Benelux
Ysios Capital raises €155m for third biotech fund
Ysios BioFund III provides financing to early- and mid-stage, highly innovative life sciences companies
Main Capital-backed Inergy buys Frontin
Acquisition of the Netherlands-based municipal financing software is Inergy's second add-on
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Startups slow down
The Unquote pod asks, when will VC activity return to normal? And how will venture funds rebound in comparison to the previous GFC?
K Fund launches €70m second vehicle
Fund targets companies operating in the internet and mobile technology sectors
Francisco Partners raises $9.7bn across three funds
Funds target the technology industry, with a focus on software, financial technology and healthcare IT
Two thirds of PE professionals expect reduction in carry – survey
More than half of the private equity partners and directors surveyed also expect bonuses to reduce
Eurazeo holds €400m first close for France-China Cooperation Fund
Fund targets European companies with expansion and growth plans in the Chinese market
Torqx acquires Fabory
Grainger, the vendor of the company, mandated Rothschild to explore a sale process in November 2019
Keensight hires two operating partners
Edwin Moses will be based in Belgium while José Luis Martín will be located in Spain
Video: Coller's Francois Aguerre on PE's reasons to be cheerful
In the third of Unquote's Lockdown series, Francois Aguerre discusses how long-term secondaries prospects are still strong despite the turmoil
Ardian closes eighth secondaries mega-fund on $19bn
ASF VIII intends to provide the necessary liquidity to investors amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Q&A: Pemberton's UK head Eric Capp on direct lending's future
Private debt professional Eric Capp discusses his long-term view of the direct lending landscape
Avista buys 50% stake in Vista Healthcare
Consumer health company is valued at €305m, making it the largest buyout deal in Belgium in 2020
Vortex acquires mortgage broker Hypotheek.winkel
Company's founders will retain a minority stake in the business
Spectrum Equity IX hits $1.5bn hard-cap
Fund targets investments in internet-enabled software and information service companies
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Back for secondaries
When activity begins again, will LPs be willing to take a pricing hit? And where will buyer and seller expectations meet?
Aquiline Capital closes fourth fund on $2bn
Fund invests in North American and European businesses operating across the financial services sector
Committed Capital buys ID-ware
Deal is the first from the GP's third fund, which held a final close in January 2020 on €55m
Impact Investing Report 2020
Unquote has now released its inaugural Impact Investing Report, published in association with the Aztec Group
Callista Private Equity carves out ArcelorMittal Ringmill
GP focuses on special situations and generally invests in companies with negative EBIT margins
Cowen Healthcare Investments closes third fund on $493m
Cowen Healthcare Investments III targets the biopharma, diagnostics and digital health sectors
Committed Capital closes third fund on €55m
Fund volume is more than double the GP's €22m second vehicle, with three deals in the pipeline
Gimv confirms dividend but reports negative portfolio return
Gimv invested €205m in six new platform investments and additional bolt-ons in 2019/2020
Charterhouse’s Serb bolts on UK-based Veriton Pharma
Belgium-based pharmaceutical company has made five bolt-ons during Charterhouse's investment period