Benelux
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Craving carve-outs
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, where the team discusses corporate carve-outs
SmartFin closes sophomore fund on €240m
Belgian early-stage and growth fund will provide €500,000-12m equity tickets
THCP backs Borealis Hotel Group
Deal for the hospitality group is THCP's second investment in the Netherlands
Slingshot, Shoe back Swishfund
Fresh capital will help Swishfund to develop its software and expand its client base
Volta collects €35m for Volta Ventures II
New vehicle will provide funding to Benelux-based software and internet startups
The Carlyle Group backs Dept SBO
Waterland sells its majority stake in the Dutch digital marketing and advertisement agency
A decade to remember
The Unquote team wishes you a restful holiday break, and will be back for our regular news coverage on 3 January
Bregal Milestone inks first Dutch deal with Anywhere365
UK-based growth GP invests €40m in Anywhere365 via its maiden fund, which closed in 2018
Integra holds third close on €110m for maiden fund
Fund hit its €100m target and the subscription period was extended to mid-2020
Slingshot Ventures aims to raise up to €100m in 2020
VC will consider breaking with tradition with a separate institutional fund of up to €40m
Mentha buys and merges Paradigma and BlijWerkt
Gilde Healthcare was invested in HR specialist BlijWerkt since 2011
Vectis sells WinBooks to trade
Founded in 1989, Exact launched its cloud-based accounting product Exact Online in 2006
Summit leads $90m round for Odoo
Sofinnova invested in a €3m funding round for the enterprise management company in 2010
Luxembourg's IFMs keep up with tech
Luxembourg and its myriad local administrators are working hard to adapt to the technology-driven shake-up of the fund admin space
3i nets £102m from Audley Travel, Hans Anders dividends
3i receives proceeds of £67m from Audley Travel, while Hans Anders generates a €42m windfall
Kempen European PE fund closes on €192.5m
Fund was exclusively available to clients of private bank Van Lanschot and asset manager Kempen
2020 Preview: Evolve and adapt
PAI's Richard Howell, Livingbridge's Susie Stanford and more discuss PE developments throughout 2019 and expectations for the year ahead
BNP Paribas Fortis PE backs JAC
GP buys substantial minority in Belgium-based industrial bread-making machinery specialist
Main Capital collects €535m for sixth software buyout fund
Buyout fund should hit its €564m hard-cap in January 2020, Unquote understands
Main Capital's SDB Groep buys Competence Group
GP bought SDB in Q2 2018 with the intention to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Private wealth to increase allocation to private equity
High-net-worth individuals and family offices are hunting for yield, concerned about low interest rates and market volatility
Carlyle's Saverglass carves out MD Verre from Vidrala
Saverglass intends to invest €50m over the next three years to convert MD Verre's production
Ardian's Dedalus carves out Agfa-Gevaert's healthcare IT business
Dedalus buys the business for an EV of €975m, with the aim of creating a healthcare software group
NPM Capital et al. in €250m series-C for Picnic
Company will use the fresh capital to develop a robotised distribution centre in Utrecht