Benelux
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
Karmijn Kapitaal leads €10m round for Five Degrees
Karmijn invested via its €90m vehicle Karmijn Kapitaal Fund II
GHO holds €660m final close for maiden fund
Healthcare-focused GP will target European and North American assets with international growth plans
Deal in Focus: Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Infradata
GP oversaw a doubling of the IT company's revenues during its three-year holding period, leading it to make an exit ahead of schedule
Omnes reaps 5x in Nomios exit to Waterland's Infradata
Omnes supported the group's management buyout in 2013 alongside Odyssee Ventures
Argos Soditic to hold €300m first closing for Euroknights VII
Good progress made, with the Pan-European GP targeting a final close in spring 2017
Flint Capital leads $20m series-B round for Job Today
Job Today has raised in excess of $30m in funding since inception in 2015
High valuations and market volatility put brakes on Benelux deals
unquote" reports from the Mergermarket Benelux M&A and Private Equity Forum 2016, held on Tuesday in Amsterdam
Permira invests in Alter Domus
Alter Domus management will keep a controlling stake in the group after completion of the deal
Q3 Barometer: Core mid-market buyouts return to growth
Mid-market deal volume across Europe reached its highest total in five quarters
BPI France, BNP Paribas invest €23m in Algonquin
Investors are taking a minority stake in the group while company founder remains majority shareholder