Benelux
Consortium raises €21m for AgomAb
Representatives from V-Bio, Advent Biotechnology, BIVF, Omnes and Pontifax have joined the board
Annual Buyout Review: aggregate value reaches new peak
Unquote's lastest Annual Buyout Review, offering in-depth statistical analysis of European buyout activity in 2018, is now available to download
VCs exit Newtec in €250m trade sale
Transaction value equates to 14.6x Newtec's EBITDA and 2.7x revenue for the 2018 financial year
Ergon closes Ergon Capital Partners IV on €580m
Fund is smaller than predecessor Ergon Capital Partners III, which closed in 2010 on €775m
PE to continue enjoying strong tailwinds, says Carlyle's Rubenstein
Speaking at the Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva yesterday, Rubenstein said he does not foresee PE's current run of form ending soon
GIC backs CitizenM in €2bn deal
Sovereign wealth fund and previous backers KRC and APG invest €750m in the Dutch hotel operator
Endeit leads $18m funding round for 3D Hubs
Participating investors include Hearst Ventures, EQT Ventures, Balderton Capital and two angels
Smile Invest buys Gimv's Oldelft Ultrasound
Belgian GP acquires a majority stake in Dutch Oldelft Ultrasound via an MBO transaction
Bifurcation in European fundraising: beat the traffic
Recent years have seen the growing polarisation of fundraising fortunes for GPs, with established managers able to raise faster than their peers
Wise Road backs joint venture with Ams in $120m deal
General manager of Ams' environmental sensors business, Stefan Raible, will act as managing director
Main Capital-backed Muis acquires Ctrl
Main Capital acquired a majority stake in the Netherlands-based software-as-a-service group in 2017
Gimv acquires Coolworld Rentals
Founder Jack Buijnsters retains a minority stake and will sit on the supervisory board
Q&A: JCRA’s Benoit de Bénazé
Some GPs are combatting risks arising from turbulent politics and economic uncertainty by making more frequent use of currency and risk hedging instruments
Eurazeo to invest €300m in DORC
GP enters exclusive discussions with Montagu PE to buy vitreoretinal surgery specialist
Benchmark invests $20m in Sketch
Sketch has been profitable since its inception and has one million paying subscribers
Benelux trade deals surged in 2018
Exits to strategic buyers accounted for 56% of all divestments, with the volume of such deals increasing by 68% year-on-year
3i Infrastructure acquires Joulz for €220m
Joulz's parent company, Stedin Groep, launched the sale of the company in June 2018
EQT Infrastructure fund hits €9bn hard-cap
Stockholm-headquartered manager announces the final close EQT Infrastructure Fund IV
Gilde Healthcare buys Eetgemak in SBO
GP draws equity from Gilde Healthcare Services III, closed earlier this month on €200m
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: European tour
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team examines the key takeaways from IPEM and SuperReturn
General Atlantic hires van den Boog
Van den Boog returns to the firm having previously worked there between 1996-2004
Volpi-backed CycloMedia bolts on Floating Point FX
Company plans to strengthen its presence in the US and enhances its data analytics capabilities
Gilde Healthcare closes third fund on €200m
Gilde Healthcare Services III targets healthcare providers based in the Benelux and DACH regions
Holland Capital hires Engels
Engels previously worked at Holland Capital's former portfolio company Opdidakt