Benelux Unquote
Benelux unquote" February 2012
The past year has seen a minor recovery for the Benelux countries, at a time when other European regions are struggling.
NPM Capital and Cyrte Investments sell retailer bol.com for €350m
NPM Capital and Cyrte Investments have sold their stake in Dutch speciality retailer bol.com to supermarket giant Ahold for €350m in cash.
BeCapital backs Verdesis
BeCapital has backed EDF Energies Nouvelles biogas subsidiary Verdesis.
Rabo Private Equity buys Bovema Glas BV
Rabo Private Equity's Phoenix Recovery Capital has acquired Dutch glass specialist Bovema Glas.
MKB+ invests €3m in Aeon Astron Europe
Innovatiefonds MKB+ has made the first venture investment in Dutch biotech company Aeon Astron Europe.
H2 merges Durobor and Sobodec Group
H2 Private Equity Partners has acquired Belgian glass manufacturer Durobor and French-Belgian glass decoration company Sobodec Group.
E-Capital III breaks target for second close
E-Capital's latest fund has held a close of its latest fund above target at €95m.
Bencis Capital investes in Dutch temp agency
Bencis Capital has acquired Dutch temp agency Faber Personeelsdiensten.
Europe et Croissance invests €750,000 in Chapellerie Herman
Europe et Croissance has invested €750,000 in Belgian millinery Chapellerie Herman from the EU-backed EUREFI fund.
Main Capital sells Actuera to Waterland Private Equity
Main Capital has sold its majority stake in Dutch business software developer Actuera to Waterland Private Equity.
KBC exits Dynaco
KBC Private Equity has sold door-manufacturer Dynaco to Assa Abloy in a deal valued at €75-125m.
Waterland PE backs Omega Pharma take-private
Waterland Private Equity has backed the take private of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals company Omega Pharma.
Prime Ventures invests €13m in takeaway
Prime Ventures has backed online company takeaway.com in a €13m funding round.
Gimv increases majority stake in VCST
Gimv has acquired LRM's stake in VCST and increased its majority holding to 79.8% of the company.
Carlyle acquires The Sniffers
The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in the Belgian emission monitoring company The Sniffers.
Van den Ende & Deitmers acquires 30% of QUADIA
Van den Ende & Deitmers has acquired a 30% stake in online video provider QUADIA.
Apollo acquires Taminco for €1.1bn
Apollo Global Management has acquired chemical company Taminco from CVC for about €1.2bn.
Forbion closes second FCF 1 Co-Investment Fund at $50m
Forbion Capital Partners has a held first and final closing of its second FCF 1 Co-Investment Fund.
3i-backed Element Materials buys DTL
3i portfolio company Element Materials Technology (formerly Stork Materials Technology) has acquired Detroit Testing Laboratory (DTL).
arGEN-X secures €27.5m series-B funding
OrbiMed Advisors and Seventure Partners have led the series-B funding round for Dutch biopharma firm arGEN-X.
Herkules Capital-backed New Store Europe buys Shopex
Herkules Capital's portfolio company New Store Europe has acquired shop fitting business Shopex.
Benelux unquote" November/December 2011
Secondary buyouts will dominate the market for the foreseeable future, say 47% of respondents to a Grant Thornton survey. It is not surprising that volatile markets and a possible double-dip recession have had a notable impact on the private equity industry....
CVC Capital Partners exits Dutch retailer
CVC Capital Parnets has sold Dutch supermarket chain C1000 to retail group Jumbo.
Van den Ende & Deitmers backs Pictura
Van den Ende & Deitmers has taken a 45% stake in Pictura, a Dutch business that digitises cultural heritage collections for various organisations.