Netherlands

Bridgepoint seeking Noordhoff sale

Bridgepoint is currently in discussions with potential buyers for the Noordhoff Uitgevers division of its Dutch portfolio company Infinitas Learning.

3i invests €110m in Basic-Fit

3i has invested €110m in the management buyout of Basic-Fit, a Dutch and Belgian discount gym operator, in a deal valuing the business at €275m.

H2 Equity Partners sells Eska

H2 Equity Partners has wholly divested Eska Graphic Board, a Dutch graphic boards manufacturer, to private investment firm Andlinger & Company.

Gimv commits further capital to DG Infra

Infrastructure-focused investor DG Infra has secured additional financing from its sponsors, Gimv and Belfius Bank, with a plan to invest up to €400m over the next five years.

VC-backed uniQure to float

Dutch gene therapy company uniQure, backed by several venture capital firms, has filed a confidential F-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a potential IPO.

Bencis to take Xeikon private

Bencis Capital Partners has made a mandatory public offer to acquire all issued shares of Xeikon for €5.85 per share, giving the company an enterprise value of €168m.

PMV backs arGEN-X

PMV has invested €5m in arGEN-X, a Dutch and Belgian biotechnology firm, in an extension of the company’s 2011 series-B round, which now totals €32.5m.

The Karmijn Kapitaal team Desiree van Boxtel and Hadewych Cels and Cilian Jansen Verplanke
Karmijn Kapitaal holds final close on €50m

Dutch female-led private equity firm Karmijn Kapitaal has held the final close of its maiden diversity-focused fund, Karmijn Kapitaal I, on its target of €50m. Ellie Pullen speaks to the firm's founders

Private equity firm circling Hes Beheer

Dutch stevedoring and inland shipping group Hes Beheer has stated that it is currently in talks with a private equity firm, or the portfolio company of a private equity firm, regarding a potential take-private deal.

Private equity firms circle Unit4

Netherlands-based software company Unit4, which is listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam, has been approached by private equity firms with takeover bids that value the company at up to €1.04bn.

NEA backs Silk with $1.6m

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has injected a further $1.6m into existing portfolio company Silk, the Dutch provider of a cloud-based, interactive data visualisation platform.

PE firms lose out on Vion sale

Private equity firms reported to be circling the ingredients division of Netherlands-based Vion Food Group have lost out on the sale to Darling International, which has acquired the subsidiary for €1.6bn.

VC-backed Merus secures additional €31m

Dutch biopharma company Merus has received a €31m extension of its 2010 series-B funding round from Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) and its existing venture capital backers.

Regeur joins EQT's Amsterdam office

EQT has confirmed that Jeroen Regeur, former vice-president at TPG Capital, joined EQT's Schiphol office on 1 October as director of investments in the Benelux region.

Partech leads €4.6m round for YD

Partech Ventures and Active Venture Partners have invested €4.6m in Netherlands-based YD, a provider of performance display advertising technology.

Karmijn Kapitaal nears €50m fund target

Netherlands-based, female-led private equity firm Karmijn Kapitaal has almost reached the €50m target for its maiden fund, Karmijn Kapitaal I, which is due to close next month.

PPM Oost invests in Informaat

PPM Oost and The Informal Investors Network (or TIIN Capital) have invested in Informaat, a Dutch business providing a customer experience platform (CXP) product for insurers.