Benelux
Paragon Partners buys Novagraaf from Gilde
Gilde Buy Out Partners became majority owner in the group in 2007, taking over from Halder and NIP Capital
Capiton backs Gemaco's MBO
Deal marks the fourth investment for the GP’s fifth vintage, Capiton V
Gimv leads €10.3m round for Itineris
Fourth funding round brings total raised by Flemish group to over €30m
Gilde Buy Out Partners sells HG International to Cobepa
GP had taken over the group from sister firm Gilde Equity Management in 2013
Mentha Capital closes Fund V on €143m
Mentha Capital Fund IV (MCF IV) closed on €107m in 2015, ahead of its €100m target
Langham Hall to open new Benelux office
New office in the Netherlands follows the opening of a New York branch in 2016
3i appoints ING's Chiche as director in Paris office
New recruit joins GP after a year in its London office, while the firm also announces three additional European hires
Indufin invests in software developer AXI
Indufin is taking over from ING as the main investor in the software group
HenQ leads €5m series-A round for Housing Anywhere
New funding round brings the total amount raised by the Dutch startup to $6.27m
Indinvest leads $9.4m series-B for Ngdata
Deal marks the second tranche of the $20m series-B round for the business
Main Capital invests in Artegic
Benelux player Main Capital opened a local office in the DACH region in August
MyTomorrows raises €10m from EQT, Octopus et al.
Latest funding round brings the total raised by the startup to $22.14m
Towerbrook acquires Van Dijk Educatie
Acquisition marks the second investment by the GP in education-related businesses this year
Gimv sells Multiplicom to Agilent Technologies for €68m
GP claims a return on the sale above its long-term average return rate
Oakley buys Casa.it and AtHome.lu
GP acquires the businesses via its Oakley Capital Private Equity III vehicle
3i's Action in €1.675bn refinancing
GP will receive approximately £187m in proceeds from the transaction
Stirling Square sells ESE World to RPC for €262.5m
Exit comes one year after the GP refinanced the waste container manufacturer in a €90m deal
Benelux dealflow all but freezes over in H2
Despite a solid H1, deal volume plummets in second half of 2016, though average ticket size rises
Equistone buys Group of Butchers from Nordian
Dutch meat products business had been backed by Nordian since 2012
CVC in exclusivity over acquisition of Advent's Corialis
Proposed deal for the aluminium profiles manufacturer comes just two years after Advent's acquisition
OpenGate buys EverZinc in €142.4m EV deal
German lender Deutsche Bank provided a unitranche debt facility to support the transaction
Cerberus backs spinout of Staples' European branch for €50m
As part of the deal, Staples will retain a 15% stake in the European business
Blackstone acquires Acetow from Solvay for €1bn
Sale, representing a 7x EBITDA multiple, should help Solvay reduce debt with €150m capital gain
Meusinvest, Spinventure in €4m round for PDC Line Pharma
Round included €2.6m equity and €1.4m in bank loans, EU funding and French and Belgian regional funding