Benelux
Bolster backs buyout of Esschert Design
First investment made by Bolster directly from its new fund after spinning out of VLP in late 2017
ArchiMed buys Soest Medical
GP draws equity from its €315m Med II vehicle, which held a final close on its hard-cap in September
European fundraises off to healthy start in 2018
Number of fund closes and aggregate capital raised in Q1 is roughly on par with the same period last year, but short of the strong start to 2016
Ontario Teachers' chief investment officer Graven Larsen resigns
Graven Larsen joined Ontario Teachers' in February 2016 and led the fund's global investment programme
Waterland sells Attero to 3i Infrastructure
GP sells stake in Dutch waste management company Attero to 3i and DWS
Anchorage, CVC Credit Partners wholly acquire Ideal Standard
Lenders take over from Bain, concluding a restructuring process initiated in 2017
Secondary buyouts hit 10-year low in Q1
Proportion of deals sourced from fellow PE firms has ebbed back to the level last seen in 2007, according to Unquote Data
Egeria's Ilionx bolts on QNH
Following the deal, Ilionx and QNH will create a large ICT service provider with revenues of €100m
Holland and Dolfin sell Esdec to Gilde
Under the vendors' tenure, Esdec has invested in a new R&D facility and international sales activity
Nordian acquires majority stake in Jumpsquare
Jumpsquare plans on expanding inside and outside the region with 10 new parks in the coming year
Value Creation, ABN Amro divest Ion-IP to Proximus
Sale of IT security business brings to an end a 10-year holding period for the vendors
European entry multiples hit new high in 2017 despite Q4 cooldown
Average EBITDA multiple increased to 10.4x in 2017 compared with 10.2x in 2016, according to the latest Clearwater Multiples Heatmap
Carlyle to list Hunkemöller in Q2
Listing on Euronext Amsterdam is expected to take place in May or June at around €1bn EV
Carlyle acquires AkzoNobel's chemicals arm in €10bn deal
Deal for the AkzoNobel division is the largest European PE-backed buyout recorded since 2007
Mega-buyout volumes hit post-crisis Q1 high
Combined with Q4 2017, the past six months have represented the most active consecutive quarters for тЌ1bn-plus buyouts since 2007
Active Capital backs Lumat
GP acquires a significant majority stake in Dutch yarns distributor Lumat in MBO deal
PAI, BCIMC finalise €1.58bn Refresco take-private
97.4% of the company's issued and outstanding shares are tendered at €20 per share
Anterra's food and agriculture tech fund reaches $200m
Anterra extends the fund to capitalise on the global food sector and expands its team
Mentha Capital's Destiny bolts-on Motto Communications
GP injects new equity into Destiny to finance acquisition of Dutch cloud service Motto
Newport Capital backs Cow Hills
VC firm Newport invests in Cow Hills, a Dutch omnichannel point-of-sale software provider
Equistone's sixth fund makes first investment with Boal buyout
Vehicle held a €2.8bn final close this month and writes equity cheques of €25-150m
EIF's push into private capital management
The European Investment Fund is aiming to raise up to тЌ2.1bn in private capital for a new investment platform focused on venture and growth vehicles
Annual Buyout Review: Lower-mid-market momentum lifts dealflow
Unquote's lastest Annual Buyout Review is now available to download for subscribers, offering in-depth statistical analysis of 2017 activity
Gilde Equity Management's Chemogas bolts on Stereo Group
Belgium-based Chemogas has acquired Malaysian sterilisation gases distributor Stereo Group