Consumer
Precarious - Times for listed players
Seduced by Euronext Amsterdam, private equity firms are looking to the stock exchange to search for extra cash. But success is by no means guaranteed and results so far are a mixed bag
CEE - KBC acquires Hungarian toy wholesaler and retailer
KBC Private Equity has acquired Gulliver and Star-Toys from the Kovács and Kovalcsik families. Gulliver Group is a Hungary-based toy wholesaler and, under its Bambini-brand, toy retailer. The company distributes international toy brands to the Hungarian...
UK - M&C Ventures repositions as Cornerstone Corporate Finance
Media and Communications Ventures Ltd (M&C Ventures) is rebranding and repositioning its business as Cornerstone Corporate Finance Ltd. Cornerstone is now an independent corporate finance boutique which focuses exclusively on advising management teams...
UK - Duke Street buys value retailer from BPE for £68.5m
Duke Street Capital (DSC) has backed the ТЃ68.5m secondary management buyout of The Original Factory Shop from Barclays Private Equity (BPE). The Original Factory Shop is a value retailer, headquartered in Burnley, Lancashire. It has 84 outlets across...
SPAIN – 3i moves ahead with Café & Té
3i-backed coffee chain Café & Té is ready to expand its franchise network.
UK - Darwin Private Equity acquires Maximuscle for £75m from Piper
Darwin Private Equity has completed its first transaction with the ТЃ75m acquisition of sports nutrition company Maximuscle from Piper Private Equity. nabCapital provided acquisition finance to the deal alongside Royal Bank of Scotland and CapitalSource....
FRANCE – 3i backs online retailer Twenga
3i has invested approximately EUR 2.6m in online retailer Twenga.