Benelux
Trade buyers regain lost turf
Private equity houses have had a fleeting supremacy over trade buyers, but with debt now harder to come by, the competition between private equity houses and trade buyers is more balanced
Large deals are back in Benelux
Quiet as Benelux appears to be, the summer has not been as calm as one would have expected. The region, characterised by a mid-size market, is now witnessing a revival of large deals
EUROPE – LODH Euro Choice IV holds first close on EUR 300m
Zurich-based LODH Private Equity Limited has closed LODH Euro Choice IV on EUR 300m.
UK/GERMANY - Sophos to acquire Utimaco
TA Associates-backed Sophos plc intends to acquire German data security solutions company Utimaco Safeware AG for EUR 217m.
EUROPE - Private equity deals up 15% in Q2
A rise in expansion deals and the return of big buyouts has led to a 15% rise in the total combined value of European private equity transactions, according to the latest unquote" private equity Barometer, in association with Candover.
GLOBAL - KKR goes public
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is going public in a transaction that will involve buying KKR Private Equity Investors, which was listed on Euronext Amsterdam two years ago, and listing the merged entity in New York.
BELGIUM - N+1 acquires Access from CapMan
CapMan has sold its remaining stake in Access Capital Partners to N+1 Group and managing partners of the firm.
GLOBAL - Goldman Sachs raises USD 10bn fund
According to reports, Goldman Sachs has raised a USD 10bn fund to invest in senior loans backing leveraged buyouts.
BELGIUM - 3i backs EUR 728m buyout of Labco
A consortium of investors led by 3i backed a EUR 728m buyout of medical diagnostics business Labco.
Controlling leaks
new research suggests that leaks to the press can cost time and money and affect the certainty of deals. By Ashley Wassall
NETHERLANDS - Lion Capital and Egeria acquire Ad van Geloven
Lion Capital and Egeria have acquired Ad vang Geloven, a Dutch producer of frozen meal components.
NETHERLANDS - Doughty Hanson acquires TMF for EUR 750m
Doughty Hanson has acquired a majority stake in TMF, a Dutch global management and accounting outsourcing services company, for EUR 750m. The management and founders retain a significant stake in the business.
NETHERLANDS - Egeria reaches first closing on EUR 500m
Egeria has reached the first close of its third fund on its hardcap of EUR 500m.
BELGIUM - GIMV appoints new CEO
GIMV has appointed Koenraad Dejonckheere as the new CEO of GIMV, replacing Dirk Boogmans.
UK/FRANCE - NBGI launches in Paris
NBGI Private Equity has opened a new office in Paris, which will be headed up by Didier Riebel and Laurent Allégot.