Benelux
Mentha Capital acquires Aethon
Mentha recently completed its latest fundraising, having closed Mentha Capital V on €143m
Sofinnova's Avantium launches IPO with €277m market cap
IPO brought the renewable energy specialist a capital increase of €103m
Main Capital's Denit acquires Dutch Cloud
Transaction marks first bolt-on for Denit since Main's investment in the group in 2016
Waterland sells Mauritsklinieken to Holland Venture
Waterland Private Equity acquired a majority stake in the dermatological clinics group in 2010
Gimv in €7.8m series-B round for AgroSavfe
GP previously led a €5m round for the Belgian agro-biotech group in 2013
Riverside holds close on €175m for Riverside Europe V
Europe-focused generalist vehicle has been on the road for just over a year, having launched in late 2015
Waterland-backed Otravo acquires VakantieDiscounter
Deal marks the second large acquisition closed within the last 12 months with Waterland's backing
Karmijn Kapitaal sells Tuvalu Media
Karmijn acquired a controlling stake in the group in 2013 alongside company management
Fortino, Inkef, Partech in $23m series-B for Bloomon
Inkef and Partech had previously invested in the group through a series-A round in 2015
Waterland invests in Enhesa
Waterland recently closed its sixth buyout fund, WPEF VI, on €1.55bn
Core Equity launches €1bn long-term fund
Firm was founded by former Bain Capital senior team members Sarkis, de Waen, Stoessel and Valentiny
Parcom Capital takes majority stake in MGG Group
LIOF, private equity arm of Dutch province of Limburg, was previously majority owner in the group
Paragon Partners buys Novagraaf from Gilde
Gilde Buy Out Partners became majority owner in the group in 2007, taking over from Halder and NIP Capital
Gimv leads €10.3m round for Itineris
Fourth funding round brings total raised by Flemish group to over €30m
Gilde Buy Out Partners sells HG International to Cobepa
GP had taken over the group from sister firm Gilde Equity Management in 2013
Mentha Capital closes Fund V on €143m
Mentha Capital Fund IV (MCF IV) closed on €107m in 2015, ahead of its €100m target
Indufin invests in software developer AXI
Indufin is taking over from ING as the main investor in the software group
HenQ leads €5m series-A round for Housing Anywhere
New funding round brings the total amount raised by the Dutch startup to $6.27m
Main Capital invests in Artegic
Benelux player Main Capital opened a local office in the DACH region in August
MyTomorrows raises €10m from EQT, Octopus et al.
Latest funding round brings the total raised by the startup to $22.14m
3i's Action in €1.675bn refinancing
GP will receive approximately £187m in proceeds from the transaction
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
Karmijn Kapitaal leads €10m round for Five Degrees
Karmijn invested via its €90m vehicle Karmijn Kapitaal Fund II