Benelux
Pangea Investors appoints new affiliate partner
Pangea Investors has hired Paul Bijleveld as an affiliate partner in the firm's London office.
The irrelevance of fees
Fees: irrelevant?
AXA PE opens Beijing office
AXA Private Equity has opened an office in Beijing, its first in China.
Special Report: Italy
Special Report: Italy
Blackstone et al. in second round bids for Intertrust
Blackstone, Cinven and Pamplona are bidding for Dutch corporate management business Intertrust Group after Carlyle and Goldman Sachs Private Equity dropped out of the race, according to reports.
DACH leads quiet Europe in Q3
DACH on top
Cinven and Warbug Pincus exercise Ziggo over-allotment option
Cinven, Warburg Pincus and their co-investors have announced the initiation of an over-allotment option for Dutch cable operator Ziggo.
No fundraising “doom and gloom” – SJ Berwin’s Sonya Pauls
Sonya Pauls on fundraising
Cinven and Walburg Pincus to sell further shares in Ziggo
Cinven and Warburg Pincus are looking to sell a larger stake of Dutch cable operator Ziggo than previously anticipated, continuing their IPO success story.
Permira and AMG bid against Orix in Robeco sale
Only Permira, AMG and Japanese financial services group Orix are left in the bidding war for Rabobank's asset management unit Robeco, reports in the local press suggest.
Gilde looking to acquire TMC for €69.2m
Gilde Buy Out Partners has reached a conditional agreement on a public offer for project and human resources management business TMC Group (NYSE:ALTMC).
Q3 Barometer: European deal flow plummets 35%
Q3 Barometer
Benelux unquote” October 2012
After the Dutch government collapsed in April, the country faced its fifth general election since the turn of the century on 12 September.
IK Investment Partners agrees acquisition of Vemedia
IK Investment Partners and CEO Yvan Vindevogel have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Belgian pharmaceuticals supplier Vemedia Pharma.
Earlybird sells BMEYE for €32.5m
Earlybird has sold Dutch medical diagnostics company BMEYE to Edwards Lifescience Corporation for €32.5m, reaping a 26% IRR on its investment.
Federal court probes large club deals in collusion lawsuit
A US federal court has released emails sent by senior management at several private equity firms as part of a lawsuit alleging collusion on LBOs, according to reports.
Synergia buys Dutch bread and snacks business Boboli
Synergia Capital Parners has acquired Dutch frozen bread and snacks company Boboli.
360 Capital holds first closing of venture fund
Venture investor 360 Capital Partners has held a first close on its second fund, 360 Capital 2011, on more than €60m.
Cashing in on the drive for efficiency
Austerity politics can often seem at conflict with the idealised world of cleantech and renewable energy. With governments scaling back subsidies to reduce their deficits, it might seem that green investing will have slipped out of fashion. However, tough...
Sniper Investments et al. back Ngdata
Sniper Investments, Plug and Play Ventures, ING and a number of US business angels have invested $2.5m in Belgium tech company Ngdata.
Gilde acquires Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity
Gilde Equity Management has acquired Dutch bakery Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity.
3i-backed Azelis in €30m capital increase
3i has taken part in a €30m capital increase for its portfolio company Azelis, a Belgian speciality chemicals distributor.
Fundraising research reveals optimism in tough times
Despite talk of apocalyptic investor behaviour, most GPs announcing a close this year reported existing LPs re-upping and even increasing ticket sizes, as revealed in an unquote" survey of more than 40 European GPs. Anneken Tappe reports
Video: David Currie - industry needs liquidity
As he steps down from 33 years in private equity, most recently with SL Capital, David Currie shares his views on the industry's future.