Benelux
Gimv promotes Laga to chair
Appointment marks the end of Gimv’s five-year transition into platform-based investments
Holtzbrinck leads $6.9m round for Bux
Financing comes after the fintech business raised $1.9m from Initial Capital in September 2015
Bedell opens new office in Luxembourg
Expansion is supported by the appointment of two new directors, Anne-Catherine Grave and Catherine Koch
Endless acquires Brabant Alucast
Takeover comes as business secures a refinancing following failure to meet its debt obligations
Mountain Cleantech rebrands as Jadeberg, invests €6m in MCS
Jadeberg invests €6m in software developer MCS alongside family office PE Group
3i makes £165m from Action’s €1.2bn third refinancing
Listed GP reaped £323m from refinancings since buying retailer in 2011
Main Capital buys majority stake in Denit
In line with previous investments by the GP, the business will grow via a buy-and-build approach
Gilde et al. to fully acquire Reesink for €279m
Offer values the company's shares at €139.6m and will be followed by an Euronext IPO
Q4 Barometer: Record value in 2015 despite end-of-year dip
Fewer deals but higher aggregate value in 2015 meant the average deal value jumped by a whopping 53%
In Profile: ArchiMed
unquote" takes a closer look at healthcare-focused private equity firm ArchiMed, which closed its fund on €150m in June
Inkef leads $4.5m series-A for Wercker
Round follows $2.4m seed round in 2014 and brings total funding to $7.5m
Mucosis raises €5.7m from BioGeneration et al.
Round comes eight years after €3m injection by BioGeneration and Medsciences, among others
Accel leads $10m series-A for Job Today
Employment marketplace will use the funds to launch its services in London and Paris
Avedon promotes new partner
Gerritjan Eggenkamp has been named partner in Avedon's Amsterdam office
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Gimv’s Vandeurzen to step down in June as part of succession
Resignation marks the end of the GP’s five-year transition into investing via four platforms
Vendis-backed Inula bolts on Veriditas Botanicals
Belgian aromatherapy group created via merger of Pranarôm and HerbalGem in 2014
Dutch MPs unveil green paper against private equity
Dutch Labour MP Henk Nijboer has published his proposals on how to reform the private equity market
Vendis kickstarts second fund with Petrol buyout
SME-focused vehicle understood to have raised €160m, up from €150m target
Deal in Focus: Arle and Eyrir complete three-step divestment of Stork
An in-depth look at Arle and Eyrir's three-step sale of Dutch oil and gas services company Stork
Peak Rock bolsters Brussels team with new principal
Carsten Beck will manage deal sourcing in Europe for mid-market investor
Gimv buys Itho Daalderop and Klimaatgarant for merger
Group is latest business to enter Gimv’s Sustainable Cities programme
Sun European’s V&D goes under
Case is the latest to highlight ongoing controversy around Dutch portfolio companies
Down 2 Earth picks up Gudrun
MBO is eighth deal for GP’s 60%-invested maiden vehicle