Benelux
Pantheon acquired by AMG
Fund-of-funds manager Pantheon Ventures is to be acquired by US-based Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) for $775m.
General Atlantic appoints senior advisor for Europe
General Atlantic (GA) has appointed Mike McTighe as special advisor to the firm in Europe.
California mis-places the agents
CalPERS, CalSTERS trickier to access – but for the wrong reasons, reports Kimberly Romaine
Waterland backed Medhold sold to Sonic Healthcare
Waterland Private Equity has divested its stake in Belgian laboratory business Medhold Group to Australian-based Sonic Healthcare who has fully acquired the business.
Strong research bodes bright future for Dutch venture
The Netherlands’ excellence in the fields of ICT and Life Sciences is driving dealflow up and prompting optimism for the future. By Francinia Protti-Alvarez
AXA's Spotless sale points to return of competitive auction
In the last year the competitive auction has become a rarity, as buyers became unwilling to bid up prices and sought extensive exclusivity. Now, though, they could be back on the cards.
Capricorn appoints new investment manager
Belgian investor Capricorn Venture Partners has appointed Dr Ir Johan Reynaert as investment manager in its cleantech team.
BC and AXA’s Medica set to become latest listing
French care home business Medica’s flotation could be a sign that the IPO market is in rude health.
Luxembourg sees birth of industry body
Luxembourg has long been attractive to private equity and venture capital funds and has finally seen the birth of its own industry association.
Nordic Mezzanine hires three
Nordic Mezzanine has appointed Marlof Tjaden investment director, Tin Radosevic investment manager, and Kenneth Johansson analyst.
Advent latest to hunt on Warsaw Exchange
Advent's EUR 100m buyout of WsiP marks the second take-private in two months from one of Europe's busiest stock markets. But why are investors choosing Warsaw? Kimberly Romaine reports
Going for growth
Louis Elson, co-founder and managing partner of Palamon Capital Partner talks to Rikke Eckhoff about the benefits of the growth capital model in a financial crisis.
Buyouts 2009: The year of lost opportunities
Despite plenty of "dry powder," 2009 ranks as one of the worst years in private equity history. Eckhoff and Eftimiu present unquote"s European Buyout Review
Benelux unquote" March 2010
According to figures to be published in the upcoming European Fundraising Review 2010, fundraising in the Benelux region has remained resilient in 2009 in spite of the downturn. But it is not only fundraising that has remained resilient in the region....
Predictable unpredictability
Figures from the just-released unquote” Q4 Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with Candover, reveal a stagnation in private equity investment activity as economic optimism wears thin.
Banca Leonardo shuts down PE activities
The wave of structural reorganisations has hit Italy’s Banca Leonardo, which is one of the recent banks to decide to re-focus its activities, towards its advisory and wealth management and away private equity division.
Secondaries players to fill later-stage gap
A lack of LP appetite has left a void at the later-stage end of the European venture market. Could secondaries players hold the key, asks Emanuel Eftimiu
Survitec deal bodes strong year for buyouts
This week's foursome of sizable buyouts have put Europe on course to reach EUR 40bn for 2010, 50% larger than 2009's dire figure, writes Kimberly Romaine.
Growth to remain strong in 2010
While the Belgian buyout market has suffered along with the rest of Europe over the last two years, growth capital has gone from strength to strength. Francinia Protti-Alvarez reports.
CVC appoints new senior adviser
Buyout firm CVC Capital Partners has appointed Thomas Renyi, as senior adviser.