Netherlands
Insight invests €20m in Bynder
Dutch SaaS company will look to grow its international R&D and marketing teams
PE-backed Takeaway.com acquires Just Eat's Benelux arm for €22.5m
Dutch food delivery service has been backed by Macquarie Capital and Prime Ventures since 2012
Main Capital opens DACH office in Düsseldorf
New office will be base for investments in the region and help Benelux-based companies expand in DACH
KKR et al. in final exit from NXP Semiconductors
Company listed on Nasdaq in 2010, raising $476m and ushering a staggered exit process for its backers
EQT leads $7m series-B for 3D Hubs
Existing backer Balderton and various angel investors also took part in the round
IK sells Vemedia to Charterhouse
IK acquired the business in 2012 in an SBO via the IK 2007 Fund
Main Capital backs Obi4wan and ObiLytics MBO
Deal marks the third transaction in the space of two months for the Dutch GP
Egeria sells Den Braven for €485m
Egeria exits Den Braven to Arkema in a trade sale valued at more than 11x EBITDA
Capricorn Venture launches €150m 2nd cleantech fund
The Netherlands-based VC expects to hold a first close by the end of 2016
Findos-backed Abit acuires Eurosystems
Main Capital invested €10m in the Dutch software provider in 2011, becoming majority shareholder
CVC’s Avast in $1.3bn bid for AVG
Antivirus software developer, formerly owned by Enterprise Investors, is to be acquired by its Czech competitor
Benelux: alternative lenders to the rescue
With Benelux deals on the wane, could more flexible financing methods unclog the region's private equity market?
Main Mezzanine Capital backs The Valley's MBO
Alternative lender first provided a mezzanine loan in 2015 to finance the company's growth
Main Capital buys Axxerion
GP plans to grow the business by applying a buy-and-build strategy
Gimv-backed Brakel acquires Argina Technics
Gimv acquired a majority stake in Dutch group Brakel in September 2015
Mentha takes majority stake in petrol supplier Nefco
Transaction marks the second deal within a month for the Dutch private equity firm
Thuja closes second fund on €34m
Thuja's second vehicle is almost double the size of its €19m predecessor fund
Gilde closes fourth fund on €250m hard-cap
Gilde Healthcare focuses on medtech, digital health and therapeutics in Europe and the US
3i reaps £89m in Basic-Fit IPO
3i invested €97m in the company in 2013 through an MBO valuing it at €275m
Karmijn acquires art lessor Kunst.nl
Kunst.nl is the first investment made via Karmijn's second fund, Karmijn Kapitaal II
Karmijn Kapitaal closes second fund on €90m hard-cap
GP's first fund, Karmijn Kapitaal I, was launched in 2011 and has been fully invested
3i promotes Salmon to partner
Promotion comes alongside a series of European appointments for the GP
LSP closes $280m life sciences venture fund
Vehicle closes more than one year after holding its first close on €80m
Vendis Capital acquires Noppies
Vendis made the acquisition via its second fund Vendis II, which recently closed on its €180m hard-cap