Consumer
Axcel acquires Isadora
Isadora intends to expand, with plans to enter the US market, following the deal
Eurazeo-backed Asmodee buys Rebel
Following the deal, Asmodee will use Rebel's product catalogue to access the Polish games market
Endless's Bright Blue Foods buys Greencore's cakes division
Deal will see the consolidated cakes and desserts business double in size with a turnover of ТЃ140m
Towerbrook-backed Infopro buys Docu Group
Combined group will employ 3,200 people and projected that its turnover will reach €440m
DACH auto-parts deals motor on as sector transforms
Private equity players remain keen on auto-parts, as the sub-sector responds to rapid changes brought about by the electrical vehicle market
Felix leads $20m round for Heetch
Via ID and Alven Capital both took part last time and have reinvested along with Idinvest
Octopus Ventures leads $20m series-B round for Depop
Rebecca Hunt, investment manager at Octopus Ventures, will join the board of Depop
Insight in additional series-C round for Showpad
Insight Venture Partners injects $25m in the Belgian content activation platform company
VC-backed Blacklane raises series-D
Car manufacturer Daimler also takes part in the round alongside Alstin and Blacklane's founders
Project A in €3m funding round for Opinary
Existing investors including Global Founders Capital and Motu Ventures also take part
DPE buys Air Alliance
DPE draws equity from Deutsche Private Equity Management III, a €575m buyout fund
Jolt Capital leads $12.5m series-B for Eyeota
Berlin-based VC firm Project A Ventures and Singapore-based Qualgo also take part
Draper Esprit et al. in $75m round for Ledger
Series-B is a massive step up from the €7m series-A secured by the French business less than a year ago
BGF injects £10m into CHS Healthcare
Funding will be used to expand CHS's operations, supporting the provision of services to the NHS
Egeria buys textiles wholesaler Nooteboom
Deal is the GP's first investment from its latest fund, the €800m Egeria Private Equity Fund V
Perpetual Ventures leads €12m series-A for Horizn Studios
Project A, Vorwerk Ventures, Monkfish Equity and U-start also take part in the financing
DeA's Taste of Italy supports CDS bolt-on
Italian plastic specialist, backed by DeA, has wholly acquired Manufacturas Inplast
DeA's Taste of Italy fund backs Casa Vinicola Botter
Food and agriculture specialist fund acquires a minority stake in the Italian wine producer
Partech leads $45m series-B for Na-kd
Investment is the ninth deal from Partech's growth fund, which closed on тЌ400m in June 2016
Endeit, Tengelmann lead $34m series-D for Chronext
Existing investors Octopus Ventures, Partech Ventures and Capnamic also take part
Litorina acquires Bergfalk
Deal is the second investment from the Litorina V fund, following Digpro in November 2017
Marlin buys Talkwalker, Main Mezzanine exits
Under Marlin's ownership, Talkwalker plans to expand by hiring an additional 100 employees
Waterland sells A-Rosa to Duke Street
Sale ends an almost nine-year holding period, following Waterland's April 2009 buyout
Argos Soditic to buy Henri Selmer
GP enters exclusive talks to buy French saxophone manufacturer Henri Selmer Paris