Netherlands
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.
TIIN's ReadSpeaker completes management buy-back
TIIN Capital has sold its stake in Dutch software-as-a-service company ReadSpeaker back to the firm's management.
Benelux unquote” February 2013
The Dutch venture capital industry has suffered a lot in the past couple of years. While the country’s early-stage sector was growing until 2008, it collapsed entirely in 2009. Since then, dealflow has been slow. According to unquote” data, Dutch...
KKR and Bayside Capital acquire 75% of Estro Group
KKR and Bayside Capital, the credit business of HIG, have acquired 75% of Dutch day-care operator Estro Group as part of the company's restructuring.
PE backers to reduce NXP Semiconductors stakes
AlpInvest Partners, Apax Partners, Bain Capital Partners, KKR and Silver Lake Technology Management are due to sell 30 million shares in listed Dutch semiconductor developer NXP Semiconductors.
CVC to lead €1.8bn restructuring of SNS Reaal
CVC Capital Partners will lead a consortium to restructure SNS Reaal, a Dutch insurer and the country's fourth largest bank, according to local press.
Omnes Capital et al. invest in Medisse
IIG (Innovatie- en Investeringsfonds Gelderland), BioGeneration Ventures and Omnes Capital have invested €2.6m in Dutch pharmaceuticals company Medisse.
Enterprise Investors to acquire Scitec Holding BV
Enterprise Investors has acquired a significant majority stake in international sports nutrition company Scitec Holding BV, together with its minority co-investor Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners.
Indufin takes 40% stake in SecureLink
Indufin has acquired a 40% stake in Belgian IT networking and security solutions provider SecureLink.
Unilever and FF&P exit BAC BV
Unilever Ventures and FF&P Private Equity have sold BAC BV, which specialises in affinity purification of biological materials, to Life Technologies Corporation.
Prime Ventures IV holds first close on €100m
Prime Ventures has held a first closing for its latest fund, Prime Ventures IV, on €100m.
ABN Amro paid €20m compensation to AAC Capital
ABN Amro paid Dutch private equity firm AAC Capital €20m in compensation in 2011, after it could not honour a €2bn commitment to AAC's fund, according to local press reports.
Dutch GPs eye Belgian printing company Xeikon
Gilde and Waterland Private Equity are said to be circling Belgian digital printing company Xeikon, according to local press.
VR Equitypartner and Bayern LB buy GHM Messtechnik from BPE
VR Equitypartner and Bayern LB Capital Partner have acquired German test and measurement equipment manufacturer GHM Messtechnik from BPE Unternehmensbeteiligungen for an estimated deal value of €50-100m.
PPF Group regains control of private equity operation
CEE-focused financial services group PPF Group has acquired 27.5% of its own private equity funds business from Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali.
One Equity Partners merges portfolio companies
One Equity Partners has combined its two packaging portfolio companies Schoeller Arca and Linpac Allibert.
Cyrte buys Emesa from Oakley Capital
Cyrte Investments has bought Dutch travel and leisure e-commerce company Emesa from its current investors, including Oakley Capital, for approximately €95m.
Vaaka Partners sells EMC Talotekniikka to Imtech
Vaaka Partners has sold its majority stake in Finnish technical services provider EMC Talotekniikka to Dutch trade buyer Royal Imtech.