house Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in German provider of hotel cosmetics, ADA Cosmetics from Halder, in a secondary buyout for an undisclosed amount. The investment was made from Carlyle's European growth capital fund CETP...
21 Centrale Partners acquires Forma-Dis
21 Centrale Partners has bought French distance learning company Forma-Dis for around €100m, according to media reports.
PPM Oost in €500,000 round for Yummm! Concepts
PPM Oost and a private investor have invested €500,000 in Dutch candy company Yummm! Concepts.
Terra Firma looking to sell Odeon & UCI
Terra Firma is set to offload UK cinema chain Odeon & UCI with a £700m-1bn price tag, according to media reports.
Doughty Hanson et al. invest in MegaZebra
Doughty Hanson Technology and Kizoo Technology Ventures have backed social game provider MegaZebra with a multi-million-euro investment.
Cinven to take a further 30% of Camaïeu
Modacin France, a holding company owned by Cinven, has offered to acquire a further 30% of listed French clothing company Camaïeu and now plans to take it private.
21 Centrale Partners set to buy Planet Sushi
21 Centrale Partners is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Planet Sushi, a French chain of sushi restaurants, according to media reports.
Lyceum buys EAT from Penta Capital
Lyceum Capital has acquired a controlling stake in UK takeaway food chain EAT from Penta Capital.
Electra acquires Daler-Rowney
Electra Partners has backed the buyout of fine art materials supplier Daler-Rowney with a £26m investment.
Argos Soditic invests in Dimar
Private equity firm Argos Soditic has invested in food supplier Dimar.