Belgium
Blackstone acquires Acetow from Solvay for €1bn
Sale, representing a 7x EBITDA multiple, should help Solvay reduce debt with €150m capital gain
Meusinvest, Spinventure in €4m round for PDC Line Pharma
Round included €2.6m equity and €1.4m in bank loans, EU funding and French and Belgian regional funding
BPI France, BNP Paribas invest €23m in Algonquin
Investors are taking a minority stake in the group while company founder remains majority shareholder
EdRip takes majority stake in ACB Group
Arkéa Capital and Europe et Croissance exit the company fully as part of the deal
Mucap et al. in €10m Promethera series-C extension
Fresh capital will enable biotech company to invest in new product development
Vendis Capital takes minority stake in Legio Group
Deal marks the fourth investment completed with the €180m Vendis Capital II fund
Online food-ordering services feeding Benelux's IPO surge
GPs and VCs are capitalising on the improved climate for the public market exit route
Naxicap's House of HR acquires Human Capital Group
Naxicap first took a stake in the recruitment consulting group in 2012
Deal in Focus: Riverside acquires panel-door maker Epco
GP is planning an international expansion strategy for the panel manufacturer, with a particular focus on central and eastern Europe
ACapital injects €850,000 into EpiGan
Renewable energy group has been backed by three funds since 2011
Riverside acquires European Panel Company
Investment will boost the group's consolidation in France and Benelux
AKD appoints Schuering as corporate lawyer
Allard Schuering brings legal experience from Clifford Chance and Baker McKenzie
Food tech: first warning signs as consolidation sets in
Deliveroo's $275m round shows the market remains frothy, but other recent news highlight the challenges facing startups and their VCs
Investcorp's SecureLink bolts on Nebulas
Deal marks the second acquisition in quick succession for the cybersecurity business
Gilde sells Roompot Vakanties to PAI Partners
BNP Paribas Fortis, a co-investor alongside Gilde, is also exiting the group
PE-backed Takeaway.com acquires Just Eat's Benelux arm for €22.5m
Dutch food delivery service has been backed by Macquarie Capital and Prime Ventures since 2012
Deal in focus: IK sells Vemedia to Charterhouse Capital
Vendor's international buy-and-build strategy helped transform the Belgian pharmaceutical company into a pan-European force
Gimv takes majority stake in Summa
Roll cutter specialist group looks to increase its turnover by 50% by 2020 with Gimv's support
VC-backed Take Eat Easy placed under receivership
In spite of exceeding one million deliveries last week, the Belgian startup can no longer cover expenses
Capricorn Venture launches €150m 2nd cleantech fund
The Netherlands-based VC expects to hold a first close by the end of 2016
Findos-backed Abit acuires Eurosystems
Main Capital invested €10m in the Dutch software provider in 2011, becoming majority shareholder
Benelux: alternative lenders to the rescue
With Benelux deals on the wane, could more flexible financing methods unclog the region's private equity market?
Gimv-backed Brakel acquires Argina Technics
Gimv acquired a majority stake in Dutch group Brakel in September 2015
Mentha takes majority stake in petrol supplier Nefco
Transaction marks the second deal within a month for the Dutch private equity firm