Netherlands
Triton-backed Unica buys Brainpact
Triton acquired industrial technology and process management group Unica in 2017
Bencis sells BRB International to trade in €163m deal
GP sells Dutch petrochemical business BRB to Malaysia-based peer Petronas Chemicals Group
Pamplona hires Benelux head
Tensen will be responsible for driving new investment opportunities and value creation in the region
Buyouts soar but Dutch PE remains under scrutiny
NVP's recently released report highlights the buyout market's health, but the industry still faces renewed scrutiny around childcare investments
Investcorp sells SecureLink to Orange in €515m deal
GP sells Dutch cybersecurity services provider SecureLink to French telecoms giant Orange
Ampersand takes minority stake in GenDX
Ampersand typically invests $10-50m in companies with $10-100m in annual revenue
The Carlyle Group promotes Bagijn and Herberg
Bagijn will head Carlyle's investment solutions division while Herberg will be its CFO
Waterland buys EuroParcs majority stake
GP plans to support the Dutch family-owned business in its expansion domestically and abroad
Steadfast eyes Wilvo
Backing of metal parts manufacturer Wilvo would be second Dutch deal for Steadfast
Wagram acquires Creamy Creation
Creamy Creation will retain its management team but Wagram will bring in a managing director
NPM Capital backs fintech company Ohpen
Company plans to consolidate its market position, and further expand internationally
Gilde Healthcare sells Stepping Stones to trade
GP ends nine-year ownership of Netherlands-based senior residential care service Stepping Stones
Triton-backed Polygon buys Vanwaarde
GP backed Polygon from The Triton Fund III in 2010, starting the buy-and-build strategy
PAI gets €885m offer for Wessanen agreed
Offer price of €11.50 per share values 100% of Wessanen's shares at approximately €885m
GIC backs CitizenM in €2bn deal
Sovereign wealth fund and previous backers KRC and APG invest €750m in the Dutch hotel operator
Endeit leads $18m funding round for 3D Hubs
Participating investors include Hearst Ventures, EQT Ventures, Balderton Capital and two angels
Smile Invest buys Gimv's Oldelft Ultrasound
Belgian GP acquires a majority stake in Dutch Oldelft Ultrasound via an MBO transaction
Main Capital-backed Muis acquires Ctrl
Main Capital acquired a majority stake in the Netherlands-based software-as-a-service group in 2017
Gimv acquires Coolworld Rentals
Founder Jack Buijnsters retains a minority stake and will sit on the supervisory board
Eurazeo to invest €300m in DORC
GP enters exclusive discussions with Montagu PE to buy vitreoretinal surgery specialist
Benchmark invests $20m in Sketch
Sketch has been profitable since its inception and has one million paying subscribers
Benelux trade deals surged in 2018
Exits to strategic buyers accounted for 56% of all divestments, with the volume of such deals increasing by 68% year-on-year
3i Infrastructure acquires Joulz for €220m
Joulz's parent company, Stedin Groep, launched the sale of the company in June 2018
Gilde Healthcare buys Eetgemak in SBO
GP draws equity from Gilde Healthcare Services III, closed earlier this month on €200m