Benelux
NL - PPM Oost invests in Stichting Diaphora
PPM Oost has invested an undisclosed sum in Stichting Diaphora, a social housing provider, which offers homes to relatively young people suffering from dementia. These housing complexes are adapted to cater for their inhabitants' needs, but allow them...
BELGIUM - Gilde acquires Belgium Johma and Hamal salad business
Gilde has backed the management buyout of Uniq Belgium, a producer and marketer of private label and branded spreadable salads, from UK-based Uniq PLC. The transaction signifies the first investment from the recently raised Gilde Equity Management Benelux...
BELGIUM - GIMV appoints new Investment Directors
GIMV has announced that it has appointed Bart Diels and Alain Keppens as Investment Directors with immediate effect. Both Diels and Keppens have worked for GIMV as Investment Managers for more than 10 and 15 years within GIMV ICT and GIMV Corporate Investment...
BELGIUM - Clear2Pay raises additional EUR 2m from Iris Capital
Clear2Pay,a Belgian software vendor of next generation payment solutions for financial institutions, has received a EUR 2m capital increase from Iris Capital. In addition, the telco and media venture capitalist has purchased existing equity for the value...
NL- TNT completes sale of logistics division to Apollo Management
Dutch express delivery company TNT has completed the sale of its logistics division to Apollo Management. The total value of the transaction is EUR 1.48bn on a cash and debt free basis, of which EUR 15m has been received in the form of a 5% equity stake...
NL- Wavin exercises overallotment option
Dutch pipe manufacturer Wavin has announced that ABN AMRO Rothschild, Lehman Brothers and Merril Lynch International, in their capacity of joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners and in name of the banking syndicate, have exercised the overallotment...
NL-Newion Investments realises investment in Wisdom Group
Newion Investments has realised its investment in Wisdom Group, comprising Wisdom TMLC and The Missing Link, via a trade sale to Ordina. No financial details have been disclosed, but the acquisition price is in the range of 0.8 - 1.5x the company's turnover.
NL- Fortis Private Equity acquires Innovative Medical Solutions BV
Fortis Private Equity has acquired all shares in Innovative Medical Solutions BV (IMS) alongside the company's management.
NL- PPM Oost invests in TeleMetronics
TeleMetronics Biometry has received a second round of financing from PPM Oost, Technofonds Flevoland and Wageningen Business Generator. The company has developed a system to monitor the health of animals. With this technology, hart rate, body temperature...
NL - Lowland commits EUR 5m to eBuddy
Amsterdam-based eBuddy, a provider of web-based messaging, has raised €5m in a first round of funding from Lowland Capital Partners. eBuddy offers an internet service which enables users to chat with AOL, MSN and Yahoo accounts without having to install...
BELGIUM - Fortis Private Equity acquires Studio 100
Fortis Private Equity has announced that it has acquired a 33% stake in Studio 100, a producer of tv programmes and theatre shows for children. In addition, the Belgium-based company will receive a capital increase, understood to be in the region of EUR...
NL - VNU completes sale of its stake in Solucient to Thomson
VNU, the information and media company which is owned by private equity consortium Valcon Acquisition BV, has announced that it has completed the sale of its 34.3% stake in Solucient, an information products company serving the healthcare industry, to...
NL - ING to sell speciality insurance unit to Hal and Egeria
ING Group has announced that it intends to sell its speciality insurance unit Nationale Borg to HAL Investments and Egeria as part of its strategy to focus on its core insurance, banking and asset management businesses. The intended sale is subject to...
NL - Rabo Private Equity announces new investment approach
Rabo Private Equity, since 2002 the captive arm of the Rabobank Group, has announced a new investment approach. From now on, it will operate with three labels: Rabo Capital, Rabo Participaties and Rabo Innovatiekapitaalfonds.
NL - Wavin IPO receives lacklustre response
The flotation of Dutch pipe manufacturer Wavin by CVC and AlpInvest has raised substantially less than targeted. With shares priced at EUR 11m, the bottom of the EUR 11-13.50 range, the flotation raised EUR 371m, substantially less than the EUR 641m it...
BELGIUM - KU Leuven and EIF create Centre for Drug Design and Discovery
The Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have entered a partnership agreement to create a Centre for Drug Design and Discovery (CD3). Both KU Leuven and EIF will invest a total amount of EUR 8m for the first...
NETHERLANDS - ABN AMRO Capital Life Sciences invests in Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics
ABN AMRO Capital Life Sciences (AAC LS) has announced that it has led a EUR 22m series-A financing of Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics BV (AMT). The syndicate was completed by Advent Venture Partners, Gilde Investment Management and Crédit Agricole Private...
LUX - Oostvogels strengthened by new appointment
Following substantial growth in client activity, predominantly in the private equity sector, Oostvogels Pfister Roemers (Oostvogels) has added to its expertise by appointing Mr Frédéric Feyten as additional tax partner.
NL- Bencis acquires Aktiesport and Perri Sport
Bencis Capital Partners has acquired a substantial equity interest in the in the sport retails chains Aktiesport and Perry Sport through Unlimited Sports Group BV (USG).
NETHERLANDS - LSP leads EUR 3m investment round in BMEYE
Life Science Partners has announced that it has led a EUR 3m Series A financing round of BMEYE, a Dutch medical device company. The round was led by LSP and included a group of Silicon Valley and Dutch groups TechFund and BAT (Business Angels Technostarters)....
BELGIUM - Pro Natura acquires Biomarché
Activa Capital-owned Pro Natura, the former number two wholesaler of organic fruit and vegetables in Europe, has acquired Biomarché, the leading organic fruit & vegetable wholesaler in Belgium.
NL- Waterland sells Harting-Bank to NPM Capital
Waterland Private Equity Investments has sold its stake in Harting-Bank, a leading Dutch supplier of mobility aids and care provider, to NPM Capital. No financial details have been disclosed.
NL- Bencis acquires childcare provider Catalpa
Bencis Capital Partners has acquired a substantial equity interest in Catalpa, the market leader in childcare in the Netherlands.
UK/NL - Unilever to sell frozen food unit to Permira
Anglo-Dutch consumer products group Unilever has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell the majority of its frozen foods business to Permira for EUR 1.725bn. The transaction, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, is expected to...