Belgium
Gimv buys minority stake in Televic
GP plans to support the communication systems producer with international expansion and add-ons
Fortino acquires majority stake in Sigma Conso
Fortino has acquired Sigma Conso alongside management to expand the company internationally
Elaia, BPI France in €21m series-C for iBanFirst
Fresh capital will be used to expand the company's financial services platform
Hg leads $30m series-B for Silverfin
Existing shareholders Pieterjan Bouten and Louis Jonckheere will leave the company
Avista buys 50% stake in Vista Healthcare
Consumer health company is valued at €305m, making it the largest buyout deal in Belgium in 2020
Vortex acquires mortgage broker Hypotheek.winkel
Company's founders will retain a minority stake in the business
Callista Private Equity carves out ArcelorMittal Ringmill
GP focuses on special situations and generally invests in companies with negative EBIT margins
Gimv confirms dividend but reports negative portfolio return
Gimv invested €205m in six new platform investments and additional bolt-ons in 2019/2020
Gilde buys Corilus from AAC Capital
Sale for the healthcare software company began in November 2019 and continued in spite of coronavirus
Levine Leichtman backs SIPM MBO
Previous investor Fin.Co sells its majority stake in the company following its investment in 2017
Omers leads €16.25m series-B for Deliverect
Omers Ventures managing partner Jambu Palaniappan will join the Deliverect board
MVM invests $14m in MDxHealth
MVM is drawing equity from MVM Fund V, which held a first close on £150m in November 2018
Fortino Capital Partners holds first close on third fund
LPs backing the €45m first close comprise existing investors following the launch in Q1 2020
Consortium backs $112.5m round for Collibra
Data software company was valued at $1bn post money in its 2019 round and is now valued at $2.3bn
Down2Earth replaces Gimv as majority stakeholder in Grandeco
Gimv first bought the business 13 years ago and will remain a minority shareholder
Carlyle buys stake in Mak-System
Belgium-based blood chain management software company draws investment from two Carlyle vehicles
KKR-backed Gamma takes stake in Univercells subsidiary
KKR's $50m investment in Univercells will be drawn from its Health Care Strategic Growth Fund
2020 Outlook: Benelux dealflow breaks records as fundraising recovers
While often out of the European private equity limelight on the deal-making side, the Benelux region quietly posted an excellent 2019
Vesalius, Swisscanto in €19m series-B for OncoDNA
Fresh capital will be used for international growth and software development acceleration
M80 acquires Spantech
M80 Capital I looks to provide equity tickets of €10-40m to companies in Benelux and France
VCs in €20m series-B for PDCLine
In 2016, Belgian VC Meusinvest, Spinventure and several business angels invested €4m in the company
PAI Partners to launch €600m mid-market fund
Vehicle will target companies based across Italy, Spain, Germany, France and the Benelux region
Vendis appoints Riisberg as senior adviser in Nordic region
Christian Riisberg was previously founding partner of Alipes and a board member for various companies
IK exits CID Lines to trade
Livestock hygiene specialist was reportedly expected to fetch a price tag of more than €300m
