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Sovereign divests Xendo to Linden-backed ProPharma
Sale of the healthcare-focused consultancy business brings to an end a tenure of just two years
Holland Venture backs MedAngel
GP invests alongside the fund manager of the province of Gelderland's innovation fund
Active Capital's FTNon sold to trade for €32m
US-based JBT Corporation acquires Dutch FTNon, the industrial food equipment provider
Gilde Equity Management acquires Eiffel
Transaction sees founder Ferdi van Dommelen exit his investment in the Dutch consultancy
Forbion holds first close above target at €270m
Fund officially launched in May 2018 and Forbion expects to hold a final close in Autumn 2018
Benelux large-cap activity swells in H1
Aggregate value of deals valued at more than €500m is approaching pre-crisis levels, based on H1 2018 figures
Ontex rejects PAI's takeover offer
Board of directors rejects offer on the basis that it undervalues Belgium-based Ontex
Parcom-backed BlueStar bolts on RH Offshore
GP acquired Star Group in 2011 in a management buyout and has now completed three bolt-ons
Bain buys DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals
Bain Capital acquires DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals via its Bain Capital Europe IV vehicle
In Profile: Gimv
Investor relations and corporate communications manager De Leenheer discusses the firm's history of public backing and current strategy
Anders buys Aldowa
Shareholders Jan Boom and Allard Droste sell to Anders, with Droste retaining a minority stake
Advent International sells Mondo Minerals to trade
Mondo’s enterprise value of $600m equates to an EBITDA multiple of around 13.1x
MPM et al. in €64m series-B for iTeos Therapeutics
Previous and new backers inject €64m in the cancer-focused biotechnology company
Ergon buys Beltaste-Vanreusel
GP draws equity from the €775m Ergon Capital Partners III fund, which held a final close in 2010
Gilde acquires Elcee Group
Gilde will further support the company's acquisitive growth strategy and international expansion
Sequoia-backed Asa International announces London IPO
Business is headquartered in the Netherlands and lends to low-income populations
VC consortium in €11m series-B for GreenFlux
GreenFlux service platform is cloud-based and connects with charge stations of all types
Gimv acquires One Of A Kind Technologies
OOAKT, a Dutch machine vision specialist, aims to triple revenues in the next five years
Gimv buys Ellis Gourmet Burger
Gimv invests in the burger chain alongside Belgian corporate Top Brands
Bain's Autodis bolts on Geevers Auto Parts
After recently cancelling its IPO, Autodis announces the bolt-on of its Dutch peer
Core Equity shelves Hema acquisition talks – reports
E-commerce platform of Hema is not deemed profitable enough, sources told the Dutch press
Karmijn Kapitaal backs Picturae
Karmijn provides equity tickets of €2-12.5m to businesses with minimum €5m in turnover
Adyen sets price range for €6-7bn IPO
General Atlantic, Index Ventures, Felicis Ventures and Temasek have all previously backed the business
Partners Group buys Ammeraal Beltech in SBO
Advent International sells Netherlands-based Ammeraal, a lightweight belting specialist
