Consumer
Epiris acquires auction house Bonhams
As part of the deal, Bruno Vinciguerra from Sotheby's will take on the role of executive chair
Verdane invests $5m in Hem
New funding from the Nordic GP will be used for building Hem's inventory and expanding teams
Moira Capital invests €16m in BioFlyTech
Investment will be structured as an initial €6m capital injection followed by €10m to deploy in 2019
KKR and Bregal sell Cognita to Jacobs Holding
CVC, GIC, EQT and Temasek are also reportedly in the running for the independent schools group
UK consumer sector maintains appeal in H1
Activity in the space remained remarkably resolute in the face of mounting pressures on the high street
Eurazeo's CPK in talks to buy Lutti
CPK, the holding company of Carambar & Co, will buy the France-based sweets producer from Katjes
BWK backs Just Spices
Just Spices plans to continue the course of growth that it embarked on in the food retail sector
VisVires New Protein Capital et al. back Mitte
Three VC firms in $10.6m seed round for Mitte, a water purification system developer
Investec and SC Lowy acquire Gaucho's debt
Transaction reportedly forms part of a deal to acquire the restaurant chain out of administration
Verdane backs The Humble Co
With Verdane on board, the company plans to accelerate its expansion in the global market
FnB Private Equity, Agro Invest buy Valade
French PE houses FnB Private Equity and Agro Invest have jointly bought a majority stake in France-based fruit-processing company Valade Groupe.
Resource Partners increases stake in Golpasz
Polish PE firm has been an investor since December 2015, when it acquired a majority stake
Investindustrial-backed Aston Martin prepares for IPO
Luxury car-maker will reportedly seek a ТЃ5bn valuation for its listing on the London Stock Exchange
BGF injects £7.5m into Purity Brewing Co
Funding will be used to support expansion across the UK, grow sales and develop new products
Siparex backs NG Travel in MBO
Olivier Kervella and the management team retain the majority of French tour operator NG Travel
Benelux industrials booming and primed for internationalisation
Sector soars past consumer in terms of aggregate value of H1 buyouts, having historically attracted similar levels of PE backing
Tar Heel's Flavourtec buys GermanFlavours
Flavourtec buys its Germany-based e-liquid manufacturing peer with financial support from Tar Heel
CVC sells Stage Entertainment to trade
CVC sells 60% stake in Dutch musical theatre producer Stage to Advance Publications
Speedinvest leads €1.7m seed round for Kodit.io
Company is seeking to scale its operations across Europe and raise additional capital
Balderton leads $12m series-A for Simple Feast
Funding will enable Simple Feast to develop its delivery concept and go global
Prime Ventures sells Greetz to trade
Photobox, backed by Exponent Private Equity and Electra Private Equity, buys Greetz
BGF exits MPK Garages
Stratford Retail Group acquired the company as part of its plan to build a group of fuel forecourts
VC-backed Farfetch gears up for listing
Online fashion marketplace files a registration statement for an IPO on the New York exchange
C Ventures and Highland lead $20m series-A for Threads
Online personalised shopping service will open new offices in New York and Hong Kong