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TA Associates makes USD130m strategic investment in Stackline

Stackline, a Seattle-based technology company that builds subscription-based ecommerce tools for thousands of the largest consumer brands and retailers, has received a USD130 million strategic investment from TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm.   TA’s investment comes on the heels of a USD50 million investment from the Growth

Stonebridge makes GBP7.5m investment in Prevayl

Prevayl, a northern start-up powering up an advanced generation of data-driven luxe sportswear has secured a GBP7.5 million investment from Stonebridge, the digital-first consumer brand investment firm. Stonebridge is headed by DTC entrepreneur James Cox (Simba Sleep, Mahabis, Torque Brands).   Prevayl was founded by former personal trainer Adam Crofts

Kempen European Private Equity Fund invests in Ounda

The Kempen European Private Equity Fund, the private equity investment fund of Kempen Capital Management (Kempen), has acquired a direct interest in the German group of opticians and audiologists Ounda, which currently operates 65 branches across Germany and targets the high-end segment of the opticians’ and audiologists’ market. Ounda was

Duke Street acquires consumer gardening products provider COMPO Consumer

Duke Street, the leading European mid-market private equity group, is to acquire COMPO, a European producer and distributor of gardening soil, fertiliser, plant protection and lawn seeds.  Headquartered in Münster, Germany, COMPO is currently owned by Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co Ltd (Kingenta), a publicly listed company and one of

CVC invests in A Bathing Ape

CVC has completed an investment in A Bathing Ape (BAPE) after the brand became an independent company from IT Limited. This follows the successful privatisation of IT Limited by Brooklyn Investment Limited, owned by CVC Capital Partners Asia V Limited (CVC) and the Founder Group of IT on Friday 30

Yellow Wood Partners acquires Scholl

Yellow Wood Partners (Yellow Wood), a Boston-based private equity firm focused on investing in consumer brands and companies, has completed the previously announced acquisition of the Scholl footcare brand, which operates globally outside of the Americas, from UK-based Reckitt.  The acquisition reunites the international Scholl with the Dr Scholl’s sold

Sun European affiliate to sell Dreams

An affiliate of private investment firm Sun European Partners is to sell Dreams to Tempur Sealy International (TPX), a global manufacturer of mattresses and bedding products.   Founded in 1985 and based in High Wycombe, Dreams is the leading bed and mattress specialist in the UK. The Company sells 11,500

Procuritas sells SOFACOMPANY to Lars Larsen Group

Procuritas Capital Investors VI (Procuritas) has sold Danish sofa brand SOFACOMPANY to the Danish Lars Larsen Group.  Founded in 2012, SOFACOMPANY was bought by Procuritas from the founders Cathrine and Christian Rudolph in 2017.    Utilising its decades of value creation experience, Procuritas has worked closely with management to transform

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