Articles by José Rojo
Towerbrook in swift partial exit from Van Geloven
GP bought a majority stake from Lion Capital and Avedon back in March 2015
The perfect LP base: A taste of traditional investors
Part three of our LP selection series assesses traditional investors' relationship with the asset class
In Profile: Vendis Capital
Vendis co-founder Cedric Olbrechts discusses the advantages of being a sector specialist
Partech and 360 in €1.1m round for Cubyn
The delivery company will use the fresh funds to boost shipments by 500% by the end of the year
Inflexion bolsters value creation team with new director
Appointment sees Tom Green leave his post at Cinven-backed IP specialist CPA Global
Ventech leads InSided’s €6m series-A
The deal is the 18th for Ventech’s €110m fourth fund, according to an unquote” source
A Plus et al. create tourism group with Vedettes bolt-on
The new business will represent €35-40m in EV and remains majority-owned by its CEO
Goldman Sachs leads Qubit’s $40m series-C
Round brings funds raised by Qubit to $76m after $26m series-B in 2014
Astorg kickstarts sixth fund with HRA Pharma SBO
Vehicle "likely" to close on €2bn hard-cap before year-end, according to unquote" source
Argos Soditic recruits four for its new Frankfurt office
Paris-headquartered GP's new German office will be staffed by team of five
VC-backed biotechs sustain faint pulse of Benelux healthcare
Uncertain policies have caused a slow down for healthcare buyouts in Benelux
Isomer launches €150m early-stage fund-of-funds
Vehicle will co-invest alongside backed managers including Hoxton Ventures and Felix Capital
BPI France buys minority stake in New Nomads
State backer invested via its €100m tourism fund, which typically deploys €500,000-5m per deal
Ouest Croissance et al. in €18m round for Beauty Success
Deal comes seven years after the GP bought a 27.25% stake from Qualium, according to unquote” data
Defensive Sino-French approach holds strong in France
As France's GDP growth rate remains flat, local GPs targeting Asian growth are still proving successful
Alpha in €400m deal for Qualium’s Cofidim
GP drew equity from its €700m sixth fund in a deal reported to value asset at €400m
Partech hires Godron as senior associate
Former Aster Capital professional to work within VC’s seed team alongside Lavault and Golden
Deal in Focus: Endless acquires struggling Brabant Alucast
An in-depth look at the first Benelux deal for turnaround specialist Endless
Seventure in €1m seed round for MilliDrop
Deal saw VC draw on commitments from €60m seed-focused fund Quadrivium I
I&FP’s SVP bolts on Sedarvi
Post-acquisition group to represent combined €25m in turnover
Gimv promotes Laga to chair
Appointment marks the end of Gimv’s five-year transition into platform-based investments
MBO Partenaires exits 21% Edouard Denis stake
Real estate group was one of the last assets remaining in the GP’s fully invested €150m second fund
Holtzbrinck leads $6.9m round for Bux
Financing comes after the fintech business raised $1.9m from Initial Capital in September 2015
Eurazeo PME in €100m Orolia take-private
Deal sees minority owner Isatis reap 2-3x return upon exit, according to unquote” sources