Benelux
Opportunities for innovation
A survey published at the end of January by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reported a very positive situation for the Netherlands. Despite stagnation at the beginning of the century, the Dutch economy is now in good...
Q & A
Richard von Gusovius, vice president at Campbell Lutyens with responsibility for LP relationships in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany, talks to Domitille Lainey about the state of the market
NETHERLANDS - Deutsche Beteiligung buys ICTS Europe
Deutsche Beteiligung and DBAG Fund V have together acquired ICTS Europe, a company specialising in security services for airports and airlines, for EUR 100m. A co-investment by ICTS Europe's management is planned.
LUXEMBOURG - NautaDutilh appoints two new partners
Benelux law firm NautaDutilh has appointed Jean-Marc Groelly and Jean-Michel Schmit as partners in the firm’s Luxembourg office.
EUROPE - New fund Vitruvian closes on EUR 925m
New middle-market private equity firm, Vitruvian Partners, has closed its maiden fund, Vitruvian Investment Partnership (VIP), on EUR 925m, exceeding its EUR 900m target.
GLOBAL - Bear Stearns acquires Macquarie arm
LSE-listed fund-of-funds Bear Stearns Private Equity (BSPEL) has offered A$115.5 for Macquarie Private Capital Group (MPCG), an ASX-listed private equity fund-of-funds.
NETHERLANDS - Emerald leads EUR 15m investment in EWT
A consortium led by Emerald Technology Ventures has acquired an equity position in privately-held Emergya Wind Technologies, a Dutch wind turbine manufacturer. In December 2007, Ludgate Environmental had invested EUR 1.43m in the company. According to...
Bowmark Capital Survey
UK lower mid-market defies the gloom
NETHERLANDS - Prime Technology invests EUR 6.5m in eBuddy
Prime Technology Ventures has invested EUR 6.5m in eBuddy, a provider of web and mobile instant messaging, in second-round funding. In 2007, Lowland Capital Partners had provided a EUR 5m Series-A financing round to the company.
BELGIUM - KBC and Defiac acquire Dark
KBC Private Equity and Defiac have acquired Dark, a Belgian lighting manufacturer.
European LPs: optimism, naivety or realism?
Despite the recent credit crisis, there appears to be relative optimism among European LPs compared with their North American and Asian counterparts. Would the immaturity and naivety of the European private equity industry be the cause of this so called...
Q&A - 2008 faces slowdown, not a crash
DLA Piper's Erwin Simons speaks to Domitille Lainey about the state of the Benelux private equity market at the beginning of 2008
Maintaining momentum
Benelux has managed to weather the storm whipped up by the summer's credit crunch. Last year's results show the region's stability (91 deals in 2006 against 97 in 2007). The average deal value figures in 2006 exceeded those for 2007 (EUR300.5m against...