Netherlands
H2 makes 6x on Sator sale
H2 Equity Partners has reaped a 6x multiple on the trade sale of Dutch portfolio company Sator Holding to LKQ for £176m.
Delta Lloyd drops out of private equity
Delta Lloyd has disposed of the private equity management arm of its investment division, Cyrte Investments BV, and will reportedly no longer deal in the private equity sector in the wake of the Solvency II directive.
Newion acquires stake in Reasult
Newion Investments has acquired a minority stake in real estate software provider Reasult via its third fund, Newion II.
Cinven and Warburg Pincus in final exit from Ziggo
Cinven and Warburg Pincus have reaped €3.4bn on their full exit from Ziggo, the Dutch cable operator that the firms took public on NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam last year.
H2 Equity Partners sells Sator to LKQ
H2 Equity Partners has sold Dutch portfolio company Sator Holding to UK-based auto parts distributor Euro Car Parts for £176m.
Main Capital acquires Connexys
Main Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Dutch software company Connexys.
PE-backed Intelsat misses IPO target
Luxembourg-based satellite operator Intelsat SA, which is backed by BC Partners and Silver Lake Partners, fell more than $100m short of its target at yesterday’s close on the NYSE.
3i's Refresco merges with Gerber Emig
Refresco, a Dutch beverage manufacturer backed by 3i, will merge with European bottling company Gerber Emig.
Benelux unquote" April 2013
Exits have dominated the Benelux market in the past month, but the disposals were not all good news for private equity in the region.
Benelux spirits lifted as exits rise
Benelux exits
Rhône Capital buys bakery businesses for €1.05bn
Rhône Capital has agreed to take private the bakery supplies businesses from listed Dutch food ingredients group CSM for an enterprise value of €1.05bn.
Runa Capital leads $2m round for BackupAgent
Runa Capital has led a $2m funding round for Dutch cloud technology company BackupAgent.
Benelux unquote" March 2013
Banks in the Benelux are undergoing a major reshuffle, as those bailed out during the financial crisis seek to offload surplus assets, resulting in a boom for the secondaries market.
EQT appoints Nieuwenburg as new Benelux head
EQT Partners has appointed Kristiaan Nieuwenburg as partner and head of its Benelux operations.
PPM Oost sells Pharmaline to Gilde Healthcare Partners
PPM Oost has sold its stake in Dutch medical supplies company Pharmaline to Gilde Healthcare Partners.
Forbion Capital et al. back Dezima Pharma
Forbion Capital Partners and BioGeneration Ventures have led a €9.8m series-A funding round for Dutch biotechnology company Dezima Pharma.
Gimv launches Health & Care Fund
Gimv has launched a new €200m fund focused on healthcare and medical technology investments.
Inkef invests €7.5m in Sapiens
Inkef Capital has invested €7.5m in Dutch medical technology company Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation (Sapiens), extending the company's series-A funding.
Index Ventures leads $24m round for Elasticsearch
Index Ventures, Benchmark Capital and new investor SV Angel have backed Dutch data analytics company Elasticsearch with a $24m series-B round of funding.
Orix buys Robeco for €1.9bn
Japanese financial services firm Orix has bought the asset management arm of Rabobank, Robeco, for €1.935bn.
Orix Corporation looking to buy Robeco
Japanese financial services firm Orix has confirmed that it is considering buying the asset management arm of Rabobank for up to €2bn.
Vendis Capital backs Hypo Wholesale
Vendis Capital has taken a majority stake in Dutch equestrian equipment wholesaler Hypo Wholesale.
TIIN Capital invests in Olery
TIIN Capital has invested in Dutch hotel reputation management business Olery.