Benelux
Main Capital buys King Business Software
Deal is Main Capital's third acquisition in the Dutch financial administrative software space
Team spirit: the enduring appeal of co-investment
This year, тЌ7.87bn was collected across seven co-investments funds, breaking Unquote Data records
BC Partners' United Group to buy Vivacom in €1.2bn deal
Netherlands-based telecoms and media provider United acquires its Bulgarian counterpart
Q3 Barometer: deal volume hits new record with mid-market push
Buyout market has been strengthening consistently and was only four deals away from hitting 300 in the third quarter
PE-backed Visma buys Unit4's VerzuimSignaal
Bolt-on will strengthen Visma's position in the absenteeism management market
KKR European V closes on €5.8bn
KKR European V held an interim close on тЌ4.7bn in April 2019 and has a six-year investment period
IK-backed Signature Foods buys Topking – report
Topking produces a number of snack brands, including Vlammetje and KaasTengels
Apollo sells Endemol Shine stake to trade
GP and The Walt Disney Company sell the entertainment programming company in a €2bn deal
VCs and Airbnb back $60m series-C round for Tiqets
HPE Growth Capital led a $23m round for the mobile ticketing platform around a year ago
LP Profile: Pensioenfonds PGB
Dick Tol discusses the pension fund’s investment plans, approach to responsible investing, and how its private equity strategy has taken off
H2 Equity Partners acquires Contiweb from AIP
Acquisition was backed via H2 Equity Partners' most recent fund, launched in June
CPPIB exits Interparking to APG
APG buys a 39% stake in Belgian Interparking investing €500-600m, says Inframation report
Carlyle closes fifth Europe Partners fund on €6.4bn
Fund invests in European upper-mid-market companies across a wide range of sectors
Benelux biotech and pharma startups attracting larger rounds
Average tickets for early-stage investments have jumped from €13m in 2017, to €20m the year after and €36m this year
PE-backed GTX Medical merges with US peer
Dutch medtech business GTX has merged with US counterpart NeuroRecovery Technologies
Turenne, Euro Capital back Stoll Trucks MBO
Founder sells a majority stake in the trucks and vehicles business to the management team and GPs
Listed Private Capital Report 2019
Listed PE is yet to see the boom that listed infrastructure has in recent years, but several trends suggest the gap may shrink
Cobepa sells CDH Développement to trade in €81.3m deal
Belgian GP ends 14-year ownership of blue limestone quarry owner and operator CDH
Permira hits €11bn hard-cap for seventh fund
Permira VII was launched in January 2019 with a тЌ10bn target, which was reached in September
Looking for the digital health tonic
Massive recent uptick in investment means 2019 is expected to reach an all-time high for digital health
Invest Europe appoints Gimv's de Montgolfier as CEO
De Montgolfier joins from Brussels-listed investment firm Gimv, where he was partner and head of France
Treasure hunt: striking the right origination mix
Unquote explores technology-led advances and the evolution of the more traditional models
MKB Fonds buys majority stake in Heditex
GP uses its MKB Participatiefonds IV fund to back the Dutch furniture business Heditex
Take-privates thrive amid growing pressure to invest
Public-to-private deals are back in fashion, with a record number of transactions