Benelux
LDC-backed Ensek acquires NrgFin
LDC acquired a significant minority stake in Ensek with HSBC providing leverage in October 2017
Astorg's IQ-EQ buys Conseil Expertise & Synthèse
Add-on is the company's second of 2020, having bought US-based Blue River Partners in March
DACH buyout market weathers Covid-19 impact, UK and France suffer
Germany emerged as the busiest region in Europe in Q2, albeit with a low volume and aggregate value of deals by historical standards
Programma 102 closes on €100m
VC will launch a new vehicle by the end of the year, with a тЌ100m target, to focus on complementary asset classes
Heal Capital leads $10.5m round for Siilo
Investment in the healthcare messaging app is Heal Capital's debut deal from its first fund
Fund+ leads €23m series-A for Exevir
Exevir will commit to the international effort to pursue new treatment for Covid-19
Gilde Equity Management acquires HC Groep
Gilde has acquired the climate technology and building ventilation company from Airvance Group
Life Science Partners et. al in series-A round for Vico Therapeutics
Biotech startup will use the proceeds to further advance its therapy
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Calling tech support
This week, the Unquote Podcast talks all things technology with Intuitus chief commercial officer Adrian Astley Jones
Eurazeo China Acceleration Fund invests €80m in DORC
This is the first deal made by the fund, which targets companies with high-growth potential in the Chinese market
Fund+ leads €38m series-B for Indigo Diabetes
Jan Van den Bossche, partner at Fund+, will join the board of the company
Aurelius sells Office Depot's Spanish business to trade
Deal is part of the ongoing restructuring of the company started under Aurelius's ownership
PE exits hit decade low in Q2
Volume of exits by PE players across Europe fell by 43% year-on-year in Q2 2020 as the coronavirus crisis took hold, according to Unquote Data
PE secondaries volume cut by more than half in H1 - survey
Private debt fund secondaries were hit even harder with an 81.8% plunge, Setter says
GSH Private Capital acquires Getronics in €200m deal
Company currently generates revenues of €300m and employs 4,000 staff
Nuveen Global Impact Fund holds $150m first close
Fund invests in growth-stage companies in developed and emerging markets, with a focus on resource efficiency
PlantLab raises $20m from De Hoge Dennen Capital – report
Company will use the proceeds to expand in the Netherlands, the US and the Bahamas
Virtual Briefing: ESG and rebalancing through secondaries
Palico's Woolston Commons, Cambridge Associates' Varco and Unigestion's Newsome discuss whether the current crisis will lead to an ESG rethink
Market sentiment improving but dealflow likely to remain bifurcated – Baird
Baird MDs Vinay Ghai and Paul Bail discuss deal-making amid the pandemic and emerging trends for the months ahead
Committed Capital buys Intersteel from 5Square
Deal ends a two-year holding period for 5Square, which bought the company from ING and Rikon Holding
Verdane acquires minority stake in Studytube for €10m
Company plans on expanding further into the learning and development market
Munich Private Equity closes third buyout fund-of-funds
Mid-cap buyout-focused fund-of-funds closed on тЌ162m and has made 14 of its 20 planned investments
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Fundraising engine stalls
This week, the Unquote Podcast examines the fundraising market amid the challenges of Covid-19
Blackstone Life Sciences V closes on $4.6bn
Fund invests in late-stage rounds of established life science companies and emerging businesses