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NorthEdge invests in Lights4fun

NorthEdge has invested in the management buyout of Lights4fun, an online retailer of decorative lighting.

BGF invests £8m in UK Flooring Direct

BGF has invested £8m in online home improvement retailer UK Flooring Direct.

Centerbridge Partners teams with global food giant Ahold to buy PE-backed FreshDirect

Centerbridge Partners has teamed with global food retail giant Ahold Delhaize to buy private equity-backed online grocer FreshDirect.

Carlyle to explore sale options for Hunkemöller – report

Carlyle is to explore sale options for Netherlands-based lingerie and loungewear retailer Hunkemöller, according to a report from Bloomberg.

Debt-heavy Guitar Center to file for bankruptcy, agrees $700m-plus debt restructure

Private equity-backed US music instrument retail giant Guitar Center is set to file for bankruptcy protection amid agreeing a $700m-plus debt restructuring.

KKR and Rakuten to Acquire Stakes in Seiyu from Walmart, Focus on Accelerating Digital Transformation of Japanese Retail: Seiyu Positioned to Become Japan’s Leading Omnichannel Retailer

KKR to purchase majority stake and new Rakuten subsidiary to acquire minority stake in Seiyu Walmart to retain 15% stake and work with KKR and Rakuten to accelerate Seiyu’s digital transformation to become Japan’s leading

PE-backed Caffè Nero enters CVA amid Covid downturn

The coffee chain operates around 700 sites across the UK and 200 overseas

Electra hires Stifel for Hotter Shoes sale

Electra Private Equity has hired Stifel to manage a sale process for shoe retailer Hotter Shoes.

VC houses help stock ownership app Bumped to $14.4m Series A round

Bumped, which aims to transform everyday spending of consumers into stock ownership, has netted $14.4m in its Series A.

India’s Gland Pharma scores record listing

Gland Pharma has completed India’s largest pharmaceutical IPO, a Rp65bn ($870.6m) deal that sailed through on demand from institutional accounts. But the issuer’s Chinese ties and a wobble in pharma stocks blunted retail investor interest.

Capiton's Euro Vital Pharma buys Principle Healthcare

Euro Vital Pharma, a portfolio company of Capiton, has acquired UK-based consumer healthcare business Principle Healthcare Group.

Carlyle buys into online health, beauty products seller Pharmapacks at $1.1bn valuation

Global buyout giant Carlyle has bought into health and beauty products online retailer Pharmapacks to value the business at about $1.1bn.

KCP invests £7m in Darts Corner

Key Capital Partners (KCP) has invested £7m in online darts retailer Darts Corner.

KKR Appoints Jim Rowan as Senior Advisor

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global investment firm KKR today announced the appointment of Jim Rowan, former Chief Executive Officer of Dyson Ltd., as a Senior Advisor to KKR’s Asia Private Equity team. Mr. Rowan brings more than

Eurazeo invests €56m in Swedish fashion brand Axel Arigato

The deal is the first European investment of the firm’s Eurazeo Brands division, launched in 2017 to focus on consumer and retail opportunities in the US and Europe

Eurazeo Brands buys majority stake in Axel Arigato

Eurazeo, via Eurazeo Brands, has bought a majority stake in the Swedish sneaker designer and retailer Axel Arigato for €56m.

Venture capital firms help health data sharing startup Human API to Series C success

Human API, which is helping consumers to connect and share electronic health data with companies, has bagged $20m in its Series C.

Mid Europa buys Polish e-retailer Displate

CEE-focused private equity firm Mid Europa Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Polish company GWD Concept, – which runs Displate, an e-retailer of metal prints – from its founders

645 Ventures seals $160m Fund III raise targeting next wave of software, consumer tech startups

Data and analytics-centric investment house 645 Ventures has soared past its Fund III target to reach a $160m final close.

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