Benelux
Nordian sells Chrysal International to trade
Trade buyer will help Chrysal to further strengthen its market position by adding new products
3i appoints six across PE team
GP hires Simon Andersen as digital director, along with five further hires in Europe and the US
Single-asset funds afford slow and steady pace
When a fund approaches the end of its lifespan, transferring the last remaining investment into a new vehicle is proving increasingly popular
V-Bio Ventures et al. invest €37m in Camel-IDS
Consortium of investors backs series-A round for Belgium-based biotech company Camel-IDS
ABN Amro to partially sell stake in PE arm
Bank will partially exit PE division ABN Amro Participaties, which will be renamed as Capital A
Level 20 launches Amsterdam committee
Dutch committee will aim to attract more women to the PE industry in the Netherlands
Avedon's Kinly bolts on MK2
Mid-market GP Avedon bought Amsterdam-based collaboration technology specialist Kinly in 2017
Atomico invests $24m in Framer
VC invests $24m in the Netherlands-based design company via its Atomico IV fund
LSP raises €410m for sixth flagship fund
Netherlands-based life sciences specialist has raised €750m across three funds in 10 months
HPE Growth Capital leads $23m funding round for Tiqets
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its technology development
CVC bids for TomTom telematics division
GP is bidding for the Netherlands-based telematics division of navigation specialist TomTom
IK Investment Partners buys 2Connect
GP is investing via its IK Small Cap II Fund, which held a final close on €550m in February 2018
IK acquires Infradata in SBO
IK buys Dutch cybersecurity service Infradata from Waterland via IK VIII Fund
Dutch small-cap buyouts see values soar
First three quarters of 2018 saw combined value almost reach 2017's full-year total, which was in itself a five-year peak
Mentha Capital buys Lucardi
Mentha acquires a majority stake in Netherlands-based jewellery retail chain Lucardi
Capricorn and Particon invest €5m in Black Bear
VC firms join a consortium including Social Impact Ventures, 5Square and Chemelot Ventures
Gilde Buyout's Esdec bolts on EcoFaste,
In March, Dutch GP Gilde bought Netherlands-based Esdec from Holland Venture and Dolfin Capital
Elysian's Key Travel bolts on Raptim
Acquisition is the first add-on since the GP acquired the travel agency six months ago
Carlyle's ADB Safegate bolts on Ultra AS for £22m
Transaction comes 16 months after the GP acquired ADB from PAI for a reported €900m
European VC fundraising continues strong showing
VC fundraising totals over 2016-2017 marked a healthy increase of nearly 50% on the amounts raised in the previous two-year period
One Equity Partners buys Alltub in SBO
GP buys Netherlands-based packaging specialist Alltub to support its growth via acquisitions
Sofindev to sell House of Talents
PE house hires advisers to end holding period of two years for its €107m Sofindev IV Fund
Vitruvian-backed Bitdefender buys RedSocks
Vitruvian owns 30% of Bitdefender via its €2.4bn fund, Vitruvian Investment Partnership III
Nordian Capital buys Pos Service Holland
Nordian is currently investing from its Nordian Fund II fund, closed on €400m in 2014
