Netherlands
NPM Capital et al. in €250m series-C for Picnic
Company will use the fresh capital to develop a robotised distribution centre in Utrecht
Dutch PE wrestling with gender diversity
Dutch GPs are lagging behind their British counterparts in terms of gender diversity, with women making up only 14% of Dutch PE professionals
PPM Oost invests in Protifarm
PPM Oost is a development agency created by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate
Cinven invests in Barentz
GP intends to boost the company's growth and invest in its infrastructure and R&D capabilities
Slingshot, Jamjar back €10m series-B for Boldking
Online razor producer expects to consolidate and grow its European business
H2 Equity Partners buys Mill Panel
H2 will help the Dutch wooden exterior door panels specialist expand internationally
Mentha Capital to buy Van Vulpen
GP plans to buy the Dutch cables specialist, according to a filing with the competition authority
Avedon exits Olympia in management buy-back
GP sells the Dutch employment agency to its CEO, ending its three-years ownership
Main Capital buys King Business Software
Deal is Main Capital's third acquisition in the Dutch financial administrative software space
Quadrum invests in Royal Sens
Netherlands-based producer of food and non-food packaging labels aims to expand abroad
BC Partners' United Group to buy Vivacom in €1.2bn deal
Netherlands-based telecoms and media provider United acquires its Bulgarian counterpart
PE-backed Visma buys Unit4's VerzuimSignaal
Bolt-on will strengthen Visma's position in the absenteeism management market
IK-backed Signature Foods buys Topking – report
Topking produces a number of snack brands, including Vlammetje and KaasTengels
TDR-backed Algeco acquires Buko businesses
TDR Capital acquired Algeco in 2004 and has since bolted on a number of companies
Apollo sells Endemol Shine stake to trade
GP and The Walt Disney Company sell the entertainment programming company in a €2bn deal
VCs and Airbnb back $60m series-C round for Tiqets
HPE Growth Capital led a $23m round for the mobile ticketing platform around a year ago
LP Profile: Pensioenfonds PGB
Dick Tol discusses the pension fund’s investment plans, approach to responsible investing, and how its private equity strategy has taken off
H2 Equity Partners acquires Contiweb from AIP
Acquisition was backed via H2 Equity Partners' most recent fund, launched in June
Benelux biotech and pharma startups attracting larger rounds
Average tickets for early-stage investments have jumped from €13m in 2017, to €20m the year after and €36m this year
PE-backed GTX Medical merges with US peer
Dutch medtech business GTX has merged with US counterpart NeuroRecovery Technologies
KKR-owned Upfield bolts on Arivia
Plant-based cheese specialist Arivia is valued at around €500m, says a Sky News report
MKB Fonds buys majority stake in Heditex
GP uses its MKB Participatiefonds IV fund to back the Dutch furniture business Heditex
Bridgepoint to back Vermaat Groep SBO
GP will buy Vermaat, a catering and hospitality specialist, from Partners Group
Torqx invests in Sonic Equipment
Dutch PE firm Torqx is currently investing via its maiden fund, closed on €150m in 2017
