Benelux
Slow but steady
From one month to another, deal figures remain surprisingly similar. Each issue brings its fair share of large deals involving pan-European funds showing interest in Dutch, Belgian or Luxembourg-based companies. They will be highly publicised by, and...
NETHERLANDS - Arsenal buys DSM Special Products
Arsenal Capital Partners has acquired DSM Special Products, a business unit of Royal DSM that manufactures specialty ingredients used in food, pharma and animal feed.
EUROPE - Bain Capital closes EUR 3.5bn buyout fund
Bain Capital has closed its third European buyout fund with a total of EUR 3.5bn in commitments.
LUXEMBOURG – GIC SI invests US$1.5bn in Sintonia SA
GIC Special Investments (GIC SI), the private equity investment arm of GIC, has acquired 3% of Sintonia SA for US$1.5bn. The vendor is Milan-based Benetton-owned company Sintonia SpA.
NETHERLANDS - Amadeus et al. invest EUR8m in Liquavista
In a series-B round funding, existing investors Amadeus, GIMV and New Venture Partners have injected EUR 8m in fabless display manufacturing company Liquavista. In November 2006, the company secured EUR 12m from the same group of investors.
EUROPE - EVCA data shows increased returns in 07
Private equity delivered increased returns for investors in 2007, with buyout funds the best performers, according to data from the European Venture Capital Association.
NETHERLANDS - EdRIP leads EUR 23m deal
Edmond De Rotschild Investment Partners has led a EUR 23m series-C financing round for therapeutic antibody company PanGenetics. The round also included contributions from existing investors Index Ventures, Forbion Capital Partners and Credit Agricole...
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
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...
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.