Benelux
Gimv buys 75% stake in Brakel
GP invests in the Dutch natural climate control business via its balance sheet
VC-backed Acerta sold to trade for up to $7bn
VC backers make partial exit and are set to fully divest in the future
Main’s Regas bolts on Daarwin for merger
Add-on comes two years after GP bought Regas
Blackstone raises $18bn for latest flagship fund
GP and its employees contribute $500m to the vehicle, pushing it beyond its hard-cap
PAI scores 2.3x on Hunkemöller exit to Carlyle
Sale follows competitive auction process for asset
IK buys Gilde’s CID
Deal marks the 11th deal for IK's €1.4bn eighth fund
Bregal Freshstream buys Lunch Garden
Deal marks first for Bregal Freshstream since launching its €600m fund in September
AAC exits Salad Signature to IK
Company operates in the Netherlands and Belgium
Arle, Eyrir in €695m Stork trade sale
Deal marks end to Stork’s three-step exit process
Deal in Focus: Bencis and Gimv ink trade sale for Xeikon
An in-depth look at Bencis and Gimv's trade sale of Xeikon
Point Nine et al. in €1.5m seed round for Deskbookers
Business to expand into five new countries in 2016
Competitive 2016 ahead for booming Benelux
A look back on PE activity in Benelux reveals a competitive year ahead for the region
Equistone exits MPS to Marel for €382m
Trade sale come five years after acquisition
Gilde closes buyout fund on €1.1bn hard-cap
Vehicle has core focus on Benelux and DACH regions
TA Associates in quick Cmosis exit
GP sells company to AMS less than two years after investment
Bencis and Gimv to sell Xeikon to Flint
Trade sale follows €168m take-private in July 2013
3i raises €414m CLO for European buyouts
Fifth CLO closed by 3i in 2015
Houlihan acquires Leonardo’s German, Dutch and Spanish operations
Move comes nine months after carve-out of Leonardo’s French business
Ovizio raises €8m from NSV et al.
VC's second foray in Belgian healthcare in recent months
PGGM backs private equity regulation drive in Netherlands
Pension fund welcomes Labour's greater transparency proposal
Arsenal Capital’s IGM completes refinancing
Transaction features €25m unitranche from HIG WhiteHorse
Kebek to buy majority stake in Cardoen
Maiden deal for GP’s €50m second fund
Idinvest et al. in $10.2m series-B for Ngdata
Round comes two years after $3.3m series-A
Benelux Q3 dealflow remains subdued but value rockets
Dealflow remained subdued in Q3 but value soared thanks to handful of larger deals