Gabriele Rutkauskaite

Jan 9, 2025 | ionanalytics.com | Gabriele Rutkauskaite |Lucy Chapman

News (Intelligence) Mayfair Equity Partners “would love to invest in the beauty and personal care category again” following its sale of haircare brand Tangle Teezer, its co-founder and Partner Bertie Aykroyd said. The firm will continue to invest in such high-quality British consumer brands with strong potential for international expansion, leveraging its expertise to drive growth.

Sep 16, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Gabriele Rutkauskaite |Samantha Shaji |Lloyd Vassell

Department stores and high-street retailers may be struggling with gnarly conditions, but European logistics service providers are catching the same waves that e-commerce players surfed so successfully. Private equity (PE) firms are increasingly keen on the sector, which is also seeing strategic-led deals. Last year, there were 139 European logistics deals with total volumes of EUR 11.6bn, according to Mergermarket data.

Aug 8, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Gabriele Rutkauskaite |Christel Thunell |Saritha Dantu |Lloyd Vassell

Breweries could pursue further deals in bottling sector amid supply chain simplificationCategory lines between brewing and soft drinks starting to blur with zero and low-alcohol alternativesBritvic takeover boosts EMEA beverages M&A to EUR 5.6bn, already ahead of 2023 full-year tallyEurope’s beverages sector is poised for further M&A across bottling and soft drinks driven by the need for consolidation, diversification, and adaptation to consumer trends, according to sector dealmakers.

Jun 11, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Myriam Mariotte |Gabriele Rutkauskaite |Christel Thunell |Amaya Urgoiti Basurto

French frozen bakery maker Mademoiselle Desserts and its majority owner, IK Partners, are working with financial advisor BNP Paribas on an upcoming sale of the company, three sources familiar with the matter and a sector player said. Although a formal mandate has not yet been signed, there is “no doubt” that BNP Paribas will lead the sale, one source added. Mademoiselle Desserts has already hired a separate, undisclosed, advisor to kick off vendor due diligence, according to the same source.

Mar 13, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Gabriele Rutkauskaite |Lucinda Guthrie |Gustav Sandstrom |John West

Challenger, mid-tier banks struggling to differentiateBarclays, HSBC among potential buyersEuropean banks choose to pay dividends over acquisitionsThe UK’s banking sector is expected to see consolidation driven by financial and digitalisation pressures, industry bankers toldthis news service. This comes after Nationwide Building Society made aGBP 2.9bn cash bid for Virgin Money [LON:VMUK] last week.