Transactions - Consumer & retail

Clairfield provided strategic advice to the shareholders of Meatless on valuation, legal restructuring and execution.

Funds organized by Equity Partners, a Sydney-based private equity business, provided growth capital for 5.4, a leading provider of results-focused, home-delivered meal plans targeted at millennials.

Two Norwegian meal-box providers, Godtlevert and Adams Matkasse, joined forces, creating a combined entity large enough to thrive in the competitive food retail landscape.

René Laurent was sold to Frutarom by Thierry and Jean Louis Laurent, the company’s owners and managers, descendents of the Laurent family which founded the company in 1885.

Tournus Equipment, a French manufacturer of stainless steel equipment for professional kitchens, acquired CED Fabrications, a UK-based commercial-catering equipment manufacturer.

Wish Days S.r.l., the leading Italian retailer of experience-based gift boxes, was sold to Smartbox Group. Wish Days provides a wide range of products and services in the prepaid activity industry.  Smartbox Group, based in France, provides gift packages that entitles the user to a leisure activity.

Shareholders of LG Harris & Co Ltd disposed the business to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oslo-headquartered Orkla. Harris, founded in 1928, is a market leader in painting tools for the UK Do-It-Yourself sector.

CORE Gaming, a content studio that specializes in the development of HTML5 real money games for casino operators and platform holders, was sold to Sky Betting and Gaming, one of the UK’s leading online bookmakers.

Cottel.com, specializing in the design, manufacture, and sale of promotional items, acquired Sacar, a French designer and manufacturer of small leather goods and luggage for famous brands.

Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX), an American Fortune 1000 company that sells computers, computer supplies, consumer electronics, and industrial products, signed a definitive agreement under which Cancom SE (ETR:COK) acquires certain assets of Misco Germany.

LIM Group sold a minority stake to CM-CIC Investissement. LIM is the parent company of CWD Sellier and Devoucoux, two prestigious manufacturers of horse saddles.

Grove, a leading processor and distributor of juice products across Australia and selected export markets, was sold in part to the Estens family (a 50% shareholder) who acquired the remaining 50% from the Willis family.

Terry White Group, a leading Australian pharmacy franchise, merged with EBOS Group’s Chemmart, creating one of Australia’s largest retail pharmacy networks of approximately 500 stores representing AUD 2 billion in annual sales.

Ets Grassot,  a family company owning garden centers under the franchise Villaverde, was sold to Gamm Vert, the top garden center retailer in France. Ets Grassot is the leading garden center in Lyon.

A private investor acquired a minority share in The Vegetarian Butcher, a producer and wholesaler of a whole new generation of meat substitutes.

Since 1977, Bouvigne Wijnimport imports quality wines from all over the world for the specialized wine retailer. The company was acquired by the Rynja family through a Management Buy In. Vondel Finance acquired a minority shareholding in the new company.

Famous Flavours, a fast-growing caterer, was sold to Compass Group, provider and developer of original and innovative concepts in the field of food and support services.

Cherry Blooms, a niche cosmetics business, raised equity from a high-net-worth individual for a stake in the business.

Two minority shareholders of Geizhals, a leading Austrian and German price-comparison site, sold 16% of the company to majority shareholder Heise Gruppe. Geizhals was founded in 1996 and today is a leading price-comparison portal in the DACH region

Sherry’s, a leading provider of termite and pest management services in Australia, merged with Flick Anticimex, a pest-control company based in Sweden.