Benelux
Q3 Barometer: European PE's strongest third quarter
European market had its most active third quarter on record in 2018 in terms of dealflow
Vortex, ABN Amro sell CarsOnTheWeb to trade for up to €156m
Transaction is valued at €91m in cash with performance-related add-ons worth an additional €65m
Egeria to sell stake in CleanLease
Active Capital is about to buy Dutch laundry services provider CleanLease says report
M80 holds €100m first close for maiden vehicle
Brussels-based M80 is halfway through the fundraising process for its maiden vehicle
Triton to close fund V on €5bn hard-cap
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in March as The Triton Fund V with a target of €4bn
Q&A: Forbion Capital Partners' Sander Slootweg
Managing partner at the life-sciences-focused VC speaks to Unquote about fundraising, pursuing a 'build' strategy and the European market
Nordian sells Chrysal International to trade
Trade buyer will help Chrysal to further strengthen its market position by adding new products
3i appoints six across PE team
GP hires Simon Andersen as digital director, along with five further hires in Europe and the US
Single-asset funds afford slow and steady pace
When a fund approaches the end of its lifespan, transferring the last remaining investment into a new vehicle is proving increasingly popular
V-Bio Ventures et al. invest €37m in Camel-IDS
Consortium of investors backs series-A round for Belgium-based biotech company Camel-IDS
ABN Amro to partially sell stake in PE arm
Bank will partially exit PE division ABN Amro Participaties, which will be renamed as Capital A
Level 20 launches Amsterdam committee
Dutch committee will aim to attract more women to the PE industry in the Netherlands
Avedon's Kinly bolts on MK2
Mid-market GP Avedon bought Amsterdam-based collaboration technology specialist Kinly in 2017
Atomico invests $24m in Framer
VC invests $24m in the Netherlands-based design company via its Atomico IV fund
LSP raises €410m for sixth flagship fund
Netherlands-based life sciences specialist has raised €750m across three funds in 10 months
HPE Growth Capital leads $23m funding round for Tiqets
Company intends to use the fresh capital to further boost its technology development
CVC bids for TomTom telematics division
GP is bidding for the Netherlands-based telematics division of navigation specialist TomTom
IK Investment Partners buys 2Connect
GP is investing via its IK Small Cap II Fund, which held a final close on €550m in February 2018
IK acquires Infradata in SBO
IK buys Dutch cybersecurity service Infradata from Waterland via IK VIII Fund
Dutch small-cap buyouts see values soar
First three quarters of 2018 saw combined value almost reach 2017's full-year total, which was in itself a five-year peak
Mentha Capital buys Lucardi
Mentha acquires a majority stake in Netherlands-based jewellery retail chain Lucardi
Capricorn and Particon invest €5m in Black Bear
VC firms join a consortium including Social Impact Ventures, 5Square and Chemelot Ventures
Gilde Buyout's Esdec bolts on EcoFaste,
In March, Dutch GP Gilde bought Netherlands-based Esdec from Holland Venture and Dolfin Capital
Elysian's Key Travel bolts on Raptim
Acquisition is the first add-on since the GP acquired the travel agency six months ago