Consumer
Verdane acquires Caia Cosmetics
GP reportedly paid SEK 200m for a 50% stake, giving the company a valuation of SEK 400m
Taxim acquires Doganay Gida
Under Taxim Capital's ownership, Doganay Gida plans to accelerate its growth
Aurelius to acquire majority stake in DetailM
Arcus Capital is the advertising company's majority owner, while Aheim Capital owns a minority stake
Bestport sells Oracle for 3.3x return
Oracle Residential has 11 children's homes across Bedfordshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire
BGF-backed Xercise4Less prepares for administration
Gym chain recorded losses of ТЃ10.4m on ТЃ40m revenues in the most recently available accounting year
L Catterton backs food supplement specialist IAF Store
GP intends to support IAF Store's growth and its expansion in the Italian online supplements market
TowerBrook acquires Azzurri in £70m deal
Azzurri owns the ASK Italian, Zizzi and Coco di Mama chains and is based in London
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire WSL
Twelve member clubs of WSL, including Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, would also take stakes
BPI France in €16m investment for Voyageurs du Monde
Crédit Mutuel Equity, Kairos Alpha, Montefiore Investment and BNP Paribas Développement also take part in the round
VNV Global leads $30m round for Voi Technology
E-scooter operator became profitable for the first time last month and plans to use the proceeds to expand into the UK
FAI-backed Agrimola bolts on La Nuova Tradizione
With this add-on, Agrimola expects to strengthen its market position in Italy and broaden its customer base
BGF invests £2.7m in The Paint Shed
Management is planning to create an additional 20 jobs over the next 24 months
Committed Capital buys Intersteel from 5Square
Deal ends a two-year holding period for 5Square, which bought the company from ING and Rikon Holding
Headway Capital exits lighting specialist Castaldi to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Headway, which bought the business as part of Cape Natixis Due's portfolio
Hayfin becomes majority shareholder in Frans Bonhomme
Centerbridge Partners, which invested in the company in 2013, retains a minority stake
Meridia invests in veterinary specialist Vetsum
This is the seventh investment made by the GP via Meridia Private Equity I, a €105m fund closed in 2017
Blackstone leads $200m round for Oatly
Oprah Winfrey, Roc Nation, Natalie Portman, and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz also take part in the round
Hony to lose control of PizzaExpress in debt-for-equity swap – report
Many bondholders bought into the restaurant chain in late 2019 as its bonds traded lower
Wise buys tires specialist Vittoria
This is the second deal inked by the GP via Wisequity V, which closed on its €260m hard-cap in July 2019
Five Seasons et al. back €10.1m round for Yamo
VCs including the Swiss Entrepreneurs Fund, BtoV and Ringier Digital Ventures also participated
Highland leads £20m round for Farewill
Highland is currently investing from its Technology Growth III fund, which closed on тЌ463m in 2018
BD-Capital makes debut investment in Symprove
BD-Capital announced its debut fund in July 2019 with a target of тЌ400m
Resource Partners sells Golpasz to trade
PE firm Resource Partners has been a majority shareholder of Golpasz since 2015
Ardian sells stake in Envision
Ardian and GHO have been exploring options with advisers for the sale of Envision since May