Consumer
DeA Capital buys Gastronomica Roscio
This is the first deal inked by the GP via Taste of Italy 2, which recently held a final close on €330m
KCP invests £7m in Darts Corner
Key Capital Partners had been tracking the company for two years prior to investment
Innova acquires stake in Bielenda Kosmetyki
Proceeds from the investment will fund the company's acquisition of two cosmetics brands from Norwegian cosmetics group Orkla
PAI acquires LDC's Addo Food and Equistone's Winterbotham Darby
Both management teams have reinvested and operations will continue to be run separately
SoftBank leads $250m round for Tier Mobility
VCs including Mubadala Capital, Northzone and RTP Global also back the e-scooter startup
PAI acquires Angulas Aguinaga from Portobello
PAI invests in the company via its PAI Mid-Market Fund, which recently held a €500m first close
Eurazeo Brands buys majority stake in Axel Arigato
GP will own the company alongside its founders, Max SvУЄrdh and Albin Johansson
ECI sells MPM to 3i for £170m
Other sponsors involved in the process included Livingbridge and Graphite Capital
Endless buys Hovis from Gores, Premier Foods
Endless invests in the business via its Endless Fund IV, which closed on ТЃ525m in December 2014
Taste of Italy 2 closes on €330m
Taste of Italy 2 will invest in companies specialised in the food and beverage sector, across its entire value chain
LionRock rescues Clarks in £100m deal
Asian GP will acquire a majority stake in Clarks as it enters a company voluntary agreement
Mid Europa buys Polish e-retailer Displate
Company's founders will remain significant minority shareholders of the business
Agilitas buys TenCate Armor from Gilde's Royal TenCate
This is the sixth platform deal made by Agilitas via its second fund
Motion Equity to take Olmix private
GP intends to launch a voluntary offer with the aim of de-listing the company by the end of 2020
EQT Public Value to acquire minority stake in BioGaia
GP is planning to acquire 8% stake in BioGaia for SEK 650m
VCs sell Flaschenpost stakes to Oetker
Investors including Cherry Ventures and Vorwerk Ventures backed the drinks delivery company
Eurazeo exits Farfetch with €90.4m proceeds
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Eurazeo, which led a $110m series-F funding round for the company
BGF, Perwyn et al. in £25m round for unicorn Gousto
Latest funding will be used for the development of Gousto's two new fulfilment centres and accelerate investment in automation
MIP leads €5m round for Exoticca
This round is an extension to an €11m series-B investment raised by the company in July 2019
Naxicap acquires Eureka Education from Abénex, Finoli
Professional and higher education provider pursued a buy-and-build strategy under Abénex's ownership
Nord Holding's Jumpers Group buys Ai Fitness; forms BestFit
Combined companies will pursue a buy-and-build strategy, acquiring fitness studio chains
Liberta Partners acquires Kienzle
GP acquires the automotive networked systems business as part of a succession solution
Metrika buys detergent specialist Allegrini
This is the first deal made by Metrika's first fund, which has a €100m target and a €150m hard-cap
Investindustrial exits Aston Martin
Investindustrial sells its remaining stake of 4.12% in the company, fully exiting the investment