Benelux still behind rest of Europe

With only two deals recorded, buyout activity was halved from the four transactions that took place during the first quarter. Summit Partners backed the management buyout of online payment platform Ogone, and NPM Capital acquired a majority stake in Punch Graphix. Unsurprisingly, the overall value of Benelux buyouts also went down from €303m to €209m. On both accounts, the region is still lagging behind the rest of the continent, though this is to be expected given its small size.

Growth capital also fell, with six investments in Q2 compared to seven for the previous quarter. The fall in value was even more spectacular, with an overall €120m, almost a third of the €354m recorded between January and March.

The Benelux region also came bottom in Europe for early-stage transactions, with a single Belgian deal - the €5m investment in Complix by Vesalius Biocapital and LRM.

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