Benelux
3i hires four for private equity team
3i strengthens its US and European private equity teams with four new appointments
Alternative lending thrives in the Netherlands
Only the UK, France and Germany have seen more deals involving alternative debt, with Netherlands activity growing 31% year-on-year in 2017
Gimv strengthens presence in Munich
Philipp von Hammerstein has been promoted to partner in the GP's health and care division
John Holloway moves onto new role at EIF
Holloway will look after a new initiative involving fundraising from the private sector
Argos Soditic partner Semmens steps down
Development ends a 22-year spell at the firm, during which Semmens oversaw five fundraises
Walvis exits product information service Syndy to trade
VC firm sells its stake in the Dutch provider of product information to American company Icecat
LP direct investment: straight to the source
Limited partners are striking out on their own to source their investments directly, with numeorus new strategies emerging
Endless partially divests BAI to Shiloh Industries for €52.9m
GP has sold two of the automotive parts manufacturer's factories in the Netherlands and Italy
Large-cap deals drive strong start to 2018 for European PE
GPs deploy an extra тЌ7bn in aggregate value across European buyouts in the first two months of the year compared to 2017
Pantheon aims for FTSE 250 as NAV per share rises
Pantheon also announces a share restructuring and the issue of a ТЃ200m asset-linked note
Holland Ventures-backed Avensus buys ICT Visions
Security services and cloud technology service Avensus bolts-on Dutch ICT Visions
JC Flowers to list NIBC stake
Private equity firm will list 35% of outstanding and issued NIBC shares on Euronext Amsterdam
Hg launches Saturn fund
Naming convention follows Hg's Mercury series, which targeted the small-cap space
Vendis backs Kamera Express
GP buys a majority stake in Dutch photo and video equipment retailer Kamera Express in MBO
Statkraft leads €5m round for Parkbee
Fresh capital will be used to add 15 new full-time employees to the UK team
IK closes Small Cap II Fund on €550m hard-cap
Including a GP commitment of тЌ50m, the fund closed on its тЌ550m hard-cap on 15 February
Carlyle sells The Sniffers to trade
Sale ends a holding period of six years for Carlyle, which bought the company in December 2011
Nordic Capital acquires dental group
New group includes three dentist chains and a dental technology laboratory operator
Aquilo et al. invest $55.8m in Merus
Consortium of backers invests in the Dutch clinical-stage immuno-oncology company
Gilde sells Synbra to trade for €117.5m
Sale ends an 18-year holding period for Gilde, which acquired the company in 1999
European PE in 2017: Scaling new heights
Buyout activity and fundraising reached a new peak in 2017, with mega-buyouts and small-cap deals fueling dealflow and French funds popular among LPs
Vortex backs merger of Tritel and Fieber
Vortex drew equity for the transaction from Vortex Buyouts II, a €35m buyout vehicle
3i buys Royal Sanders from Egeria
Deal ends a three-year holding period for Egeria, which bought the company from Bencis
Q4 Barometer: Deal volume and aggregate value slide
Despite a boom in both dealflow and aggregate value across 2017 as a whole, the final quarter of the year saw a slowdown in activity