Benelux
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
Gilde Healthcare sells NightBalance to Royal Philips
Philips expands its sleep and respiratory care portfolio through the acquisition
Q1 Barometer: Mega-deals propel value to post-crisis record
Deal volume reached the second highest quarterly level in two and a half years, while aggregate value climbed to €54bn
Astorg buys IGM Resins from Arsenal Capital Partners
French GP acquires the Dutch ultraviolet curable materials manufacturer in a secondary buyout
Anders Invest acquires Groku from Heritage B
Deal for the Dutch kitchen furniture manufacturer is the 11th acquisition made by the investor
Mentha backs Ofyr
GP is currently investing from Mentha Capital V, which held a final close on €143m
Gilde Equity Management buys conTeyor in SBO
GP takes over from Down2Earth in backing the Belgian recycling and packaging business
Avedon-backed Altendorf buys Hebrock and EBM
Some second generation members of the Hebrock family take a minority stake in the woodcraft machine makers
Holland Venture sells Virtual Affairs to trade
We Are You is backed by ABN Amro Participaties, the PE arm of Dutch bank ABN Amro