Benelux
Impact investment demand outstripping supply – research
LP demand is high but met with a lack of high-quality offerings, according to a Rede survey
Oakley set to close fourth fund on €1.4bn hard-cap
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg in September 2018 and held a first close earlier in the year
Bencis sells BRB International to trade in €163m deal
GP sells Dutch petrochemical business BRB to Malaysia-based peer Petronas Chemicals Group
LGT closes Crown Co-investment Opportunities II on $1.3bn
Closed-ended vehicle that focuses on co-investments in Europe, the US and Asia, was oversubscribed
VCs invest $18m in Icometrix
In 2016, Capricorn Ventures, along with other private investors, provided a €2m round of funding
All eyes on venture as corporates and PE swoop in
Up to 17% of venture investments in 2018 saw the backing of an investor based outside Europe
Q1 Barometer: Price mismatch knocks dealflow
European buyout activity fell to its lowest point since Q1 2016 in the first quarter of 2019, but a large-cap rebound bolstered aggregate value
Pamplona hires Benelux head
Tensen will be responsible for driving new investment opportunities and value creation in the region
Buyouts soar but Dutch PE remains under scrutiny
NVP's recently released report highlights the buyout market's health, but the industry still faces renewed scrutiny around childcare investments
Investcorp sells SecureLink to Orange in €515m deal
GP sells Dutch cybersecurity services provider SecureLink to French telecoms giant Orange
Ampersand takes minority stake in GenDX
Ampersand typically invests $10-50m in companies with $10-100m in annual revenue
The Carlyle Group promotes Bagijn and Herberg
Bagijn will head Carlyle's investment solutions division while Herberg will be its CFO
BioGeneration, Wellington lead €30m series-A for Confo
Fund+ and Perceptive Advisors, Capricorn, Qbic, PMV, Mints, V-Bio Ventures and VIB joined the round
Oaktree's Agro Merchants buys Cool Pak
Netherlands-based Agro Merchants buys Cool Pak for its facilities on the US west coast
Waterland buys EuroParcs majority stake
GP plans to support the Dutch family-owned business in its expansion domestically and abroad
European direct lending up 9% but turbocharged growth wanes
Rate of growth in alternative debt deals slows from 32% in 2017, according to Deloitte's Alternative Lender Deal Tracker
Fortino hires De Leeuw
Prior to joining Fortino, De Leeuw was an investment manager at Ackermans & van Haaren
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Karmic balance sheets
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Gilde Equity Management sells Chemogas to trade
GP backed Belgium-based specialty gases specialist Chemogas via GEM Benelux III in 2014
CVC to sell Continental Foods to trade
Transaction would value Belgium-based Continental Foods at around €900m, according to a report
Steadfast eyes Wilvo
Backing of metal parts manufacturer Wilvo would be second Dutch deal for Steadfast
Bencis-backed Abriso eyes Airpack
Abriso plans to buy at least 50% of Italian peer Airpack according to a regulatory filing
Figuring out the ESG middle-ground
How can managers draft a policy that does not result in paralysis by over-analysis?
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Ready, debt set, go
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