Netherlands
HIG to take over Estro
Firm will relaunch 250 centres under Small Steps brand
Parcom sells Hobré to AAC
AAC acquires majority stake in business
to-BBB raises €10m series-C
Antea now holds a stake of around 10% in to-BBB
3i's Element Materials buys Accutek
Company is Element's seventh bolt-on
Deal in focus: Capricorn et al. invest €36m in Avantium
Company attracted funding from VC backers as well as corporates
Bain nets €160m in IMCD flotation
Net proceeds from the IPO reached €462m
Main Capital acquires TPSC
Firm invested via its recently closed Main Capital III fund
Inkef, Sirius inject €2m into Aito
Deal marks second funding round for Aito
VC-backed Layar bought by Blippar
US business acquiring 100% of Layar
Bain’s IMCD sets IPO price range
Bain retains significant shareholding post-IPO
Apax in SK FireSafety secondary buyout
Company's turnover more than doubled in three years
Beechbrook holds €110m second close for Mezzanine II
Investor also announces new investments and recruits
BOM et al. invest in Smit Ovens
Deal first investment from Cleantechfonds Brabant vehicle
VC-backed arGEN-X announces IPO plans
Plans to offer new shares to raise fresh funding for company
Gilde and Parcom sell Nedschroef to PMC for €325m
PMC almost 50% owned by Shanghai Electric Group Corporation
Elasticsearch raises $70m series-C
Company has raised $104m in 18 months
Sofinnova et al. inject €36m into Avantium
Capital injection is from consortium of VCs and strategic trade players
Benelux: Foreign investors boost higher value activity
Benelux attracting foreign investment
STG acquires McKesson’s European healthcare software divisions
Palo Alto-based GP invests in tech companies
Bain’s IMCD aims to raise up to €500m in IPO
Bain to sell shares in offering
Wellington offloads Distimo to App Annie
Wellington first backed Distimo at start of 2014
US VC Cottonwood opens Dutch base, launches fund
VC hopes to reach €30m raised in 2014
Gilde acquires Axa-Stenman
Acquisition marks company's second time under Gilde ownership
Deal in focus: Connect Ventures leads €1.2m round for The Cloakroom
Deal in focus: The Cloakroom