Consumer
Hat exits chair designer Luxy
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Hat, which owned a 96.35% stake in the business
Balderton, GR invest $20m in McMakler
Balderton has used its VC secondaries fund Balderton Capital Liquidity I for the transaction
Mandarin buys fashion accessories specialist Eurmoda
GP invests via its Mandarin Capital Partners III fund, which held a €148m first close in September
Tenzing invests in Eikon
YFM Private Equity made a growth investment in the digital post-production company last year
International funds dive into southern Europe's education sector
Education institutions and online universities are flourishing in southern Europe, attracting international GPs
Ergon and BPI France exit Looping
France-based amusement parks operator Looping Group completed four bolt-ons since 2017
Consilium buys Calzaturificio Claudia, builds new shoes group
GMI includes two other shoes companies controlled by Consilium, River and Calzaturificio Energy
MKB Fonds buys majority stake in Heditex
GP uses its MKB Participatiefonds IV fund to back the Dutch furniture business Heditex
Orienta buys Virosac from Alto Partners
Virosac CEO Casagrande continues to lead the business and is joined by Orienta's Gardini as chair
M80 buys Strapharm
GP acquires over 75% of food supplements specialist Strapharm, valued in the €25-50m range
Ardian buys Saal Digital
Nordwind and the Saal family have both re-invested to retain a substantial stake in the business
CM-CIC sells Fouchard to trade
CM-CIC Investissement sells air conditioning specialist Fouchard to corpate Fayat group
Nauta Capital leads €3m series-A for World Mastery
GP deploys capital from its Nauta IV Tech Invest fund, which closed on €155m in April 2017
Exponent-backed Meadow Foods acquires Nimbus Foods
Exponent acquired Meadow Foods in 2018 drawing equity from its third-generation fund
Aurelius sells Scandinavian Cosmetics Group to Accent
Accent is currently investing from Accent Equity 2017, which deploys €10-25m in equity
Northzone in €17m round for Matsmart
Round was led by LeadX Capital Partners with Ingka Group, D-Ax and Norrsken also taking part
Capital Croissance backs Onatera
Previous backer Entrepreneur Venture sells stake in France-based online retailer Onatera
Alpha-backed Calligaris bolts on Luceplan
GP intends to support both firms in maximising their synergies and consolidating their market positions
Bridgepoint to back Vermaat Groep SBO
GP will buy Vermaat, a catering and hospitality specialist, from Partners Group
LDC exits FCBI to Thomson Reuters
LDC backed the business events operator that will now become a part of Reuters News
VC consortium backs $60m series-B for Tier
Round is led by Mubadala Capital and Goodwater Capital, with all existing investors taking part
Quadrivio buys furniture specialist MOHD
GP invests via its Made in Italy Fund, which was launched with a €200m target and has raised €100m
Route Capital, Ainvest back Susy Mix
GPs intend to consolidate the company's market position in Italy and boost international expansion
Mandarin buys coffee specialist Neronobile
First deal made by the GP via its MCP III fund, which held a €148m first close in September