Consumer
Afinum sells Let's Go Fitness to Naxicap
Sale ends a holding period of four years for PE vehicle Afinum Siebte Beteiligungsgesellschaft
Tiger Global leads €10m series-A for Cowboy
Company will use the fresh capital to boost its expansion into new European markets including France
Northzone leads €25m series-A for Tier Mobility
Company's existing backers, Point Nine, Speedinvest and Spain-based Kibo Ventures, also take part
Rockpool backs TrustedHousesitters
Deal sees Rockpool take majority stake, with the current executive team running the firm
Kinnevik leads $150m round for GoEuro
Singapore-based investment firm Temasek also takes part alongside Chinese investor Hillhouse Capital
Unigrains invests in Roger Descours
Agrifood-focused investor Unigrains buys a stake in frozen-fruits producer Roger Descours
Equistone carves out Courir
Equistone to buy Courir, a French footwear retailer, for an equity value of €283m
Cibus Fund receives Guernsey Green Fund status
Guernsey Financial Services Commission launched the Guernsey Green Fund initiative in July 2018
Foresight invests £1m in Alpkit
Foresight draws capital from its ТЃ39m Nottingham-focused fund, which is backed by local pensions
Lion sells Hema
Sale ends a holding period of just over eight years for Lion, which first mulled a sale in 2010
Reach, Kindred in $11m series-A funding for Mrs Wordsmith
Round was led by Trustbridge Partners, with the participation of VC firms Reach and Kindred
P101, Samaipata lead €6m funding round for Colvin
Television group Mediaset Spain also takes part in the funding, alongside several private investors
Rutland's Aston Barclay bolts on TCBG
Deal for the online car trading platform comes 16 months after the GP acquired Aston Barclay
Kinnevik leads $44m series-C for TravelPerk
Previous backers including Felix Capital, Target Global and LocalGlobe also take part in the round
VC firms in $22m series-B for Thread
Balderton Capital, Beringea and Forward Partners all commit capital to the round
Equistone's Group of Butchers buys Hartmann
Siblings Martina Beuker, Christian Hartmann and Maike Hartmann are selling their stake
Triton acquires Dantaxi 4x48
Company plans to build its position as market leader in the professionalisation of the taxi industry
Blackstone acquires NEC from LDC
Transaction reportedly values the Birmingham-based exhibitions organiser at more than ТЃ800m
Endless acquires American Golf from Sun European Partners
Deal for golf retailer reportedly follows a quick-fire sale and values the chain at less than ТЃ10m
IW Capital invests £2m in Eos Leisure
With the new capital, Eos Leisure intends to drive development of its own-brand sales
Nazca Capital backs Herbex
GP draws capital from Nazca IV Fund, which held a final close on its €275m hard-cap in December 2016
Blackstone close to £800m deal for LDC's NEC
NEC operates five venues in Birmingham, including the National Exhibition Centre, which plays host to Crufts
Mobeus sells Hemmels stake to private investor
Deal for classic car restoration company comes six months after the GP's initial investment
Puma invests £2.35m in Le Col
Deal for the cycling apparel producer includes an option to increase the round to ТЃ3.5m