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3i creates new bioprocessing platform with Cellon acquisition
GP is currently looking for a CEO to sit across the divisions of the new platfom
Vendis appoints Riisberg as senior adviser in Nordic region
Christian Riisberg was previously founding partner of Alipes and a board member for various companies
IK to acquire Acture Groep
IK will buy a majority stake, investing via its €550m IK Small Cap II fund, which closed in Q1 2018
SET Ventures Raises Fund closes third fund on €100m
Dutch VC closes the fund, launched in Q1 2019 and focusing on energy transition
GHO Capital buys Ardena from Mentha
Mentha created Ardena by merging three portfolio companies in 2017 and conducting bolt-ons
Bencis to back EMC Group SBO
Holland Capital will end its 10-year ownership in the Dutch medical staffing specialist
Consortium in €36m series-B for NorthSea Therapeutics
US-based VCs VenBio and Sofinnova Investments back the business for the first time
SmartFin closes sophomore fund on €240m
Belgian early-stage and growth fund will provide €500,000-12m equity tickets
THCP backs Borealis Hotel Group
Deal for the hospitality group is THCP's second investment in the Netherlands
Slingshot, Shoe back Swishfund
Fresh capital will help Swishfund to develop its software and expand its client base
Volta collects €35m for Volta Ventures II
New vehicle will provide funding to Benelux-based software and internet startups
The Carlyle Group backs Dept SBO
Waterland sells its majority stake in the Dutch digital marketing and advertisement agency
Bregal Milestone inks first Dutch deal with Anywhere365
UK-based growth GP invests €40m in Anywhere365 via its maiden fund, which closed in 2018
Mentha buys and merges Paradigma and BlijWerkt
Gilde Healthcare was invested in HR specialist BlijWerkt since 2011
Vectis sells WinBooks to trade
Founded in 1989, Exact launched its cloud-based accounting product Exact Online in 2006
Summit leads $90m round for Odoo
Sofinnova invested in a €3m funding round for the enterprise management company in 2010
Luxembourg's IFMs keep up with tech
Luxembourg and its myriad local administrators are working hard to adapt to the technology-driven shake-up of the fund admin space
Kempen European PE fund closes on €192.5m
Fund was exclusively available to clients of private bank Van Lanschot and asset manager Kempen
BNP Paribas Fortis PE backs JAC
GP buys substantial minority in Belgium-based industrial bread-making machinery specialist
Main Capital collects €535m for sixth software buyout fund
Buyout fund should hit its €564m hard-cap in January 2020, Unquote understands
Main Capital's SDB Groep buys Competence Group
GP bought SDB in Q2 2018 with the intention to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
NPM Capital et al. in €250m series-C for Picnic
Company will use the fresh capital to develop a robotised distribution centre in Utrecht
Torqx Capital buys Descroes
GP invests via its debut vehicle, Torqx Capital Partners I, a €150m fund targeting mid-market companies
Dutch PE wrestling with gender diversity
Dutch GPs are lagging behind their British counterparts in terms of gender diversity, with women making up only 14% of Dutch PE professionals