Benelux
Main Capital raises €100m towards fifth fund
Vehicle has a target size of €200m and a €225m hard-cap, which the GP expects to hit before the end of the year
BlackFin in Buckaroo carve-out
Buckaroo is being sold by Intrum Justitia, which is 45% owned by Nordic Capital
Gimv buys stake in Snack Connection
Food production investor Trophas first acquired an interest in Snack Connection in February 2016
Gimv invests €15m in Arseus Medical
GP will draw capital for the transaction from its €150m Health & Care Fund, closed in March 2014
Five Arrows buys Voogd & Voogd from Bencis
Bencis led the management buyout of the Dutch insurance services business in 2013
Gimv sells stake in RES to Ivanti
Deal ends a seven-year holding period for Gimv, which initially invested in the company in April 2010
AAC sells industrial water purifying firm Desotec to EQT
Media reports suggest the water and air decontamination business was valued at around 10x EBITDA
VCs back digital insurance merger
Previous Knip investors Route 66 Ventures, Red Alpine and QED are also providing funding to support the merger
Vitruvian closes third fund on €2.4bn hard-cap
Vehicle is considerably larger than its ТЃ1bn predecessor, which held a first and final close in 2013
BioGeneration Ventures holds €66m close for Fund III
Having exceeded its original €50m target, the vehicle is aiming for a final close on €75m by year-end
Brexit one year on: Flight to Luxembourg?
Many firms are keeping their options open with regards to future headquarters and fund domiciling, though some are looking to Luxembourg
Lakestar, GV lead $40m series-B for Blockchain
Digital currency platform will look to expand internationally and invest in research and development
Sofindev exits Syx Automations
Sofindev acquired Syx in 2013, drawing equity from its €50m third vehicle Sofindev III
GP Profile: Bregal Freshstream
GP closed its maiden fund on тЌ600m and makes minority and majority investments in businesses across the UK and Benelux regions
AAC Capital Partners acquires Verasol
Committed Capital acquired the veranda and garden room maker in 2009, investing through its first fund
Main Capital takes majority stake in Verklizan
Investment comes a week after the GP acquired a majority stake in Dutch business Inergy
Main Capital takes majority stake in Inergy
Dutch data analytics and intelligence business will look to expand internationally
BOM Capital in €45m round for Protix
GP had already contributed to a first venture round of an undisclosed amount in 2015
Charterhouse takes majority stake in Serb
Deal will be the first ever buyout for the Belgian speciality pharmaceuticals group
Hamilton Lane closes secondaries fund on $1.9bn
Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund IV, the firm's largest secondaries vehicle to date, originally targeted $1.25bn
Bregal Freshstream acquires minority stake in Euro-Caps
Deal is the firm's sixth investment since inception in 2015, and its third in the Netherlands
Fostering growth in Belgium's private equity market
While Belgian private equity activity is traditionally quieter than in the Netherlands, the market still has room to grow
Sofindev-backed House of Talents acquires Arcq
Human resources and recruitment company is entering the pharmaceutical sector
NPM Capital sells Samenwerkende to trade
GP sells its holding in the Dutch dental practices chain after six years of ownership