Benelux
Forbion closes co-investment fund on €75m
Fund has already made three investments
New Science Ventures et al. in €28m series-A for Novadip
Largest Benelux early-stage round recorded by unquote” so far in 2015
HenQ closes third fund on €50m
Vehicle to target both seed and <€10m follow-up rounds
Liberty and Volta in €2m series-A for LookLive
Business targeting new partnerships with broadcast and retail brands
Main Capital holds €85m final close for fourth fund
Fund surpasses €75m target to hit hard-cap
Vendis backs Humanoid BIMBO
Final deal for GP's €111.5m first fund
Eight Roads et al. in €10m series-B for Take Eat Easy
Round follows series-A earlier this year
Avista's Trimb acquires YouMedical
Acquisition forms part of nothern European buy-and-build platform
NVP appoints former deputy prime minister as chair
Move takes place as industry comes under mounting public scrutiny
Van den Ende launches €107m fund; rebrands as Endeit
Firm to be renamed to Endeit Capital
Sofinnova et al. in €72.8m series-C round for Merus
Third largest round observed by unquote" in Benelux so far in 2015
PHSC's Skin Vision raises €3m
Fund was led by Danish pharma company Leo Pharma
Vitruvian buys Voxbone
Customers include Telefónica, Deutsche Telekom and NTT Communications
CD&R's Mauser to raise $100m in IPO
Mauser Group, a packaging manufacturer owned by Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) since 2014, is looking to raise $100m in its upcoming listing on the Nasdaq.
European PE funds: top 5 closes of 2015 so far
Looking back on the five largest European fund closes of 2015 so far
HIG sells ARMetallizing to Nissha
Exited group was created via merger of two companies by GP in 2012
Gimv et al. invest €2m in CoScale
CoScale focuses on speeding up slow websites
LBO France et al. offload Flash Europe to Eurazeo PME
Listed GP to deploy €32m in return for 43% stake
Lead Edge et al. in $82m series-C for Catawiki
Largest funding round in Benelux so far in 2015, according to unquote” data
Deal in Focus: TDR in record-breaking €3.7bn LBO for LeasePlan
First buyout to break the €3bn mark in 2015, according to unquote” data
French exit activity continues rebound in Q2
GPs across Europe continue to take advantage of seller's market
Arle and Eyrir in €706m Fokker exit
Arle to reap €500m in cash on sale of majority stake
Mega-buyout bonanza: Q2's five largest deals
Taking stock of the five largest European buyouts inked in the past quarter
TDR in €3.7bn LBO for LeasePlan
Fourth largest transaction ever in Benelux, according to unquote” data