Netherlands
Endless-backed Brabant Alucast files for bankruptcy
Dutch car component manufacturer was bought by Endless via Endless Fund IV in 2016
5Square backs My Micro Group
5Square, business angels and founders invest in online electronics wholesaler My Micro Group
Parcom backs biofuel maker Simadan
Parcom agrees with shareholders that it will take over the Rotie and Noba divisions of the business
Waterland buys Within Reach Group
Including the latest acquisitions, WRG expects total annual turnover of €75m in 2018
Compass completes portfolio acquisition from Bridgepoint
Deal sees Compass acquiring Bridgepoint's remaining interests in Rodenstock and Infinitas
Avedon sells Robidus to trade
During Avedon's three-year ownership, social security service Robidus doubled its revenues
Sovereign divests Xendo to Linden-backed ProPharma
Sale of the healthcare-focused consultancy business brings to an end a tenure of just two years
Holland Venture backs MedAngel
GP invests alongside the fund manager of the province of Gelderland's innovation fund
Active Capital's FTNon sold to trade for €32m
US-based JBT Corporation acquires Dutch FTNon, the industrial food equipment provider
Gilde Equity Management acquires Eiffel
Transaction sees founder Ferdi van Dommelen exit his investment in the Dutch consultancy
Forbion holds first close above target at €270m
Fund officially launched in May 2018 and Forbion expects to hold a final close in Autumn 2018
Benelux large-cap activity swells in H1
Aggregate value of deals valued at more than €500m is approaching pre-crisis levels, based on H1 2018 figures
Parcom-backed BlueStar bolts on RH Offshore
GP acquired Star Group in 2011 in a management buyout and has now completed three bolt-ons
Bain buys DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals
Bain Capital acquires DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals via its Bain Capital Europe IV vehicle
Anders buys Aldowa
Shareholders Jan Boom and Allard Droste sell to Anders, with Droste retaining a minority stake
Advent International sells Mondo Minerals to trade
Mondo’s enterprise value of $600m equates to an EBITDA multiple of around 13.1x
Anders Invest acquires De Waal Staal
Air tunnel specialist De Waal Staal is the 12th acquisition by Anders in three years
Gilde acquires Elcee Group
Gilde will further support the company's acquisitive growth strategy and international expansion
Sequoia-backed Asa International announces London IPO
Business is headquartered in the Netherlands and lends to low-income populations
VC consortium in €11m series-B for GreenFlux
GreenFlux service platform is cloud-based and connects with charge stations of all types
Gimv acquires One Of A Kind Technologies
OOAKT, a Dutch machine vision specialist, aims to triple revenues in the next five years
Bain's Autodis bolts on Geevers Auto Parts
After recently cancelling its IPO, Autodis announces the bolt-on of its Dutch peer
Core Equity shelves Hema acquisition talks – reports
E-commerce platform of Hema is not deemed profitable enough, sources told the Dutch press
Karmijn Kapitaal backs Picturae
Karmijn provides equity tickets of €2-12.5m to businesses with minimum €5m in turnover