Luxembourg
Benelux sees summer uptick
Despite the summer break the Benelux region has seen strong dealflow
Carlyle completes Traxys deal
GP invested alongside Moore Capital's Louis Bacon
Providence et al. sell majority stake in M7 to Astorg
Providence will retain a minority stake
Blackstone acquires Lombard for €399m
Increased vendor loan note could bring amount owed by Blackstone to €449m
BalaBit raises $8m from new cyber security fund
New fund has $125m target
Newion invests $1.7m in Maps
Seventh deal for Newion II vehicle
VC-backed Teads and Ebuzzing join forces for future Nasdaq listing
Backers include Gimv, Partech and Elaia Partners
VC firms exit Activaero in trade sale
€130m proceeds to be split between cash and shares
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
IK's Vistra buys HVK
IK Investment Partners-backed Vistra Group has acquired the HVK Family Office Services (HVK FOS) division of Netherlands-based consultancy firm HVK.
Deutsche Private Equity buys Zellbios from Ergon
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has acquired Luxembourg-based pharmaceuticals firm Zellbios from Ergon Capital Partners.
German Unicredit unit divests part of PE portfolio
The German subsidiary of Unicredit has sold part of its private equity portfolio to newly founded SwanCap Investment Management.
Alter Domus poaches JP Morgan's PE head
Patrick McCullagh, Alter Domus
Hauck & Aufhäuser hires new head of Luxembourg office
Hauck & Aufhäuser has appointed Marc Kriegsmann as the new managing director for Hauck & Aufhäuser Alternative Investment Services.
Aztec Group appoints new COO
John Gavey, Aztec Group
Providence seeks M7 dividend recap
Providence Equity Partners and Airbridge Investments, the owners of satellite television company M7 Group, are seeking to reap a dividend of approximately €300m from a recapitalisation, according to reports.
Adara launches second fund
Adara Venture Partners has started the fundraising process for its second fund, Adara Ventures II, with a target of $40m, according to a Form D filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
SS&C GlobeOp opens new Luxembourg office
Connecticut-headquartered fund administrator SS&C GlobeOp has opened a new office in Luxembourg.
Hogan Lovells hires team for new Luxembourg office
Law firm Hogan Lovells has hired two new partners, Pierre Reuter and Jean-Michel Schmit, to head its new Luxembourg office, which will open in the wake of the AIFMD transposition.
AIFMD adopted in Luxembourg
The AIFM directive has been adopted by the Luxembourg Parliament and will officially come into effect in the country’s law system on 16 July.
Towerbrook acquires majority stake in Metallum
Towerbrook Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Metallum Holding, a Luxembourg-domiciled metal refining and recycling company, from private equity firm Groupe Alpha.
CVC appoints Benelux and TMT adviser
CVC Capital Partners has appointed Tenet chief executive Duco Sickinghe to its Benelux and TMT advisory boards.
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.