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3i invests €110m in Basic-Fit

3i has invested €110m in the management buyout of Basic-Fit, a Dutch and Belgian discount gym operator, in a deal valuing the business at €275m.

H2 Equity Partners sells Eska

H2 Equity Partners has wholly divested Eska Graphic Board, a Dutch graphic boards manufacturer, to private investment firm Andlinger & Company.

Gimv commits further capital to DG Infra

Infrastructure-focused investor DG Infra has secured additional financing from its sponsors, Gimv and Belfius Bank, with a plan to invest up to €400m over the next five years.

VC-backed uniQure to float

Dutch gene therapy company uniQure, backed by several venture capital firms, has filed a confidential F-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a potential IPO.

Argos Soditic opens Benelux office

Mid-market private equity house Argos Soditic has officially announced the opening a new office in Brussels to better take advantage of the Benelux market.

Bencis to take Xeikon private

Bencis Capital Partners has made a mandatory public offer to acquire all issued shares of Xeikon for €5.85 per share, giving the company an enterprise value of €168m.

PMV backs arGEN-X

PMV has invested €5m in arGEN-X, a Dutch and Belgian biotechnology firm, in an extension of the company’s 2011 series-B round, which now totals €32.5m.

The Karmijn Kapitaal team Desiree van Boxtel and Hadewych Cels and Cilian Jansen Verplanke
Karmijn Kapitaal holds final close on €50m

Dutch female-led private equity firm Karmijn Kapitaal has held the final close of its maiden diversity-focused fund, Karmijn Kapitaal I, on its target of €50m. Ellie Pullen speaks to the firm's founders

Private equity firm circling Hes Beheer

Dutch stevedoring and inland shipping group Hes Beheer has stated that it is currently in talks with a private equity firm, or the portfolio company of a private equity firm, regarding a potential take-private deal.

Gimv fully exits Ablynx

Gimv has sold its remaining direct stake of 2.24% in Euronext-listed Ablynx, a Belgian biotechnology company, for €19.1m.

Private equity firms circle Unit4

Netherlands-based software company Unit4, which is listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam, has been approached by private equity firms with takeover bids that value the company at up to €1.04bn.

NovoPolymers pulls in further VC funding

Gimv, Capricorn Venture Partners and the Federale Participatie- en Investeringsmaatschappij (SFPI-FPIM) have reinvested in Belgian solar encapsulant manufacturer NovoPolymers alongside new backer Capital-E.

NEA backs Silk with $1.6m

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has injected a further $1.6m into existing portfolio company Silk, the Dutch provider of a cloud-based, interactive data visualisation platform.

PE firms lose out on Vion sale

Private equity firms reported to be circling the ingredients division of Netherlands-based Vion Food Group have lost out on the sale to Darling International, which has acquired the subsidiary for €1.6bn.

VC-backed Merus secures additional €31m

Dutch biopharma company Merus has received a €31m extension of its 2010 series-B funding round from Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) and its existing venture capital backers.

Regeur joins EQT's Amsterdam office

EQT has confirmed that Jeroen Regeur, former vice-president at TPG Capital, joined EQT's Schiphol office on 1 October as director of investments in the Benelux region.

Capricorn leads $3.3m round for Ngdata

Capricorn Venture Partners has led a $3.3m funding round for Belgian big data company Ngdata alongside existing backer Sniper Investments and angel investors.

Partech leads €4.6m round for YD

Partech Ventures and Active Venture Partners have invested €4.6m in Netherlands-based YD, a provider of performance display advertising technology.