Investcorp has invested in Heritage Foods, a buy-and-build platform of condiments and sauces brands with long-standing heritage in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan. The transaction was in partnership with China Resources and Fung Strategic Holdings Limited and concluded through the Asia Food Growth Fund I, a dedicated private equity fund
Primal Strength (Primal), a provider of performance strength products for the commercial and home fitness markets, has secured a multi-million-pound investment from Flywheel Partners (Flywheel) to accelerate its growth plans. Primal, whose customers include leading professional sports teams, like Celtic Football Club, and an array of celebrity clientele, will utilise
Online flowers and gifts delivery specialist Floward has raised GBP19.8 million (USD27.5 million) in a Series B funding round led by STV with participation from Impact46. Established in 2017 by Founder and CEO Abdulaziz B Al Loughani, Floward is a fully-fledged e-commerce solution that offers prime fresh-cut flowers coupled with gifts
Plant-based meat brand THIS has secured GBP11 million in a Series A investment co-led by BGF, and Lever VC. THIS has also grown at a record-breaking rate of 530 per cent (April ’21 vs ‘20). Having only launched two years ago, this is one of the highest ever growth rates
Perwyn, a family-backed private equity and growth capital investor, is pleased to have led a EUR10 million Series A funding round in Secret Sales, a premium ecommerce marketplace for fashion, footwear, accessories, beauty and homeware. Secret Sales’ revolutionary new business model is disrupting the discount sector and ingeniously solving excess
International private equity firm, Cinven, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Arcaplanet, a pet care retail chain in Italy, from funds advised by Permira and Winch Capital Partners. As part of the transaction, Cinven and Arcaplanet will jointly acquire Maxi Zoo Italia, the third largest
AUA Private Equity Partners, a consumer private equity firm focused on investing in Hispanic-oriented companies and/or family-owned businesses in the consumer products and consumer services sector has established Profectus Beauty, which will seek to invest in hair care, skin care and other personal care brands that market and develop products
BGF has completed a cornerstone investment in The Artisanal Spirits Company plc, a specialist retailer of premium single cask, single malt Scotch whisky and other spirits, as part of its admission to trading on AIM. The admission took place on 4 June 2021. Headquartered in Edinburgh, The Artisanal Spirits Company
An affiliate of Sun European Partners is to sell Sharps, a specialist in fitted bedroom and home office storage solutions, to funds advised by Epiris LLP. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Bilston, West Midlands, Sharps operates a strong omnichannel model, reaching its customers primarily through its robust digital channels
Darshan Patel, Chairman & Joint-Managing Director, and Dipam Patel, Joint-Managing Director of Indian personal care and beauty products company Vini Cosmetics, and Sequoia Capital, are to sell a majority stake in the Company to KKR for approximately USD625 million. The Co-Founders will continue to hold a significant stake in Vini
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