Consumer
BPI France invests in listed Beneteau Group
Market capitalisation of leisure boat manufacturer Beneteau Group totals €1.18bn
Mérieux holds first close for MP3
Merieux Equity Partners holds €200m first close for health and nutrition-focused vehicle
3i sells Basic-Fit shares for £85m
3i Group sells down 3.7 million shares in Basic-Fit at a price of €30.5 per share
Mandarin buys Ceramica Rondine
GP bought the company via Italcer, which was established in 2017 to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
VR Equitypartner backs Dr Neuberger
Founder Tobias Neuberger retains a majority stake in the company and will remain in his role
Rockpool backs BIMBO of BGF-backed Primrose
Online retailer of garden products generated EBITDA of ТЃ2.5m in its most recent financial year
Abris exits Urgent Cargus to Mid Europa
Exit ends a five-year holding period for Abris, which acquired the firm with its second buyout fund
Zouk injects up to £13m into EO Charging
Initial investment in EV charging point company will fund recruitment and product development
Blackstone exits Versace to trade in €1.83bn deal
Blackstone sells 20% stake in high-end, Milan-based fashion brand Versace to Michael Kors
Green Arrow acquires Seven
GP is acquiring the stake from the Di Stasio family, which controls the Italian backpacks maker
Talde acquires Tegor Group
Bilbao-based GP takes a majority stake in the Spanish cosmetic nutrition products supplier
Investindustrial's Oka bolts on Wisteria
Deal for US furniture and soft furnishings retailer comes eight months after the GP acquired Oka
Isatis Capital backs Next Group
Next Group follows several transactions in training and education services seen in France in Q3
Inverleith holds €60m final close for maiden fund
Scottish GP was founded in 2010 by ex-Noble Group CEO Thomson and ex-L Capital partner Skipworth
Greybull acquires Redeem
Transaction reportedly follows a "scramble to secure new funding" for the mobile phone recycling firm
Apax France buys AEB Group in SBO
GP eyes a buy-and-build strategy for the Italian food-focused biochemicals business
Tesi invests in €6.3m round for Nosto
Fellow Helsinki-based VC firm (and existing investor) OpenOcean also takes part in the financing
Cathay et al. in €21m series-B round for Kayrros
New and former investors back Kayrros to improve its intelligence service and expand coverage
ForeVest completes GP-led secondary for 2007 fund
ICG was selected as the lead buyer in a competitive process run by Park Hill Group
Sycamore sells EMP Merchandising to trade
EMP will become a business unit of Warner Music Group's global artist and label services division
Abac acquires Motocard
GP deploys capital from its Abac Solutions I fund, which held a €320m final close in May 2016
Unigrains' Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano backs Agrimola
Banca Popolare dell'Emilia-Romagna and Mediocredito Italiano provide a debt package for the deal
Ardian backs IWD
Ardian Growth buys a stake in IWD, a retail technology specialist, in an expansion deal
360 Capital, P101 exit Musement
Company will be managed as an independent business unit within TUI Destination Experiences