Benelux Unquote
Karmijn Kapitaal backs MBO of YouMedical
Karmijn Kapitaal has invested in Dutch medical equipment company YouMedical as part of an MBO.
Blackstone buys Intertrust for €675m
The Blackstone Group has acquired Dutch tax consultancy Intertrust from Waterland Private Equity for a reported €675m.
KBC sells majority of PE portfolio to KeBeK
KBC Private Equity has sold a large part of its portfolio to KeBeK I, a new fund managed by four former KBC employees, including CEO Floris Vansina.
Vesalius and SRIW lead €10m series A round in Euroscreen
Vesalius Biocapital Partners and SRIW have led a €10m funding round in Belgian pharmaceuticals company Euroscreen.
Gimv and Iris Capital sell stake in Human Inference
Gimv and Iris Capital have sold their share of Dutch data management solutions provider Human Inference to French trade buyer Neopost.
BioGeneration and INKEF lead €4.8m round for Lanthio
BioGeneration Ventures and INKEF Capital have led a €4.8m series-A funding round for Dutch pharmaceuticals start-up Lanthio Pharma.
Alven leads €1.64m round for TextMaster
Alven Capital has led a €1.64m funding round for Belgian translation, copywriting and editing platform TextMaster.
Dechert appoints new partner
Dechert has appointed Patrick Goebel as partner in the firm's financial services and investment management division in Luxembourg.
Benchmark Capital leads $10m round for Elasticsearch
Benchmark Capital has led a $10m series-A funding round for Amsterdam-based data analytics start-up Elasticsearch.
GA-Axel Springer joint venture acquires Immoweb.be
General Atlantic and Axel Springer's joint project Axel Springer Digital Classifieds has acquired Belgian property portal Immoweb.be for €127.5m.
Benelux unquote" November 2012
To date, 2012 has not been a particularly impressive year in the Benelux region activity-wise.
Blackstone et al. in second round bids for Intertrust
Blackstone, Cinven and Pamplona are bidding for Dutch corporate management business Intertrust Group after Carlyle and Goldman Sachs Private Equity dropped out of the race, according to reports.
Cinven and Warbug Pincus exercise Ziggo over-allotment option
Cinven, Warburg Pincus and their co-investors have announced the initiation of an over-allotment option for Dutch cable operator Ziggo.
Cinven and Walburg Pincus to sell further shares in Ziggo
Cinven and Warburg Pincus are looking to sell a larger stake of Dutch cable operator Ziggo than previously anticipated, continuing their IPO success story.
Permira and AMG bid against Orix in Robeco sale
Only Permira, AMG and Japanese financial services group Orix are left in the bidding war for Rabobank's asset management unit Robeco, reports in the local press suggest.
Gilde looking to acquire TMC for €69.2m
Gilde Buy Out Partners has reached a conditional agreement on a public offer for project and human resources management business TMC Group (NYSE:ALTMC).
Benelux unquote" October 2012
After the Dutch government collapsed in April, the country faced its fifth general election since the turn of the century on 12 September.
IK Investment Partners agrees acquisition of Vemedia
IK Investment Partners and CEO Yvan Vindevogel have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Belgian pharmaceuticals supplier Vemedia Pharma.
Earlybird sells BMEYE for €32.5m
Earlybird has sold Dutch medical diagnostics company BMEYE to Edwards Lifescience Corporation for €32.5m, reaping a 26% IRR on its investment.
Synergia buys Dutch bread and snacks business Boboli
Synergia Capital Parners has acquired Dutch frozen bread and snacks company Boboli.
Sniper Investments et al. back Ngdata
Sniper Investments, Plug and Play Ventures, ING and a number of US business angels have invested $2.5m in Belgium tech company Ngdata.
Gilde acquires Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity
Gilde Equity Management has acquired Dutch bakery Pre Pain & Smithuis from Neon Private Equity.
3i-backed Azelis in €30m capital increase
3i has taken part in a €30m capital increase for its portfolio company Azelis, a Belgian speciality chemicals distributor.
Benelux unquote" September 2012
At the end of 2011, key players in the Dutch and Belgian private equity markets had mixed views about the market and how it would develop in the eye of the eurozone crisis and looming regulatory constraints.