Benelux Unquote
Waterland holds €2bn final close
Dutch buyout private equity firm closes its seventh fund two months after launching in July 2017
Benelux activity picks up in first half of 2017
Following a slow H2 in 2016, dealflow in the Benelux region is on the up with Belgium in particular seeing increasing activity
AlpInvest hires Bagijn as primaries business head
New managing director is joining from her previous role at Axa Investment Managers
Halder-backed Aqua Vital buys Kalimba
Acquisition solves a succession problem for the company's founders, who started the business in 1996
Mentha mulling Optimum sale
Mentha Capital took a majority stake in Optimum in 2014, investing from Mentha Capital Fund IV
Mentha Capital exits Venko Groep
Mentha sells the Dutch business to Clayton Dubilier & Rice portfolio company BrandSafway
Main Mezzanine backs MBO of Fairbanks
Company management took the majority stake and Rabobank provided senior debt for the buyout
Gilde backs MBO of Albelli
GP will draw capital from its €1.1bn fund V, which held a final close in November 2015
Triton buys Unica
Management and the van Vliet family will hold 49% of the new company, while Triton will take 51%
Mangrove holds first close on $170m for fifth VC fund
VC will target European technology companies in the early stages of development, with add-on capital available
Ergon Capital acquires Keesing from Telegraaf for €150m
Ergon is investing through the €350m buyout vehicle Ergon Capital III, closed in 2010
Main Mezzanine backs DMP
Main provided a mezzanine loan and took a minority stake alongside management
Carlyle acquires ADB Safegate from PAI Partners
Carlyle is investing from its €3.75bn mid-market vehicle Carlyle Europe Partners IV, closed in 2015
VEP buys Scheuten Glass
Acquisition solves a succession issue with the company's 69 year-old founder, according to the GP
Mentha Capital buys drilling equipment maker Brownline
Deal follows the recent €143m final close of the GP's fifth vehicle in January 2017
Main Capital raises €100m towards fifth fund
Vehicle has a target size of €200m and a €225m hard-cap, which the GP expects to hit before the end of the year
BlackFin in Buckaroo carve-out
Buckaroo is being sold by Intrum Justitia, which is 45% owned by Nordic Capital
Gimv buys stake in Snack Connection
Food production investor Trophas first acquired an interest in Snack Connection in February 2016
Gimv invests €15m in Arseus Medical
GP will draw capital for the transaction from its €150m Health & Care Fund, closed in March 2014
Five Arrows buys Voogd & Voogd from Bencis
Bencis led the management buyout of the Dutch insurance services business in 2013
Gimv sells stake in RES to Ivanti
Deal ends a seven-year holding period for Gimv, which initially invested in the company in April 2010
AAC sells industrial water purifying firm Desotec to EQT
Media reports suggest the water and air decontamination business was valued at around 10x EBITDA
BioGeneration Ventures holds €66m close for Fund III
Having exceeded its original €50m target, the vehicle is aiming for a final close on €75m by year-end
Brexit one year on: Flight to Luxembourg?
Many firms are keeping their options open with regards to future headquarters and fund domiciling, though some are looking to Luxembourg