Consumer
UK - HgCapital stengthens consumer and leisure team with two appointments
HgCapital has stengthened its consumer and leisure sector team with the appointment of Jason Khaksar and Sophie Albizua.
UK - ISIS backs On the Beach
ISIS Equity Partners has completed an investment into On the Beach, an online beach holiday retailer.
UK - Noble Fund Managers invests £1.5m in Plum Baby
Noble Fund Managers Private Equity has provided organic baby food business Plum Baby with ТЃ1.5m of development capital. Noble will take a significant minority stake in the business following the deal. In addition to Nobleтs commitment, Octopus Ventures...
UK - 3i acquires Agent Provocateur
3i has signed an agreement to acquire Agent Provocateur, the luxury brand lingerie retailer. 3i's funding will enable Agent Provocateur to pursue further growth opportunities. The deal sees both the founders remain as shareholders in the business, with...
BELGIUM - Lion completes EUR 263m Adventure deal
Lion Capital has completed the acquisition of AS Adventure Group, a Belgium-based speciality retailer of outdoor equipment and clothing, in a deal which values the company at EUR 263m.
UK - Hotbed members invest £3.3m to back buyout of DIY supplier
Hotbed, a UK private investor syndicate, has invested ТЃ3.3m to back the management buyout of Avocet Hardware. Avocet is a supplier of screws, nails, fixings and general ironmongery products to the UKтs biggest DIY retailers, including B&Q, Focus and...
UK - MSIF invests £200,000 in So Protect Me
The Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) has invested ТЃ200,000 from its Liverpool Seed Fund into card protection software developer So Protect Me.
FRANCE - Online shoe shop raises EUR 4.3m
Spartoo, an online shoe retailer, is said to have raised a significant first round of institutional funding from CM-CIC Capital Privé and A Plus Finance.
FRANCE - Initiative & Finance backs MBI of ham and cheese specialist
Initiative & Finance has backed the management buy-in of Primo, a company which provides a range of food products to large retailers.
UK - Arcapita in takeover bid for Peacocks
Arcapita has made an approach to buy the discount fashion retailer Peacocks from its current backers Goldman Sachs and hedge funds Och-Ziff and Perry Capital. The three investors took Peacocks private in December 2005 in a ТЃ404m deal.
FRANCE - Perfectis announces portfolio acquisition
Perfectis Private Equity portfolio company Philippe Manutention has completed the bolt on acquisition of Hyster Nacco Material Handling Distribution (NMHD), creating the first independant forklift retail and rental group in France.
UK - Glitnir Total Capital backs MBO of Arthouse
Glitnir Total Capital has financed the management buyout of Arthouse Ltd, a design house supplying wall coverings, art, tiles and coving to the UK retail market. This is Total Capitalтs third investment in 2007.
FRANCE - Bridgepoint reaches squeeze-out for Alain Afflelou
A year and a half after acquiring 61% of shares, Bridgepoint has finally reached the 95% threshold needed to delist opticians chain Alain Afflelou from the French stock exchange.
UK - Zeus acquires stake in online floral business
Zeus Private Equity (ZPE) has made the second investment from its maiden fund, taking a majority stake in online floral and gift company, Flowers Direct Ltd. ZPEтs investment will allow Flowers Direct to invest further in operational infrastructure and...
FRANCE - Galileo invests further EUR 4m in MeilleurMobile
Galileo Partners has invested an additional EUR 4m in its portfolio company MeilleurMobile.com, an online mobile phone retailer.