Benelux
Co-investment: Dancing to a new tune
Co-investment has evolved from a value-add into an industry staple, but debate remains as to whether the strategy favours LPs and GPs equally
VC fuels Europe's journey towards self-driving future
Despite the long-term nature of investing in autonomous vehicles and high barriers to entry, fund managers are finding routes into the segment
Gimv acquires One Of A Kind Technologies
OOAKT, a Dutch machine vision specialist, aims to triple revenues in the next five years
Gimv buys Ellis Gourmet Burger
Gimv invests in the burger chain alongside Belgian corporate Top Brands
KKR's Smidt steps down
Head of industrials and energy Smidt left at the end of May, and has been replaced by Edouard Pillot
Bain's Autodis bolts on Geevers Auto Parts
After recently cancelling its IPO, Autodis announces the bolt-on of its Dutch peer
Core Equity shelves Hema acquisition talks – reports
E-commerce platform of Hema is not deemed profitable enough, sources told the Dutch press
Karmijn Kapitaal backs Picturae
Karmijn provides equity tickets of €2-12.5m to businesses with minimum €5m in turnover
Adyen sets price range for €6-7bn IPO
General Atlantic, Index Ventures, Felicis Ventures and Temasek have all previously backed the business
Partners Group buys Ammeraal Beltech in SBO
Advent International sells Netherlands-based Ammeraal, a lightweight belting specialist
LP competition heats up for stakes in GP management companies
One in six LPs is taking stakes in GP management companies via specialist funds
Dutch VC activity reaches all-time high
Biotech and pharma are driving record levels of VC investment in the Netherlands, while venture fundraising continues to perform strongly
Waterland's JVH Gaming bolts on Flamingo Casino
Waterland-backed casinos operator JVH Gaming acquires industry peer Flamingo Casino
Korea Post allocates $200m to global buyout funds
Korea Post Insurance plans to allocate $200m to as many as three managers focusing on global buyouts, predominantly in North America and Europe.
Schroder Adveq reshuffles management following CEO departure
Schroders acquired Adveq in April last year and Schwager was appointed as new CEO in October
Endeit leads €6m series-B for Virtuagym
Fresh capital is intended to fuel the international expansion of the fitness software firm
H2 Equity Partners sells Reparenco in €460m deal
Dutch paper processor Reparenco is bought by Ireland-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa Group
Avedon sells VanRiet to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Avedon, which acquired the company for approximately €30m
Main Capital acquires stake in SDB Ayton
SDB Ayton intends to grow its business through a buy-and-build strategy following the deal
Medicxi, RA Capital in $30m series-B for Xenikos
Firm intends to advance the development of its lead compound, T-Guard, with the fresh capital
Alliance of equals: PE's evolving buy-and-build approach
Portfolio companies are increasingly making larger bolt-ons, as GPs look for new ways to boost returns in a market with high entry multiples
I Squared backs carve-out of trailer leasing specialist TIP
Chinese conglomerate HNA Group sells the Netherlands-based trailer leasing business
DM Equity buys electric bicycles specialist Stella Fietsen
GP's backing will allow Dutch electric bicycles business Stella Fietsen to expand abroad
Waterland buys Heliox
Dutch GP invests via Waterland Private Equity Fund VI, which held a final close in April 2015