Benelux
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
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses recent developments in the impact investment space
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
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, dedicated to the latest developments in the private debt market
Wagram acquires Creamy Creation
Creamy Creation will retain its management team but Wagram will bring in a managing director
NPM Capital backs fintech company Ohpen
Company plans to consolidate its market position, and further expand internationally
LP Profile: Munich Private Equity Partners
Unquote catches up with MPEP, which has committed approximately €750m to 70 funds and is currently raising a fund with a target of €100m
Gilde Healthcare sells Stepping Stones to trade
GP ends nine-year ownership of Netherlands-based senior residential care service Stepping Stones
Bet the farm: reaping the rewards in agri-food investing
Investments in the agri-food tech space have bloomed in the past few years, while an increasing number of new players have entered the sector
GPs get picky on LP-led secondaries
Approved-buyers lists have emerged as a way for GPs to assert their power, but may not become commonplace just yet
Triton-backed Polygon buys Vanwaarde
GP backed Polygon from The Triton Fund III in 2010, starting the buy-and-build strategy
PE success despite political headwinds in Belgium
Despite concerns related to political instability in the UK and at home, Belgium’s buyout market was in rude health last year
PAI gets €885m offer for Wessanen agreed
Offer price of €11.50 per share values 100% of Wessanen's shares at approximately €885m
European VC catching up to US, says EIF's Grabenwarter
Panellists at the recent Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva extolled the virtues of the European venture ecosystem
Waterland sells Infra Group to Andera
Andera backs Belgium-based infrastructure company via its €445m Winch Capital 4 vehicle
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Sotheby's to PEbay
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses the evolution in the secondary market
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Training a PE heavyweight
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team looks at what it takes to bulk up a brand ahead of fundraising