Retail & consumer
Investindustrial to reap 2.5x money in Natra sale to CapVest
New owner will support Spanish chocolatier's organic growth and potential transformational acquisitions
Latour sells Atlas For Men to Motion Equity
Vendor owned the French menswear retailer for just three years; buyer participated in 2019 auction
Sentica buys Finnish workwear maker Dimex
Sentica is currently deploying its fifth buyout fund, which held a final close on its тЌ185m hard-cap in 2017
Sun European to sell mattress retailer Dreams for $475m
Exit comes eight years after the GP acquired the company from its administrators at an estimated price of ТЃ35m
Altor acquires Swedish home appliance maker Aarke
Company has grown rapidly in the last few years, with sales exceeding SEK 200m in 2020, up from SEK 85m in 2019
Resource Partners buys dog food maker Atlantic Products
GP plans to merge Atlantic with portfolio company Maced, in which it acquired a majority stake last year
Forte Capital buys Dutch toy retailer W&O
GP will help the company extend product portfolio and consider M&A opportunities.
Verdane-backed Humble Co sold to Bayn Group for €80.5m
During the GP's holding period, the company's EBITA margin went from 7% to 40%
Resource Partners acquires Polish company Nesperta
GP will help the company with its expertise and experience through international and product expansion
MVI acquires majority stake in PS Auction
Deal is MVI's first investment from its second fund, which is aiming to reach its SEK 1bn target by Q1 2021
Aurelius's Office Depot to sell Spanish direct business to trade
Deal is Office Depot’s fourth divestment in nine months as part of its ongoing restructuring
Arcmont Asset Management acquires Masai from Silverfleet – report
Silverfleet exits the business five years after acquiring a majority stake in it via Silverfleet Capital II
PE-backed Touchpoint acquires Domino Workwear in Finland
Deal comes nearly two years after Finnish GP Taaleri Private Equity Funds acquired the company
Inverleith-backed Planet Organic buys As Nature Intended
Deal reportedly makes Planet Organic the UK's largest organic grocery chain
KKR-backed Selecta Group buys Pelican Rouge
Through the acquisition, Selecta will expand its revenues to more than €1.3bn and an EBITDA of €200m
UK consumer deals slump as GPs heed Brexit warnings
Strong consumer spending figures in the months following the EU referendum have not translated to increased PE investment in the sector
GED exits Empark
Outgoing GP's shareholding will be acquired by the two remaining shareholders in Spanish parking manager
Polish VCs sell ZenCard to PKO Bank Polski
Experior Venture and SpeedUp Group exit the business after a 18-month holding
CDC IC, Russian Direct Investment back Arc with €250m
Investment will help the group open a new production plant in the Kaliningrad region
Mixed bag for Dutch retail market
As the Dutch economy strengthens, how have private equity investments in local retailers performed?
Consumer boom: the five largest Nordic consumer deals of 2015
The Nordic consumer sector was the only one to see measurable growth last year, in the face of an overall volume decline of nearly 20%
Adelis in Puuilo SBO from Sentica
Acquisition was made through GP's тЌ410m first fund
Shopping for deals in the consumer sector
Leading industry practitioners discuss challenges and opportunities in the consumer sector