Benelux
Capvis holds final close on €1.2bn
Significant increase on Capvis IV, which launched with a €600m target in February 2013
De Hoge Dennen buys Eszet Handelsgroep in MBO
Dutch GP buys majority stake in Netherlands-based wires, cords and cables supplier Eszet
Franklin Templeton, Asia Alternatives to launch fund-of-funds
Joint venture, called Franklin Templeton Private Equity (FTPE), will be headed by Arthur Wang
Private equity in the age of digitalisation
Unquote and Taylor Wessing bring together leading tech-focused PE practitioners to discuss modern challenges and opportunities
VC firms back Uberall's bolt-on of Navads
Total round now amounts to $50m, after HPE, Project A and Holland Private Equity invested $25m
VC firms in €30m series-D for Miracor
Belgian listed investment fund Quest for Growth takes part in the financing
Silverfleet appoints co-head of Benelux region
Erik Fuchs joins Silverfleet as co-head of the Benelux region, and will be based in Amsterdam
KKR hires Palamon's Daan Knottenbelt
Knottenbelt will lead KKR's EMEA financial services coverage
Investec hires UniCredit's Bachtler
Former Unicredit director Joerg Bachtler joins Investec's institutional sales group team
Accent Equity-backed Inteno bolts on Genexis
Following the merger, the combined group expects to generate revenues of approximately €60m
Eurazeo's CPK in talks to buy Lutti
CPK, the holding company of Carambar & Co, will buy the France-based sweets producer from Katjes
Nordian Capital backs Codema
Nordian is currently investing via its Nordian Fund II vehicle, closed in 2014 on €300m
Partners Group appoints David Layton as co-CEO
Layton, the current head of private equity, will replace Christoph Rubeli from 1 January 2019
Benelux industrials booming and primed for internationalisation
Sector soars past consumer in terms of aggregate value of H1 buyouts, having historically attracted similar levels of PE backing
PE-backed IPOs hit nine-year low
Of the 617 European exits so far this year, only 17 have been IPOs, equivalent to 2.7%
CVC sells Stage Entertainment to trade
CVC sells 60% stake in Dutch musical theatre producer Stage to Advance Publications
Newion backs startup PlayPass
Belgium-based PlayPass, a provider of technology services for events, has raised €7.9m to date
Active's Hendrik Veder bolts on Universal Inspection
Hendrik Veder acquires Scotland-based testing and lifting supply specialist Universal
Prime Ventures sells Greetz to trade
Photobox, backed by Exponent Private Equity and Electra Private Equity, buys Greetz
Ardian in talks to buy Trustteam
Ardian is set to acquire Belgium-based IT company Trustteam, owned by Naxicap since 2014
Avedon sells CycloMedia to Volpi in €100m deal
Investment in Netherlands-based B2B geospatial data business generates a 5x return
Main buys Enovation from Vanad
Vanad Group is a family owned industrial holding company with a portfolio of 11 companies
European secondaries up 50% year-on-year – report
Western Europe deals saw the largest increase in H1 compared with other geographies, says Setter
IK prepares for minority stake fund launch
IK Investment Partners began registering vehicles for the fund in April earlier this year