Benelux Unquote
Keen Venture leads $22m series-C for Teamleader
Firm will use the new capital to sustain international growth and accelerate product development
VC firms sell Mendix to Siemens for €600m
Mendix has raised $38m in equity funding from VC firms since it was founded in 2005
NPM acquires stake in Ploeger Oxbo
New funding is intended to bolster Ploeger Oxbo's innovation and product development
Ogier promotes two
Delamarre and Elslander earn promotion to senior associate after joining the firm in 2014 and 2016
Elementis puts sale of Mondo Minerals to Advent on hold
Advent announced the sale of Mondo to listed Elementis in June, with EV amounting to $600m
Ardian exits Encevo to CSGI HK
Following the deal, Encevo is seeking industrial partnerships such as with CSG, based in Guangzhou
Main Mezzanine Capital holds first close for maiden fund
Mezzanine division of Main Capital first started investing via a €50m capital pool
JC Flowers sells OneLife to trade
New group will have a combined AUM of €16.5bn, €5.2bn of which is currently managed by OneLife
Advent rejects offers for Unit4
Netherlands-based software developer Unit4 was acquired by Advent for €1.17bn in 2014
Endless-backed Brabant Alucast files for bankruptcy
Dutch car component manufacturer was bought by Endless via Endless Fund IV in 2016
5Square backs My Micro Group
5Square, business angels and founders invest in online electronics wholesaler My Micro Group
Parcom backs biofuel maker Simadan
Parcom agrees with shareholders that it will take over the Rotie and Noba divisions of the business
Waterland buys Within Reach Group
Including the latest acquisitions, WRG expects total annual turnover of €75m in 2018
Sovereign divests Xendo to Linden-backed ProPharma
Sale of the healthcare-focused consultancy business brings to an end a tenure of just two years
Holland Venture backs MedAngel
GP invests alongside the fund manager of the province of Gelderland's innovation fund
Active Capital's FTNon sold to trade for €32m
US-based JBT Corporation acquires Dutch FTNon, the industrial food equipment provider
Gilde Equity Management acquires Eiffel
Transaction sees founder Ferdi van Dommelen exit his investment in the Dutch consultancy
Forbion holds first close above target at €270m
Fund officially launched in May 2018 and Forbion expects to hold a final close in Autumn 2018
Benelux large-cap activity swells in H1
Aggregate value of deals valued at more than €500m is approaching pre-crisis levels, based on H1 2018 figures
Ontex rejects PAI's takeover offer
Board of directors rejects offer on the basis that it undervalues Belgium-based Ontex
Parcom-backed BlueStar bolts on RH Offshore
GP acquired Star Group in 2011 in a management buyout and has now completed three bolt-ons
Bain buys DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals
Bain Capital acquires DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals via its Bain Capital Europe IV vehicle
GP Profile: Gimv
Investor relations and corporate communications manager De Leenheer discusses the firm's history of public backing and current strategy
Anders buys Aldowa
Shareholders Jan Boom and Allard Droste sell to Anders, with Droste retaining a minority stake