Benelux
PMV launches €100m Belgian mezzanine fund
Fund held first close on €75m in February
Main Capital acquires RVC
Management buyout valued at €5-10m
NPM exits Dujardin
Belgian business merges with trade player Ardo
CVC and Apollo’s Brit valued at £960m in IPO
Both GP owners sell shares in offering
Waterland acquires Quinity
GP investing to expand company internationally
Intel Capital et al. invest $11m in Amplidata
Endeavour, Hummingbird, Quantum and Swisscom also involved
Comment: Rhonda Ryan on the challenges of European private equity investing
GP discipline is vital as confidence increases
Gimv et al. invest €1.5m in CoScale
Capital supplied equally from three investors
Deal in focus: Montagu enters Dutch market with Dorc purchase
Ophthalmic surgery instruments producer generates €80m turnover
LSP closes Health Economics Fund on €112m
Vehicle began investing in September 2012
H2 Equity acquires Vion’s Oerlemans Foods
Transaction expected to be completed in Q2 2014
Belgium leads the pack to head off stagnation fears
Belgium on the rise
Intel's Battisti calls for increased venture regulation
We are currently experiencing the biggest crisis in European venture capital for a generation, says Marcos Battisti, managing director of Intel Capital for Western Europe and Israel
Q&A with Pantheon's Helen Steers
Q&A: Pantheon
Privatisation: private equity’s next big opportunity?
As Europe recovers from years of financial instability, many governments across the continent are looking to offload assets in a bid to reduce deficits. Could these potential upcoming state sell-offs provide an opportunity for private equity? Alice Murray...
Montagu acquires Dorc from Rabo Capital
Montagu Private Equity has acquired Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (Dorc) from Rabo Capital, the private equity division of Rabo Bank.
Mentha acquires Etiket
Dutch GP Mentha Capital has acquired Dutch producer of self-adhesive labels Etiket Nederland via its fourth mid-market buyout fund, which recently held its first close on €51m.
Mentha holds first close on €51m
Dutch private equity firm Mentha Capital has held a first close for its Mentha Capital Fund IV (MCF IV) vehicle on €51m, slightly more than halfway towards its target.
LDC backs Imagine Nation
LDC has backed Netherlands-based media content company Imagine Nation.
CM-CIC’s Primus acquired by Alliance Laundry
Belgium-based Primus Laundry Equipment Group, which is backed by CM-CIC Finance, has been acquired by Teachers’ Private Capital-backed US group Alliance Laundry.
Rekindling VCs' passion for online dating
As the internet dating industry enjoys its busiest period, with singletons rushing online to prevent a lonesome Valentine’s Day, Ellie Pullen asks if European venture is ready to rekindle its romance with the sector
Deal in focus: uniQure raises $91.8m in IPO
Netherlands-based uniQure’s debut on the Nasdaq marks one of the latest in a string of European venture capital-backed biotechs flocking to the US markets, but the lack of activity in Europe's public markets does not necessarily equate to a slowdown...
Partners Group closes €1.5bn direct investment programme
Partners Group has closed its 2012 private equity direct investment programme on €1.5bn.