Netherlands
Exponent's Photobox to bid for Cimpress's Albelli
Vendor is understood to have appointed Oakley to find a buyer, with three Dutch PE firms in the fray
Benelux's packaging firms playing hard to get with PE
Failed take-private efforts by GPs have meant activity in the region has remained dominated by small-cap and lower-mid-market deals
IK Investment Partners opens Amsterdam office
Local team will consist of a mid-cap and a small-cap team, to be headed by partner Remko Hilhorst
Vendis Capital invests in Fatboy
Transaction is the fifth investment made through the €180m Vendis Capital II fund
PAI offer rejected by Refresco
Soft drink and fruit juice bottling company rejects the private equity firm's takeover offer
CBPE's JTC Group bolts on New Amsterdam Cititrust
UK-based corporate and fund service provider JTC Group expands in the Benelux region
Main Capital acquires Muis Software
GP is currently investing from its fourth buyout fund Main Capital IV, closed on €85m in 2015
3i invests €200m for majority stake in Hans Anders
Optical retailer was bought by Alpha Private Equity and Alpinvest in 2011 for an estimated €230m
Intersaction backs PQR and 2ML merger
Gilde started supporting PQR in 1998, when it injected €17.92m into the group, thereby acquiring a minority stake
NPM Capital et al. in €100m round for Picnic
Grocery delivery service plans to expand its area of coverage to the whole country
Wendel-backed Stahl acquires BASF leather chemicals activity
Group has undergone several refinancings since Wendel's first investment in 2006
Dutch elections: A rosier picture for PE
Netherlands' election outcome spells good news for the industry, as PE-sceptic Labour loses seats
Mentha Capital acquires Aethon
Mentha recently completed its latest fundraising, having closed Mentha Capital V on €143m
Sofinnova's Avantium launches IPO with €277m market cap
IPO brought the renewable energy specialist a capital increase of €103m
Main Capital's Denit acquires Dutch Cloud
Transaction marks first bolt-on for Denit since Main's investment in the group in 2016
Waterland sells Mauritsklinieken to Holland Venture
Waterland Private Equity acquired a majority stake in the dermatological clinics group in 2010
Gimv in €7.8m series-B round for AgroSavfe
GP previously led a €5m round for the Belgian agro-biotech group in 2013
Gilde invests in bread producer Boboli
Gilde Equity Management Benelux buys the bread and snacks producer from Synergia Capital Partners
Waterland-backed Otravo acquires VakantieDiscounter
Deal marks the second large acquisition closed within the last 12 months with Waterland's backing
Karmijn Kapitaal sells Tuvalu Media
Karmijn acquired a controlling stake in the group in 2013 alongside company management
Fortino, Inkef, Partech in $23m series-B for Bloomon
Inkef and Partech had previously invested in the group through a series-A round in 2015
CD&R reaps $2.3bn in Mauser trade sale
GP first acquired its stake in the business in May 2014 for $1.2bn from Dubai International Capital
Parcom Capital takes majority stake in MGG Group
LIOF, private equity arm of Dutch province of Limburg, was previously majority owner in the group
Paragon Partners buys Novagraaf from Gilde
Gilde Buy Out Partners became majority owner in the group in 2007, taking over from Halder and NIP Capital