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Palamon agrees sale of Feelunique to Sephora

Palamon Capital Partners (Palamon) is to sell Feelunique to Sephora, the an omnichannel Prestige Beauty retailer owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group.  The transaction is expected to complete later in the second half of 2021 following customary regulatory clearance. The terms of the

GCA Altium advises Aspria on EUR53m investment from Fortress Investment Group

GCA Altium has advised Aspria, a London headquartered, founder-led operator of super premium health focused clubs and hotels across Europe, on a EUR53 million investment from funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group (Fortress). Aspria, founded in 2000 and headquartered in London, UK, is a collection of Europe’s finest

Click&Boat secures significant investment from Permira and Boats Group

Click&Boat, a leading boat rental platform in Europe, has secured significant investment from funds advised by Permira, a global private equity firm, alongside Boats Group. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in France, Click&Boat’s unique, technology-enabled platform matches boating enthusiasts with over 40,000 boats in more than 600 destinations globally, enabling

MacNeill Pride Group acquires Klymit

MacNeill Pride Group (MPG), a diversified global designer and manufacturer of outdoor products and sporting goods, has acquired Klymit, an outdoor gear designer.  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. MPG is a portfolio company of Centre Partners.   Based in Kaysville, Utah, Klymit has been challenging the conventional

Pre-mixed drinks maker Soho Street Cocktails raising new funding

Pre-mixed drinks maker Soho Street Cocktails is raising a new round of funding through the private equity firm Growthdeck as demand surges for its ready-made, premium cocktails. Soho Street Cocktails sells pre-mixed, bar-quality cocktail pouches, which allow bars and restaurants to improve serve consistency, reduce service time and make industry

A&M Capital Europe to acquire Pet Network International from TRG

A&M Capital Europe (AMCE), a London-based, operationally-focused European middle-market private equity firm, is to acquire Pet Network International (Pet Network) from US-based asset management group The Rohatyn Group (TRG). Pet Network is an omni channel pet care platform in southeast Europe, operating across Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Bulgaria. The

WeVee secures USD7m in seed funding

WeVee, the first fully-integrated electric vehicle leasing platform, which launched in the UK (home to Cazoo, Cinch and Carwow), is now valued at USD14million after its latest USD7 million investment injection. The EV price comparison and leasing platform, which launched in March 2020 to support fast growing demand for electric

IW Capital invests in e-pharmacy platform SimplyMeds

IW Capital has invested in e-pharmacy company SimplyMeds, marking the first external investment in the highly scalable online platform. SimplyMeds is an end-to-end digital pharmacy platform that provides a convenient method of ordering same day prescriptions and lifestyle products while empowering patients to have medical autonomy. While most online pharmacies

Carbon tracking software company Vaayu raises USD1.6m

Vaayu, a carbon tracking software company for retailers, has raised USD1.57 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by CapitalT, supported by a number of angel investors including Atomico’s Angel Program, Planet Positive LP, Saarbrücker 21, Expedite Ventures and NP-Hard Ventures.  This comes as the fashion industry is still

PE-backed PureCars acquires truPayments

PureCars, a martech and advertising intelligence provider for automotive retailers and marketers, which is backed by Diversis Capital Partners and Stage 1 Ventures, has acquired shopping personalisation (DXP) and fintech platform, truPayments.  PureCars’ tech optimises media buys to achieve lower ad costs per unit sold and per RO, resulting in

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