Benelux
3i hires three in private equity team
Bruchmann joins as director, Supple as senior associate and van der Voorden as associate
H2 Equity Partners acquires Poultry Machinery Joosten
Firm buys a majority stake in the developer and manufacturer of poultry processing systems
BIP backs €12m round for Simpleshow
Fresh capital will be used to finance international growth and further develop the website
Alteri acquires Intertoys from Blokker
Dutch toy retailer will invest in marketing activity, its online platform and store refurbishment
EQT buys Curaeos from Bencis
Bencis made the first acquisition in its dental buy-and-build strategy in July 2011
Main Mezzanine backs Spotzer
Fresh capital will be used to finance Spotzer's international expansion strategy
DH Private Equity's TMF seeks €340m London IPO
Dutch group intends to raise gross primary proceeds of €340m to pay down debt and reduce leverage
Holland Venture Partners sells QSight IT
GP first invested in the cybersecurity company when it was known as QI ICT in 2015
Gimv sells Luciad to Hexagon
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Gimv, which acquired the company in June 2013
PAI Partners makes fresh bid for Refresco
Non-binding €1.4bn takeover proposal was rejected by the Dutch bottles business in April
Benelux open for business as trade sales recover
Nine months into 2017, the number of exits to trade buyers exceeds 2016's levels, reflecting healthy European corporate M&A activity
Gimv acquires 23.6% stake in Cegeka
GP plans to support the company's growth, both organically and by means of acquisitions
EQT sells TransIP back to founder
GP makes the divestment from both EQT Mid Market and EQT Mid Market Europe funds
Avedon Capital buys and merges VisionsConnected, Viju
Following the merger, the new group expects to generate €100m in annual revenues
Perusa acquires Xindao
GP draws equity from Perusa Partners II, a €207m buyout fund that closed in November 2011
NextStage backs Steel Shed Solutions with €11.5m
Funding will be used to ramp up the company’s sales growth and development in Europe and Africa
Riverside Europe collects €312m for fifth fund
Vehicle is still raising and currently €110m short of its €450m target, including GP commitments
Main Capital sells Connexys to Bullhorn
Main Capital reports that the transaction is one of its "biggest exit successes"
Torqx buys Hoco Parts
Company's directors will take a minority stake in the business alongside management
H1 fundraising reaches second-highest level on record
Last three semesters represent a significant increase on the total sums raised for final closes, compared with historical levels
Ogier appoints Bermingham in Luxembourg
New recruit focuses on fund structuring, formation, regualtion, operation and tax issues
Dentons hires three new partners
New hires will strengthen the firm's corporate M&A practice in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands
TIIN leads €5m series-A for shipping app SendCloud
Backers include Dutch seed investor henQ and existing shareholder Brabant Development Agency
Serena Capital leads €4m round for Elium
Government-backed Société Régionale d'Investissement de Wallonie (SRIW) also invested