Consumer
VCs in €100m round for SellerX
Cherry Ventures, Felix Capital and Triple Point Capital have backed the seed round
Equistone sells Eschenbach to trade
UK-based Inspecs Group is to pay €94.85m for the eyewear business, according to a statement
Eurazeo buys Altaïr from Motion Equity for €115m
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Motion Equity, which bought the company from Azulis, Gimv and co-investors
Eurazeo exits Iberchem in €820m deal
Sale generates a cash-on-cash multiple of 2.1x and a 25% IRR for Eurazeo Capital
Permira hires Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley for Dr Martens' IPO – report
Permira acquired the brand in 2013 for £300m, with debt provided by Barclays
Mutares exits Nexive in €60m deal
Mutares and Dutch mail company Postnl sell the entire share capital of Nexive to Poste Italiane
Carlyle to explore sale options for Hunkemöller – report
GP had explored IPO options for the Netherlands-headquartered lingerie and loungewear chain in 2018
Aksia buys Nappi
This is the fourth acquisition made by Aksia Capital V, following its investments in Primo, Valpizza and Vomm
PE-backed Nets and Nexi sign agreement for merger
Deal values the Danish paytech company at €7.8bn
BC to acquire Keesing from Ergon Capital, Mediahuis
Ergon invested through the €350m buyout vehicle Ergon Capital III, which closed in 2010
Charterhouse buys Novetude Santé
GP intends to boost the company's growth, bolster its international expansion and pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Caledonia-backed Liberation acquires Wadworth pub portfolio
LGV Capital sold UK pub operator Liberation Group to Caledonia Investments for £118m in 2016
Electra hires Stifel for Hotter Shoes sale
Skelmersdale-based Hotter had revenues of £89.3m in the year ending on 31 January 2020
BWK buys minority stake in Qlocktwo
Managing director of the clock and watch producer, Jens Adamik, also takes a minority stake
Quadrivio acquires fashion brand GCDS
GP deploys capital from Made in Italy Fund, which targets companies across the fashion, design and food industries
Auctus buys Landbäckerei Sommer from SIP
SIP acquired the bakery chain in 2011 and has made returns of more than 20x its total investment
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 Svärdh and Albin Johansson
ECI sells MPM to 3i for £170m
Other sponsors involved in the process included Livingbridge and Graphite Capital