Transactions - Consumer & retail

VP Capital, the investment company of the Van Puijenbroek family, has acquired Hydrowear, a family business brand for high quality industrial workwear and waterproof protective clothing.

expondo GmbH, a B2B e-commerce specialist for professional equipment, sold a minority stake to Crédit Mutuel Equity, a private equity firm.

The Palmesus festival – Scandinavia’s biggest beach party – was acquired by Superstruct Entertainment, a live entertainment consortium. Simultaneously, Nakatomi Enterprises, the owners of Palmesus AS, reinvested a significant amount into Superstruct Entertainment.

Fenicia Spa, the parent company of the well-known brand Camicissima, acquired Nara Camicie, a brand owned by Passaggio Obbligato SpA, in order to create a holding company of leading brands in the men’s and women’s shirts segment in Italy and abroad.

Blue Wonder, market leader in the Netherlands in fully compliant disinfectant cleaning products, was sold to HG International, backed by investment company Cobepa.

Clairfield International acted as financial advisor to Coop/Transgourmet on its acquisition of 100% of GM Foods from Bright Food Group (72%), JIC Investment (18%), and Group Donghuatong (10%), all from China.

Clairfield UK advised the rapidly growing e-commerce business Make My Blinds Ltd on the sale to private equity backed Mzuri Holdings Ltd, trading as Decora.

Ryde Technology Group, a Norwegian e‐scooter operator, was sold to Equip Capital, a Norwegian private equity company.

Aksìa Capital V, a fund managed by Aksìa Group SGR, acquired, through its investee Valpizza, C&D, an Apulian company leader in the production of pre‐fried frozen oven‐baked gastronomic specialties.

Aksìa Capital V, a fund managed by Aksìa Group SGR, acquired, through its investee Valpizza, La Pizza + 1, a company with premium-quality positioning in the production of rectangular pizza, pinsa, and focaccia.

Minimeis AS, the company behind the critically acclaimed and award-winning child shoulder-carrier MinimeisTM, received growth capital from Skarbua AS.

Jupiter Group continued its global expansion by acquiring Dutch fresh produce marketing company Cool Fresh International BV.

Boa Supermercados, which ranks among the 50 largest food chains in the country, was sold to Pátria Investimentos, one of the leaders in alternative asset management in Latin America, with over 30 years of experience in private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and credit.

Vivino, the world’s largest mobile wine app, closed a $155m Series D funding round.

USHIP SAS, the leading retail/franchise distributor of leisure marine equipment in France, Italy, and Spain, owned by Intuitis Investisseurs Privés since 2012, was sold to its management, Ouest Croissance, Unexo, and BNP Paribas Développement.

Azalp, a pure e-commerce player of gardening products such as sheds and tools, was partly acquired by new management.

Clairfield Belgium provided debt advisory services to the shareholders Brewery Martens. Brouwerij Martens was founded in 1758 and is the second largest brewery in Belgium engaged in the development, production, distribution and sale of private label beer as well as their own beer brands.

Everton S.p.A., an Italian food & beverage company, sold a majority stake to Cronos Capital Partners and other private investors.

FirstCash, a US global leader in the retail pawn industry, acquired a private Mexican company that operates 36 pawn shops located mainly in Mexico’s central region.

Mandarin Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in KLAPP Group, an established player in the beauty market that stands for high‐quality professional skin care products with focus on innovation, research expertise and “Made in Germany” product quality.