Belgium
PMV backs Rapidfit
PMV has backed Rapidfit, a Belgium-based 3D printing specialist for the automotive industry, with a combination of equity and a subordinated loan.
Hummingbird backs $2.6m round for Engagor
Hummingbird Ventures has led a $2.6m series-A funding round for Belgium-based Engagor, a social media monitoring platform, as the company expands into the US.
Waterland sells SLG to Medica
Waterland Private Equity Investments has wholly divested its Belgian portfolio company Senior Living Group (SLG) to Medica, a France-based dependency care provider.
Van Campen Liem's team expands
Kersten and Wehmeijer, Van Campen Liem
CVC appoints Benelux and TMT adviser
CVC Capital Partners has appointed Tenet chief executive Duco Sickinghe to its Benelux and TMT advisory boards.
Gimv and EdRip back Complix with €12m
Gimv and Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRip) have led a €12m series-B round for Belgian biopharmaceutical company Complix.
VC-backed Cardio3 announces launch of €28.4m IPO
Cardio3 Biosciences, a Belgian pharmaceutical company backed by a number of venture capital investors, has launched the subscription period of its IPO.
CVC raises €812m in bpost IPO
CVC-backed bpost started trading on the NYSE Euronext Brussels today, in an IPO valuing the business at €2.9bn.
Gimv backs MBO of Luciad
Gimv has acquired a majority stake in Luciad, a Belgian supplier of situational awareness systems-building software, alongside the company’s management.
Gimv backs €40m investment in Lampiris
Gimv has jointly invested €40m in Belgian green energy supplier Lampiris with the Regional Investment Company of Wallonia (SRIW).
CVC to sell 32.5% stake in bpost IPO
CVC Capital Partners plans to sell a stake of up to 32.5% in the IPO of bpost at a price of €14.5 per share.
VC-backed Cardio3 announces IPO plans
Belgian biopharmaceutical company Cardio3 Biosciences, which is backed by a consortium of venture capital firms, has announced that it is considering listing new shares in an IPO.
Gimv makes 1.3x return on divestments for 2012/13
Gimv has announced a 1.3x return on divestments, relative to original acquisition value, for the year ending in March 2013.
CVC to list bpost shares in IPO
CVC Capital Partners plans on listing a minority portion of its shares in Belgian postal service bpost in the business's upcoming IPO on the NYSE Euronext in Brussels.
Benelux unquote" May 2013
Benelux punched above its weight in April with two private equity-backed IPOs, following on from other listings in recent weeks.
Bayside and LBO France inject fresh money into Consolis
Bayside Capital and owner LBO France have respectively injected €45m of new debt and an equal amount of fresh equity into the refinancing of Belgian concrete manufacturer Consolis.
Cardio3 raises €19m in new funding round
Belgian biopharmaceutical company Cardio3 Biosciences has completed a funding round that saw previous investors inject €7m in new equity alongside the conversion of €12m in existing convertible loans.
Lone Star and Credit Suisse buy €6.7bn RPI portfolio
Ageas (formerly Fortis Holdings), the Belgian government and BNP Paribas have sold Royal Park Investments’ credit portfolio to US private equity firm Lone Star Funds and Credit Suisse for €6.7bn.
Fortis PE and Next Invest sell Arets to Toyo Ink for €10m
Fortis Private Equity and asset manager Next Invest have sold their joint 100% stake in Belgian ink manufacturer Arets International to Japanese ink company Toyo Ink Group for €10m.
CVC to list shares in bpost
CVC Capital Partners plans to list its shares in Belgian postal service bpost on the stock market and has already appointed banks to coordinate the sale, according to reports.
Benelux unquote" April 2013
Exits have dominated the Benelux market in the past month, but the disposals were not all good news for private equity in the region.
Benelux spirits lifted as exits rise
Benelux exits
Gimv’s Verbinnen winds up
Gimv-backed Belgian food processing business Verbinnen Poultry Group has filed a petition to wind up on 25 February 2013 after failing to find a buyer.
Benelux unquote" March 2013
Banks in the Benelux are undergoing a major reshuffle, as those bailed out during the financial crisis seek to offload surplus assets, resulting in a boom for the secondaries market.