Gimv
Gimv acquires Europlasma
Gimv takes majority stake in the business
Gimv sells Trustteam to Naxicap
Naxicap will support the company in entering French market
Gimv et al. exit Covagen in trade sale
Covagen raised CHF 58.9m prior to sale
Gimv exits dcinex in €26m deal
Transaction includes cash and share-swap
Belgian VCs fail to benefit from country's hidden wealth
Belgian venture funds should be trying to access private wealth
Gimv et al. sell Movea
Company sold alongside a US business for $81m
Does listed private equity need yield?
Listed private equity
Gimv sells listed Barco stake
Final exit after holding period of more than 30 years
Down 2 Earth holds final close on €66.25m
Fund launched in May 2013 with €50-60m target
SEP's Metaforic sold to VC-backed Inside Secure for $11.6m
Buyer backed by Sofinnova and Gimv
VC-backed Teads and Ebuzzing join forces for future Nasdaq listing
Backers include Gimv, Partech and Elaia Partners
VC-backed McPhy raises €32m in IPO
Offer oversubscribed by 8.6x
Gimv et al. invest €1.5m in CoScale
Capital supplied equally from three investors
VC-backed McPhy to float on Euronext
Company could raise up to €24.2m
Belgium leads the pack to head off stagnation fears
Belgium on the rise
Covagen extends series-B with Baxter investment
Swiss biotech Covagen has extended its CHF 42m series-B funding round, raised in December, to procure a further CHF 2.9m from Baxter Ventures.
German PE tempted by allure of Luxembourg LPs
With a government promising to keep industry regulation fine-tuned to the benefit of its denizens, Luxembourg has become a hotspot for GPs in post-AIFMD Europe. Ellie Pullen reports
Gimv and Alsace acquire Wolf in SBO
Gimv and Alsace Capital have acquired French designer and manufacturer of women’s underwear Wolf Group from Cathay Capital and EPF Partners.
Gimv and Cube to acquire VTB
Gimv and the Cube Infrastructure Fund are to wholly acquire Veolia Transport Belgium (VTB), the Belgian operations of France-headquartered Transdev Group.
Gimv partially exits Punch Powertrain
Gimv has divested 30% of its stake in Punch Powertrain, a Belgian manufacturer of auto parts, to Chinese private equity house New Horizon Capital.
Gimv backs Eurocept
Gimv has invested in Eurocept Group, a Dutch provider of medical homecare services and specialised medicines, in exchange for a minority stake.
Gimv, UI Gestion acquire Almaviva
Gimv and UI Gestion have acquired French operator of private clinics Almaviva Santé from 21 Partners, with each of the firms contributing €40m towards the buyout.
Gimv leads €8.5m round for Itineris
Gimv and PMV have invested €8.5m in Belgian software company Itineris, alongside the company’s founder and CEO.
Bencis to take Xeikon private
Bencis Capital Partners has made a mandatory public offer to acquire all issued shares of Xeikon for €5.85 per share, giving the company an enterprise value of €168m.