Transactions - Consumer & retail

Vam Investments, an Italian private equity firm, acquired 21 gyms from the Egosistema and Orange groups, thus launching Gym Nation Italia, a new consolidation initiative in the fitness club sector in Italy.

Alkemy, a provider of media-digital content, was sold to Retex, Italian company active in retail and marketing, through takeover bid.

Brewery Huyghe, known for the iconic Delirium and a leading Belgian brewery with four generations of family tradition based in Melle, acquired Het Anker, a historic family brewery and distillery based in Mechelen.

Clessidra SGR SpA, a private equity firm, acquired a majority stake in Molino Nicoli SpA, an Italian local food staples company, producer of granola, cereal bars, and polenta.

Unieuro S.p.A., an Italy-based retailer of consumer electronics and domestic appliances, was sold to FNAC Darty S.A. / Vesa Equity.

Ekosport, French leader in the omnichannel distribution of outdoor sports goods, accelerates its European expansion with the acquisition of Dutch key player in the online sale of winter sports equipment.

Onapharm, s.r.o., a Czech food supplement producer, sold Blokurima, the #1 Czech and Slovak supplement brand for the prevention of urinary tract infections, to Zentiva Group.

S11 Kft., operator of MyMums (“Gyerünk, anyukám!”), the #1 online gym and fitness community for women in Hungary, sold a 40% stake to ED Group Asset Management.

Brewery Martens, Belgium’s largest family-owned brewery, acquired United Dutch Breweries (UDB) from GIMV and management.

Dossche Mills, a Belgian producer of wheat flour and bakery ingredients, acquired Mühle Rüningen, a German producer of flour and grain-based products since 1312.

The Unsworth Family acquired Aimia Foods Limited, a market-leading UK-based food and drink company with a turnover of GBP 120 million.

Takealot Online, the leading e-commerce retailer in South Africa, sold its subsidiary Superbalist to a consortium of private equity investors including Blank Canvas Capital and KLT.

Trinity International Education, a subsidiary of Trinity ViaggiStudio Srl, a travel and study abroad vacations tour operator, acquired St. Andrews College Language Schools, a company specialising in summer camps and cultural programs.

Adveo, a French supplier of business and office supplies, sold Adveo Benelux, a wholesaler and distributor of business and office supplies, to PBS Holding AG.

Girasol Natural Products, a producer of all-natural emulsions and gels, sold a majority stake to Natural Planet Holding.

Czech ski-in ski-out Hotel Harmony Club was sold to Nordic Investors Group, together with RKE Holding and AKE Holding. Nordic Investors acquired both the real estate and the operations of the hotel in carve-out transaction.

GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof and The Economic Stabilisation Fund (WSF) sold INNO SA/NV, a Belgian department store chain, to INNOvative Retail BV, a newly established company jointly owned by Axcent of Scandinavia and SKEL fjárfestingafélag.

Ricami NBM, part of Star New Generation SpA (SNG), sold its minority stake in Ricami NBM and reinvested in Gruppo Florence, as part of Gruppo Florence’s acquisition of SNG.

Newlat Food SpA of Italy, a unit of Newlat Group SA, agreed to acquire Princes Ltd, a Liverpool-based grocery products merchant wholesaler, from Mitsubishi Corp.