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• HVPE net asset value jumps 13.7 per cent 27 May 2010. Source: AltAssets. London Stock Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam-listed investment company HarbourVest Global Private Equity experienced a 13.7 per cent rise in its net asset value for the year to 31 January 2010. The company’s net asset value jumped to $718.2m over the year, or $8.65 per share.

• KKR named as underwriter in NXP sale 25 May 2010. Source: AltAssets. US buy-out house Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has been added to the line-up of underwriters overseeing the $1bn-plus initial public offering of one of its own portfolio companies, NXP Semiconductors.

• Apax takes lead in Egeria’s Sif Group auction 12 May 2010. Source: AltAssets. Apax Partners has taken the lead in the bidding for Sif Group, a Netherlands manufacturing company owned by Dutch private equity firm Egeria, according to reports.

• PE-owned semiconductor company NXP files for $1bn IPO 19 Apr 2010. Source: AltAssets. Private equity-owned semiconductor company NXP has filed for an initial public offering in the US and hopes to raise $1.15bn from the process.

• Next-generation LCD company closes €7m series D 13 Apr 2010. Source: AltAssets. Liquavista, a next-generation LCD company, has closed a €7m series D funding round from existing partners Amadeus Capital Partners, GIMV, Prime Technology Ventures and Applied Ventures.

• Dutch semiconductor company NXP prepares for IPO 29 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Dutch semiconductor manufacturer NXP, a portfolio company of private equity firms KKR and Silver Lake, is preparing to list, according to reports.

• Dutch VC firm Forbion expands into Germany, funds Promedior in $12m round 17 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. Dutch life sciences investor Forbion Capital Partners is rolling out operations at a new office in Munich and has appointed a partner, Dr Holger Reithinger, to head the team. The company has also led a $12m Series C funding round for biotech company Promedior Inc.

• Dutch pension funds scold AIFM regulations 14 Jan 2010. Source: AltAssets. A group of Dutch pension funds have criticised EU proposals to increase regulation on private equity. In a joint statement, the organisations warned that the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive would have “an undue negative impact” on the functioning of the pension fund industry, resulting in an annual loss of €1.5bn.

• Gilde Healthcare Partners expects to raise over €50m for new growth capital fund 09 Dec 2009. Source: AltAssets. Gilde Healthcare Partners, a European private equity firm specialising in healthcare investments, has launched a new growth capital fund, Gilde Healthcare Services. The firm expects the vehicle to exceed €50m during the fundraising process next year.

• KKR rebounds with $656m Q3 profit 20 Nov 2009. Source: AltAssets. Newly listed private equity firm KKR has posted impressive third quarter results, with profits hitting $656.6m compared to a multi-million dollar loss for the same quarter 2008.

• GreenPeak Technologies raises €13m for green wireless communication technology 29 Oct 2009. Source: AltAssets. GreenPeak Technologies has secured a €13m series B funding round led by Gimv and Robert Bosch Venture Capital, with DFJ Esprit, Motorola Ventures and Allegro Investment Fund also participating in the round.  The Netherlands-based GreenPeak is a fabless semiconductor company that creates battery-free wireless communication technology.

• 3i exits marine company Dockwise for $82m 20 Oct 2009. Source: AltAssets. UK private equity firm 3i has sold its remaining stake in marine company Dockwise to an investor consortium including Bain Capital’s credit arm Sankaty for $82.2m, according to reports. The firm is said to have made a two times return on its investment in the company, which is planning a secondary listing in Amsterdam. Other investors in Dockwise include Dutch groups Project Holland Fonds and HAL Investmentss.

• Wendel to sideline investment partner Carlyle in Dutch leather coatings business Stahl restructure 06 Oct 2009. Source: AltAssets. French listed investor Wendel Investissement has offered Dutch leather coatings company Stahl a €60m debt restructuring facility that, if accepted, would sideline fellow investor the Carlyle Group, according to the Financial Times.

• Van Herk, Gilde, ING, Global Life Science Ventures, AXA invest in $23m Series E financing for Dutch-US biotech Agendia 28 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Private equity investors Gilde Healthcare Partners, AXA Investments, Van Herk Group, ING and Global Life Science Ventures were among the backers of a $23m Series E financing round for Dutch-American molecular cancer diagnostic specialists Agendia.

• Mentha Capital and BNP Paribas Private Equity back Dutch micro optics business Anteryon 11 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Dutch private investment firm Mentha Capital and BNP Paribas Private Equity have invested $10m in Anteryon, a Netherlands-based wafer-scale micro optics business. Mentha Capital is a new investor; BNP Paribas Private Equity already invested in Anteryon in December 2008.

• Forbion Capital Partners closes series A on biopharmaceutical company 10 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Forbion Capital Partners, a life sciences-focused venture firm, has co-led a €9.5m series A investment round for arGEN-X BV.

• Private equity firm Waterland buys out corporate management services firm Intertrust 04 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Waterland Private Equity Investments, a firm with operations in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, has bought out Intertrust, a major player in the global trust and corporate management services sector. The size of the deal has not been disclosed.

• Private equity firm Icos Capital invests in clean water company BiAqua 02 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Dutch cleantech-focused private equity firm Icos Capital has made an undisclosed investment in Delft University of Technology’s spin-off BiAqua.

• Regenerative medicine developer ProFibrix closes $11m funding round 25 Aug 2009. Source: AltAssets. ProFibrix, a developer of hemostasis and regenerative medicine products, has closed an $11m series B investment.  The financing round was led by new investor Gilde Healthcare Partners, a leading European life sciences investor, who joins existing investor Index Ventures. Dirk Kersten from Gilde will join the company’s supervisory board.

• Just-Eat completes £10.5m Series A funding 13 Jul 2009. Source: AltAssets. Just-Eat, a European site for ordering meals online, has closed its first institutional financing. European venture capital firm Index Ventures led the £10.5mn round, with Venrex Investment Management and existing shareholders also participating. The capital will be used to consolidate the company’s leadership position in the UK and to expand into additional territories across Europe, the company said.

• Holland Venture Partners launches €70m fund with Natixis as sponsors 02 Jul 2009. Source: AltAssets. Holland Venture Partners, a Dutch venture firm that focuses on the lower mid-market, has set up a €70m fund that will focus on expansion and buy-out investments in small- and medium-sized Dutch companies.

• Amsterdam-based RES Software raises $12.5m in venture capital funding from Updata Partners 30 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. RES Software, an Amsterdam-based provider of user workspace management software, has raised $12.5m in venture capital funding from Updata Partners. The funds will be used to facilitate RES Software’s global growth, the company said.

• KKR abandons plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange 25 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is no longer listing on the New York Stock Exchange, instead floating on Amsterdam’s Euronext.