Benelux
Pemberton targets €2.5bn for second European debt fund
Vehicle's 2016-vintage €1.2bn predecessor is now understood to be fully deployed
CapVest targets €1bn for fourth fund
Vehicle is a significant increase on CapVest Equity Partners III, which closed on €482m
Endless-backed Brabant Alucast files for bankruptcy
Dutch car component manufacturer was bought by Endless via Endless Fund IV in 2016
GP Profile: Lakestar
Unquote speaks to founder Hommels about the VC's future ambitions and the European venture landscape
5Square backs My Micro Group
5Square, business angels and founders invest in online electronics wholesaler My Micro Group
Parcom backs biofuel maker Simadan
Parcom agrees with shareholders that it will take over the Rotie and Noba divisions of the business
Rocket Internet launches second fund
Rocket Internet Capital Partners I held a final close on its $1bn hard-cap in January 2017
Waterland buys Within Reach Group
Including the latest acquisitions, WRG expects total annual turnover of €75m in 2018
Reshaping the GP shareholding landscape
As the private equity market matures, shareholding structures of GPs are being reshaped, with a number of M&A transactions and minority stake sales
Insight closes 10th fund on $6.3bn
Total is 5% more than the fund's $6bn target and 32% more than the $4.75bn raised by its predecessor
OpenGate carves out Gunnebo's France and Benelux operations
Divested divisions include two production sites and the France and Benelux sales companies
Avedon sells Robidus to trade
During Avedon's three-year ownership, social security service Robidus doubled its revenues
Holland Venture backs MedAngel
GP invests alongside the fund manager of the province of Gelderland's innovation fund
Active Capital's FTNon sold to trade for €32m
US-based JBT Corporation acquires Dutch FTNon, the industrial food equipment provider
Partners Group's private equity AUM increases 7%
Switzerland-based firm announces €2.37bn new commitments for its private equity strategy
SGG Group buys Augentius in fund admin consolidation play
Transaction would make SGG the fourth largest investor services firm worldwide with $400bn AUM
Gilde Equity Management acquires Eiffel
Transaction sees founder Ferdi van Dommelen exit his investment in the Dutch consultancy
Forbion holds first close above target at €270m
Fund officially launched in May 2018 and Forbion expects to hold a final close in Autumn 2018
SWFs consider reducing PE allocations – survey
Private equity remains among the most popular asset classes in the alternatives space
Benelux large-cap activity swells in H1
Aggregate value of deals valued at more than €500m is approaching pre-crisis levels, based on H1 2018 figures
Ontex rejects PAI's takeover offer
Board of directors rejects offer on the basis that it undervalues Belgium-based Ontex
Investors report data concerns for ESG in alternative investments
ESG is a relatively new topic for pension funds in the UK, they are interested in understanding its impact on them, finding out the best practises, adapting to the relevant regulation
Allocate 2018: ESG gains traction with European LPs
Numerous reports and studies have shown that LPs are increasingly concerned about their GPs' environmental, social and governance policies
Parcom-backed BlueStar bolts on RH Offshore
GP acquired Star Group in 2011 in a management buyout and has now completed three bolt-ons