Private Equity

Retail

Acon to sell beauty and personal care packaging firm Amfora

The buyer was sustainable cosmetic packaging firm Albéa Group.

1 min read · 01 August 2025

Deals

Aksìa signs deal to acquire Italy’s Fornaio Del Casale

Fornaio specializes in the production and commercialization of bakery products.

2 min read · 01 August 2025

Financial Services

US-EU trade pact to prompt PE strategy shift, says BonelliErede; JC Flowers deepens Italian push with Caleas buy; Equistone lines up Karavel exit

Karavel Groupe is an e-tourism travel group in France.

5 min read · 01 August 2025

Deals

Equistone in talks to sell e-tourism travel agency Karavel Groupe

Equistone has entered exclusive negotiations with Ceres Industries Capital, Compagnie Financière Jousset and Montefiore Investment for the sale of Karavel Groupe.

2 min read · 01 August 2025

Healthcare

EQT completes sale of shares in skincare company Galderma

As part of the placement, EQT received gross proceeds of around SFr555 million.

1 min read · 01 August 2025

Peak Rock, Sycamore tee up dairy and wine portfolio companies for sale; Five Point-backed midstream system sells to MPLX

A double whammy of companies-for-sale action to highlight: the first is the latest On-the-block series update about food and beverage companies testing the market for buyers, the second is a weekly companies-for-sale update; Five Points is selling a midstream energy provider based in the Permian Basin to a strategic buyer.

4 min read · 31 July 2025

L Catterton snaps up Japanese beef restaurant chain Kisshokichi

Currently, Kisshokichi has around 50 restaurants in Japan.

1 min read · 31 July 2025

Featured

On the block: Dairy farming and wineries

Sources have flagged a pair of large-scale dairy producers and a wine producer that will test the market for buyers, with targets of up to $40m EBITDA.

4 min read · 31 July 2025