Netherlands
KKR sells Afriflora to Sun European
Under the vendor's tenure, the business has acquired new land to expand its greenhouses and farms
Deal in Focus: IK buys Optimum from Mentha
IK Investment Partners makes its first acquisition in the Benelux region since the opening of its new office in Amsterdam in April
Benelux funds specialise to compete with strategic buyers
Record level of commitments were secured by Benelux funds during 2017, with GPs increasingly turning to sector specialisation
Egeria closes Fund V on €800m
Egeria V closes six weeks after announcement and expects to make its first investments in mid-2018
H2 Equity sells Brink Group to trade for €169m
GP makes the divestment from its 2010-vintage €300m buyout fund, H2 Equity Partners Fund IV
Main Capital closes fifth fund on €236.5m
Main Capital Partners holds a final close for Main Capital V on €236.5m, exceeding target
Forbion, BGV lead €25m series-A for NorthSea Therapeutics
Fresh capital will be used to conduct a phase IIb clinical study in preparation for phase III
BlackFin leads €15m series-A for Friss
Fresh capital will be used to expand globally and facilitate cross-carrier collaboration
LSP closes €280m healthcare fund
Fund is the largest in Europe dedicated purely to medical technology investments
Cottonwood in €2.6m series-B for Clear Flight Solutions
Clear Flight targets an expansion of the funding round up to a total of €6m
HCapital Partners backs Hoooked
Portuguese GP buys 55% of the Dutch cotton yarns and DIY kits producer
Main Capital's Roxit bolts-on Brein
Main Capital-backed Roxit wholly acquires Haaksbergen-based software developer Brein
Capnamic backs iWelcome
Existing shareholders also take part in the round, including Filsa and Newion Investments
Main Capital backs GoConnectIT
Main Capital acquires a majority stake in Dutch cable and pipeline specialist GoConnectIT
Gimv sells Brakel via trade sale
Gimv sells natural climate control and fire safety specialist Brakel to Kingspan
IK's Salad Signature acquires Heksenkaas
Bolt-on comes two years after the GP acquired the food producer with capital drawn from IK VII
IK Investment Partners appoints Vreumingen as partner
Sander van Vreumingen leaves Gimv after more than a decade with the Benelux PE house
EQT Infrastructure to acquire CAIW
Deal is expected to close in Q4 2017, pending approval after a consultation period
H2 Equity Partners backs One Way Plastics
GP secures a majority stake in the Dutch disposable plastic bags developer
Van Lanschot Participaties backs Jansens & Dieperink
Van Lanschot Participaties span out from Van Lanschot Kempen earlier this month
Keen Venture Partners et al. in €14m round for EclecticIQ
Consortium of investors back the Dutch cybersecurity business with a €14m round
Van Lanschot Participaties to spin out from bank
Dutch bank intends to sell its private equity division, which will look for third-party money
Main Capital hires BDO's Scheurwater
Scheurwater will be responsible for LP reporting, governance and risk and compliance policies
BioGeneration Ventures closes fund on €82m
New investors include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and Schroder Adveq