Consumer
Blackstone acquires Cirsa
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth both organically and through acquisitions
Hg sells Teufel to Naxicap
GP makes the divestment from HgCapital 6, a £1.87bn vehicle that held a final close in 2009
Draper Esprit et al. divest Tails.com to Nestlé
Dog nutritionist and food retailer will become part of the trade buyer's Purina Petcare division
Equistone-backed Gala Kerzen acquires Korona Candles
Deal marks the third candle manufacturer Equistone has acquired in short succession this year
Nimbus buys H van Wijnen
Nimbus generally invests in medium-sized businesses with turnover between €10-500m
Cinven acquires Partner In Pet Food from Pamplona
Deal comes after Pamplona invested in April 2015, ending a three-year holding period for the GP
Elliott Advisors acquires Waterstones
Deal reportedly values the UK book retailer in the region of ТЃ250-300m and will complete in May
EI scraps Dan-Wood IPO
Offering did not achieve a price that reflected the GP's valuation of the company
Verdane buys portfolio from Bauer Media Group
Portfolio comprises three German companies including women's fashion brand Navabi
Ardian sells Piz'wich to Emeram's Frostkrone
GP sells the French frozen snack producer to Frostkrone after a 16-month ownership
LDC invests £13m in Paladone
Paladone intends to grow its presence in the US market, in addition to Australia, Asia and Europe
VC firms lead $29m series-B for Clark
Coparion, Kulczyk Investments and Yabeo Capital also take part in the latest financing
Sentica, Tesi back SuperPark
With the fresh capital, SuperPark will have the resources to grow and open new parks globally
Naxicap exits Paradis du Fruit
GP sells its minority stake in the French restaurants operator to the management team
Mobeus backs Hemmels
Fresh capital will be used to scale up the company's engineering and research and development teams
Inflexion acquires EHL, UKWM, creates Comparison Technologies
New multi-channel price comparison company is likely to pursue bolt-on acquisitions
CVC sells Sky Betting & Gaming in $4.7bn deal
CVC acquired SBG in 2014, in a deal valuing the online betting and gaming company at ТЃ800m
Rutland divests Pizza Hut in management buy-back
GP will retain a minority stake in the UK pizza restaurant chain following the deal
Paragon-backed Chicco di Caffè buys Bota Group
Selling shareholders Pius Widmer and Bruno Wanske exit to pursue other opportunities
LDC's LearnDirect divests e-assessment division to PSI
Sale comes eight months after the company lost an appeal against an "inadequate" Ofsted rating
IK sells Touristry in trade deal
Deal ends a two-year holding period for IK, which acquired the business via its IK Small Cap I Fund
Alantra buys Unión Martín
GP deployed capital from its Alantra Fund III, which held a final close on €450m in February 2017
Rocket Internet sells €150m HelloFresh stake
Placement is made via an accelerated bookbuild offering to institutional investors
Bain's Fintyre bolts on La Genovese Gomme
Deal follows the acquisitions of Pneusmarket and Franco Gomme, and the merger with German Reiff