Benelux
Keensight's LinkByNet buys Data Essential
Data Essential is the fourth bolt-on carried out by LinkByNet under Keensight's ownership
Oaktree's Agro Merchants buys Cool Pak
Netherlands-based Agro Merchants buys Cool Pak for its facilities on the US west coast
Newton BioCapital in €15.3m series-B for Acticor
Biotech startup could receive additional financing of €5m to support clinical developments
AlpInvest hires Bagijn as primaries business head
New managing director is joining from her previous role at Axa Investment Managers
Mentha mulling Optimum sale
Mentha Capital took a majority stake in Optimum in 2014, investing from Mentha Capital Fund IV
Mentha Capital exits Venko Groep
Mentha sells the Dutch business to Clayton Dubilier & Rice portfolio company BrandSafway
Ergon Capital acquires Keesing from Telegraaf for €150m
Ergon is investing through the €350m buyout vehicle Ergon Capital III, closed in 2010
Carlyle to acquire Præsidiad
Second deal for CEP IV in as many days, following the acquisition of ADB Safegate
Carlyle acquires ADB Safegate from PAI Partners
Carlyle is investing from its €3.75bn mid-market vehicle Carlyle Europe Partners IV, closed in 2015
KKR Credit refinances KPS portfolio company Chassis Brakes
Recapitalisation will notably fund a cash distribution to shareholders
BioGeneration Ventures holds €66m close for Fund III
Having exceeded its original €50m target, the vehicle is aiming for a final close on €75m by year-end
AAC Capital Partners acquires Verasol
Committed Capital acquired the veranda and garden room maker in 2009, investing through its first fund
Main Capital takes majority stake in Verklizan
Investment comes a week after the GP acquired a majority stake in Dutch business Inergy
Lone Star's Balta launches €476m IPO
Lone Star acquired Balta from DH Private Equity in 2015 for an estimated €500-600m
Gilde Buy Out Partners acquires Oystershell
GP is currently investing from its latest buyout vehicle, Gilde Fund V, which closed last year
Main Capital takes majority stake in Inergy
Dutch data analytics and intelligence business will look to expand internationally
BOM Capital in €45m round for Protix
GP had already contributed to a first venture round of an undisclosed amount in 2015
Synergia takes majority stake in Van Wamel
Trio of Dutch entrepreneurs, Kees, Max and Fred Liet, also invested alongside the GP
Charterhouse takes majority stake in Serb
Deal will be the first ever buyout for the Belgian speciality pharmaceuticals group
AAC Capital Partners exits Baarsma Wine Group
AAC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Baarsma in 2007 from the founders and a pool of banks
KKR Infrastructure acquires Q-Park for €2.95bn
Transaction, made from KKR's infrastructure funds, values the asset at 15x EBITDA
Egeria takes 65% stake in Ilionx
Prior to the transaction, Ilionx was fully owned by its directors and management team
Active Capital takes majority stake in Arnold Suhr
Amsterdam-based GP recently closed its third buyout fund with €45m in commitments
Sioen acquires AAC's James Dewhurst for £44m
AAC had been backing James Dewhurst since 2008, when it acquired a majority stake in the group