Consumer
VC-backed Azimo raises further $20m
Corporate venture player Rakuten Capital leads the investment again, alongside a host of backers
Hilco acquires Homebase from Wesfarmers
Endless and Alteri Investors were also reportedly in the bidding process for the UK DIY retailer
Avenue Capital sells Hawthorn Leisure to NewRiver for £107m
Acquisition of Hawthorn's 298 pubs expands NewRiver's pub portfolio to 629 locations
Black Toro buys Forecast
Forecast's management team will stay on with the business following the deal
Endeit leads €6m series-B for Virtuagym
Fresh capital is intended to fuel the international expansion of the fitness software firm
Siparex backs Bebe Boutik in MBO
GP will help the French baby products private sales specialist to expand abroad
Albion leads £6.5m series-A for PayAsUGym
Gym pass marketplace will invest in recruitment, product development, marketing and the expansion of its network
Platina Equity Solutions backs Univet
Platina invests around €5m and plans to inject up to €15-25m further down the line
Nordian sells Unicorn Grain Specialties to trade
France-based Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients acquires Dutch ingredients business Unicorn Grain
Terra Firma mandates Christie & Co for Wyevale sale
GP has secured a 12-month extension to its 2007-vintage fund to enable the sale of remaining assets
Project A backs €6m funding round for Keatz
Fresh capital will be used to open new kitchens in Frankfurt, Munich, Milan, Amsterdam and Paris
Edge leads £4m Hoop series-A
Deal will enable the online booking platform to expand its operations team and prepare for a US launch
BGF invests £3m in Ruroc
Company will use the fresh capital to support the launch of its new Atlas motorcycle helmet
Investindustrial hits €375m hard-cap for smaller fund
Fund targets lower-mid-market companies with strong internationalisation potential
IK backs Domia Group in SBO
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Metric, which bought the company in May 2013
VC-backed Home24 to raise €150-200m in IPO
VC firms Rocket Internet and Kinnevik hold stakes of 41% and 17% in the business, respectively
Epiris acquires The Club Company from Lone Star
Deal is the third made by Epiris Fund II and reportedly values the country club chain at around ТЃ100m
Alcedo buys Atlantic Stars
GP draws capital from its Alcedo IV Fund, which held a final close in May 2016 on €195m
Industrie Chimiche Forestali floats following EPS acquisition
EPS, a special purpose acquisition vehicle, acquired ICF in January for €69m
Livingbridge to acquire Love Holidays
Proposed deal will reportedly value the UK-based online travel agent at around ТЃ180m
BNP Paribas Développement, BPI France sell Algonquin
Schroders wholly acquires Algonquin, a French equity investor and hotel operator with €1.8bn AUM
DeA Capital's Idea CCR I sells stake in Cartiere Pigna
CCR I, which in July 2016 held a final close on €260m, targets financially stressed Italian companies
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II in takeover offer for Snaidero
Following approval of the deal, Idea CCR II will invest €13m in the company and appoint a new CEO
PE-backed Şok completes Istanbul IPO
Turkish grocery retailer prices at the top end of its revised range, with gross proceeds of TRY 2.3bn