Benelux
Lion sells Hema
Sale ends a holding period of just over eight years for Lion, which first mulled a sale in 2010
Corviglia holds first close on $250m
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg in July 2018 and is targeting a final close on $500m
Dawn Capital et al. inject $12m into Zivver
UK-based Dawn Capital and DN Capital, and previous Dutch investor HenQ Capital, back Zivver
PE-backed LeasePlan withdraws IPO
Dutch fleet management business had been scheduled to float in Amsterdam and Brussels in October
GP demand remains strong for Luxembourg's RAIFs
Launched two years ago, the fund structure has been well received by the PE community as almost 500 such vehicles have registered in two years
H2 sells Oerlemans Foods to trade
Frozen vegetables and fruits producer Oerlemans is bought by Spanish counterpart Virto
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PE-backed LeasePlan prepares for IPO
Consortium of investors including TDR Capital bought Leaseplan for €3.7bn in 2015
Jadeberg sells MCS to trade
Sale generates a gross IRR of 33% for Jadeberg over its holding period of two-and-a-half years
Ardian buys Inula in SBO
Ardian buys majority stake in Belgium-based Inula from Vendis Capital and management
EQT Ventures backs Siilo in €4.5m round
Funding will be used to scale up Siilo's user base, with a focus on the UK and Germany
Three Hills Capital invests €60m in ACT Group
Three Hills injects €60m in ACT Group, a market maker in environmental energy products
Antea buys Working Spirit
Dutch GP acquires a 60% stake in Netherlands-based employment agency Working Spirit
Forbion exceeds initial cap with €360m final close
Forbion IV significantly surpasses the size of its €183m predecessor Forbion III
European buyout value reaches post-crisis high
Deal value has been boosted by a spike in €1bn+ deals and strong activity in Southern Europe
BC Partners buys United Group from KKR in SBO
KKR acquired a majority stake in United Group from Mid Europa Partners in March 2014
Droia sells Tusk Therapeutics to trade in €658m deal
Droia invested in UK-based Tusk Therapeutics in 2014, acquiring a majority stake
Mentha buys Insites Consulting
All 13 current managing partners will remain in their roles and partner with Mentha
3i sells Basic-Fit shares for £85m
3i Group sells down 3.7 million shares in Basic-Fit at a price of €30.5 per share
P101 invests €1.5m in Wonderflow
GP deployed capital from its Programma 102 fund, launched earlier this year with a €120m target
Equistone backs Wallenborn Transports MBO
GP invests in Luxembourg-based Wallenborn Transports while CEO retains a significant stake
Northleaf nets $2.2bn for global PE programme
Canadian private markets investor closes its latest secondaries vehicle on $800m
Then and now: European private equity's post-Lehman decade
European PE came to a virtual standstill 10 years ago, but figures show the asset class has all but recovered its pre-crisis appeal
VC firms invest $16m in Job Today
Existing investors Mangrove Capital Partners and Accel Ventures also take part