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Nordian renegotiating acquisition of J-Club - report
There are reportedly concerns over the accessories distributor's revenues in the wake of coronavirus
Gradient, Partech lead a $3m seed round for Kaizo
Former partner at IBM Ventures Christoph Auer-Welsbach joins Kaizo as a co-founder
Jerusalem Venture leads $25m series-C for Pyramid Analytics
Investment brings the total funding raised by Pyramid Analytics to $66.5m
Blackstone to continue preparations to acquire NIBC
Blackstone's offer comprises 995 euro cents per share, including the final dividend of 33 cents
Down2Earth replaces Gimv as majority stakeholder in Grandeco
Gimv first bought the business 13 years ago and will remain a minority shareholder
Active Capital buys Delta Coastal Services
GP deploys capital from Active Capital Company Fund IV, which closed on €85m in September 2019
Triton-backed Unica acquires PCT Koudetechniek
Deal is Unica's sixth acquisition under the ownership of Triton
Quadrum Capital backs Bark Packaging
GP invests via its Quadrum Investment Fund II, which held a final close on €100m in 2019
Standard Investment sells Flatfield in SEK 182m deal
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Standard Investment, which owned a majority stake
Deal-doing slump threatens Benelux exit momentum
GPs divested or partially realised 90 assets last year, making 2019 the third busiest year on the exit front in the past decade
AKD appoints Leroy and Nesch as partners
Appointments of Leroy and Nesch bring the total number of partners at AKD's Luxembourg office to seven
Main Capital acquires majority stake in WoodWing
Investment will accelerate software development as well as a buy-and-build strategy
LSP closes sixth fund on $600m
Fund invests in European companies developing new medications and medical technologies
Nordian Capital Partners sells Open Line to Capital A
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Nordian, which owned a majority stake in the company
Summit-backed Viroclinics acquires DDL
Bob van Gemen, CEO of Viroclinics Biosciences, will serve as CEO of the combined organisation
Summit backs Viroclinics Biosciences
Summit Partners managing director Thomas Tarnowski has joined the Viroclinics board of directors
Main Capital carves out Exxellence and SMQ from Kune
GP intends to support the new group in developing its product portfolio and expanding its customer base
NIBC board supports Blackstone takeover offer
JC Flowers and Reggeborgh are majority shareholders in the listed Netherlands-based bank
Carlyle buys stake in Mak-System
Belgium-based blood chain management software company draws investment from two Carlyle vehicles
Oakley sells stake in AtHome to Mayfair
Listed vehicle Oakley Capital Investments reports proceeds of £15m from the sale
Main Capital Partners exits Onguard to trade
GP stands to make a double-digit money multiple from the sale of the credit software company to Visma
CapitalT holds first close for debut fund
VC firm was founded by Janneke Niessen and Eva de Mol, and will target €40m for its first vehicle
KKR-backed Gamma takes stake in Univercells subsidiary
KKR's $50m investment in Univercells will be drawn from its Health Care Strategic Growth Fund
2020 Outlook: Benelux dealflow breaks records as fundraising recovers
While often out of the European private equity limelight on the deal-making side, the Benelux region quietly posted an excellent 2019
