Benelux Unquote
GPs bid for AkzoNobel's chemicals arm
GPs are in the auction process for the carve-out, said to be valued in the region of €10bn
Inflexion backs Calco in MBO
Deal marks Inflexion's first investment outside of the UK, according to Unquote Data
Mentha Capital exits Fri-Jado in SBO
Dutch manufacturer of food service equipment is sold to GP Torqx Capital Partners
Apax France hires Onno Sloterdijk
Apax France accelerates its development in the Netherlands with the appointment
Insight in additional series-C round for Showpad
Insight Venture Partners injects $25m in the Belgian content activation platform company
Pan-European GPs putting feet on the ground in Benelux
Pan-European GPs seek to tap Benelux's burgeoning buyout dealflow by securing talent familiar with the region
BCIMC, PAI kick off Refresco offer
Unless extended, the €20-per-share offer for the bottles business will expire on 19 March
Torqx buys Diamond Tools Group
DTG manufactures diamond cutting and printing tools, and diamond wire dies
Egeria buys textiles wholesaler Nooteboom
Deal is the GP's first investment from its latest fund, the €800m Egeria Private Equity Fund V
Marlin buys Talkwalker, Main Mezzanine exits
Under Marlin's ownership, Talkwalker plans to expand by hiring an additional 100 employees
Main Capital sells Regas to BID Equity
Main Capital sells its majority stake in Dutch SaaS healthcare company Regas in an SBO
Argos Soditic buys Future Groep in MBI
French GP's majority stake acquisition is its first investment in the Netherlands
Brookfield acquires 75% of Schoeller Allibert
Brookfield's asset management and private equity branches jointly invest €205m in Dutch business
Ming et al. in €25m series-D round for Miracor Medical
Belgian public investors SFPI, SRIW and Meusinvest grant a non-dilutive cash advance
Riverside invests in Alter Pharma
GP is currently investing from its fifth fund, which targets businesses with EBITDA of €5-15m
Deal in Focus: IK buys Optimum from Mentha
IK Investment Partners makes its first acquisition in the Benelux region since the opening of its new office in Amsterdam in April
Benelux funds specialise to compete with strategic buyers
Record level of commitments were secured by Benelux funds during 2017, with GPs increasingly turning to sector specialisation
Egeria closes Fund V on €800m
Egeria V closes six weeks after announcement and expects to make its first investments in mid-2018
H2 Equity sells Brink Group to trade for €169m
GP makes the divestment from its 2010-vintage €300m buyout fund, H2 Equity Partners Fund IV
Main Capital closes fifth fund on €236.5m
Main Capital Partners holds a final close for Main Capital V on €236.5m, exceeding target
Forbion, BGV lead €25m series-A for NorthSea Therapeutics
Fresh capital will be used to conduct a phase IIb clinical study in preparation for phase III
BlackFin leads €15m series-A for Friss
Fresh capital will be used to expand globally and facilitate cross-carrier collaboration
LSP closes €280m healthcare fund
Fund is the largest in Europe dedicated purely to medical technology investments
Cottonwood in €2.6m series-B for Clear Flight Solutions
Clear Flight targets an expansion of the funding round up to a total of €6m