Consumer
Mutares acquires Keeeper
Keeeper generated revenues of €65m in 2018, mainly from German and Polish customers
Accent buys Götessons
GP uses the SEK 3bn Accent Equity 2017 fund, a lower mid-market vehicle that targets Nordic businesses
Quantum acquires Stadlbauer
Quantum Capital Partners typically invests up to €15m for majority stakes in companies
Verdane invests in e-commerce portfolio
Verdane and Canica eCom have partnered with the management teams of the four companies
Carlyle exits Italian electric motors maker Marelli Motori
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Carlyle, which bought the company from Melrose Industries
Astorg sells M7 Group to trade in €1bn deal
Majority owner Astorg sells Luxembourg-based TV operator M7 Group to French peer Canal+
Triton submits bid for Thomas Cook's Nordic business
Group is evaluating the offer for its operations and airline in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark
Portobello Capital exits Ice Cream Factory
Sale ends a nine-year holding period for the GP, which held a majority stake in the company
Bregal Milestone backs Italian gift cards provider Epipoli
GP deploys capital from its €400m vehicle, which held a final close in July 2018
LDC sells Away Resorts to Bregal Freshstream
Deal is the 10th investment made by Freshstream's debut fund, which writes cheques of тЌ30-100m
Tengram sells This Works for £43m to Canopy Growth
Canopy Growth focuses on the production of cannabis products for medical and recreational uses
Horizon sells Eat to Pret a Manger
Sale of UK sandwich shop chain brings to an end an eight-year holding period for the vendor
Assietta backs cosmetics specialist Effegilab
GP invests in the company by deploying capital from its APE III fund, closed on €48m in 2015
123 IM, Sigma Gestion back L'Usine
GPs acquire a majority stake, investing €4m in the France-based high-end gym operator, L'Usine
Maven invests in WaterBear Education
Maven is currently investing from its Maven UK Regional Buyout Fund, which closed on тЌ100m
KKR's Trainline announces intention to float
Train and coach ticket booking company expects to be eligible for FTSE inclusion following IPO
PAI's sale of B&B Hotels to Goldman Sachs nears €2bn
Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs to buy a majority in the French budget hotel chain
Black Toro in talks for clothing brand Trucco
GP is currently investing via its second fund, which held a final close on €235m in February 2017
Wise-backed Tapì buys Les Bouchages Delage
Management led by CEO Delage will continue to run the company, which will operate independently
Greenoaks et al. in $575m round for Deliveroo
Food delivery company will add to its engineering team and develop delivery-only "super kitchens"
Indaco Ventures leads $6m series-B for Mainstreaming
Existing investor United Ventures also takes part in the round, alongside Sony Innovation Fund
ADV leads $10m series-B round for Urban
Existing backers Felix and Passion also take part in the round for the health treatment booking firm
EQT, ADIA to acquire Nestlé Skin Health in CHF 10.2bn deal
Auction process saw KKR, a consortium of Advent International and Cinven, and Unilever as bidders
Capdesia acquires minority stake in Wasabi
Deal marks the inaugural European investment for the recently launched fund manager