Benelux
Gilde acquires Performation in MBO
GP acquires a majority stake in the Dutch healthcare business-intelligence provider
Bain backs Bugaboo
Acquisition of the stroller maker is the first Dutch investment for British GP Bain Capital
GPs bid for AkzoNobel's chemicals arm
GPs are in the auction process for the carve-out, said to be valued in the region of €10bn
Inflexion backs Calco in MBO
Deal marks Inflexion's first investment outside of the UK, according to Unquote Data
Mentha Capital exits Fri-Jado in SBO
Dutch manufacturer of food service equipment is sold to GP Torqx Capital Partners
Apax France hires Onno Sloterdijk
Apax France accelerates its development in the Netherlands with the appointment
Secondaries: all systems go following bumper 2017
Following a slump in 2016, the global volume of PE secondary transactions increased last year to reach new records
Insight in additional series-C round for Showpad
Insight Venture Partners injects $25m in the Belgian content activation platform company
BC holds final close on €7bn
Eight additional LPs including Pomona Capital IX and Adams Street 2017 make contributions
Pan-European GPs putting feet on the ground in Benelux
Pan-European GPs seek to tap Benelux's burgeoning buyout dealflow by securing talent familiar with the region
BCIMC, PAI kick off Refresco offer
Unless extended, the €20-per-share offer for the bottles business will expire on 19 March
Torqx buys Diamond Tools Group
DTG manufactures diamond cutting and printing tools, and diamond wire dies
Egeria buys textiles wholesaler Nooteboom
Deal is the GP's first investment from its latest fund, the €800m Egeria Private Equity Fund V
Triton-backed Seves exits Vitrablok
Seves makes a strategic move with the Vitrablok sale to focus on its core insulator business
Marlin buys Talkwalker, Main Mezzanine exits
Under Marlin's ownership, Talkwalker plans to expand by hiring an additional 100 employees
Gilde Healthcare opens DACH office in Frankfurt
German team will be expanded with additional investment professionals over the next 12 months
Partners Group reaches €61.9bn in AUM
Private debt is the fastest growing allocation area for the firm, with new commitments of €3.5bn
Main Capital sells Regas to BID Equity
Main Capital sells its majority stake in Dutch SaaS healthcare company Regas in an SBO
GP Profile: Waterland Private Equity
Managing partner Jörg Dreisow speaks to Oscar Geen about the firm's cross-border consolidation strategy and raising a larger fund
Argos Soditic buys Future Groep in MBI
French GP's majority stake acquisition is its first investment in the Netherlands
Brookfield acquires 75% of Schoeller Allibert
Brookfield's asset management and private equity branches jointly invest €205m in Dutch business
Waterland’s Nuts Groep bolts on NLE
Dutch energy company Nuts Groep buys peer Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij for €200m
European PE in 2018: beware the bullet
unquote” brings together a group of leading practitioners to analyse industry developments during 2017 and discuss emerging trends heading into 2018
Ming et al. in €25m series-D round for Miracor Medical
Belgian public investors SFPI, SRIW and Meusinvest grant a non-dilutive cash advance