Consumer
VC firms back €48.5m series-E for Trustpilot
Advent International affiliate Sunley House Capital Management leads the funding round
Synova backs Chatsworth Schools platform
Initial deal comprises five schools in south-east England, with plans to expand internationally
Tiger Global invests €50m in Flaschenpost
Other investors include Cherry Ventures, Vorwerk Ventures, Discovery Ventures and Larix VC
CH&Co in exclusive sale talks with Equistone – report
Talks for the MML-backed catering and hospitality firm are reportedly based on ТЃ22m run-rate EBITDA
Project A, Creandum add $30m to funding round for Voi
Existing investors include Vostok New Ventures, Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe
Calcium Capital invests €14m in Climb Up
Carvest, which first invested in Climb Up in 2011, exits the climbing walls operator
Global Founders Capital in $2.8m series-A for Sviper
Round was led by Modern Times Group, a Sweden-based digital entertainment company
Parquest, Amundi buy Eduservices in SBO
GPs buy minority stakes in the France-based post-secondary-education group Eduservices
CapMan sells down Harvia stake
CapMan acquired a majority stake in Harvia in 2014, listed it last year
Capidea backs food supplement specialist TAP
GP acquires a majority stake in the business in partnership with Danish holding company Habico
Endless's Antler secures £8m refinancing
Development comes 19 months after the GP acquired the luggage manufacturer from LDC
Capzanine sells stake in Moving
Andera Partners and Swen Capital also exit the company, while Momentum and M Capital reinvest
Fondo Agroalimentare invests in Orienta-backed Bassini
In addition, Fratelli Bassini acquires frozen baked goods specialist Glaxi Pane
Palamon-backed Simplify bolts on My Home Move
Smedvig Capital will retain the significant minority stake it purchased in 2005 for ТЃ6.8m
LBO France buys Moustache Bikes in €150m deal
Initiative & Finance sells its 55% stake acquired in 2015 and reaps 10x money
KKR acquires Universum Film
Fred Kogel, CEO of the independent audiovisual content platform, has hired Markus Frerker as COO
Eurazeo's Europcar buys Scandinavian franchises
Transaction marks fourth and fifth national franchises acquired by Europcar Mobility Group
Alven leads $10m round for vegan cosmetics brand Typology
Firstminute Capital and investors Marc Simoncini and Xavier Niel also take part in the funding round
Ardian acquires Study Group from Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners bought Study Group in a secondary buyout worth $570m in 2010
VC firms back €110m series-C for Ynsect
Astanor Ventures leads the round with additional contributions from BPI France, Talis and Idinvest
Exponent to exit Bullitt via restructuring - reports
Reported transaction would come less than two years after Exponent acquired a 65% stake in the firm
Mid Europa sells Bambi to Coca Cola for €260m
Mid Europa makes the divestment from Mid Europa IV, which closed on €880m in 2014
Riverside backs E&A Scheer MBO
GP buys Rum blending specialist E&A Scheer while Blackrock and Rabobank provide financing
Alto Partners acquires Bia
Third investment made by Alto Capital IV, which held a €210m final close in 2018