Invest-IQ | Private Equity News – Europe

Gimv divests the largest part of its minority stake in Tinubu Square, a provider of credit risk solutions, to the French sovereign wealth fund, Fonds Stratégique d’Investissements. The remaining stake is part of an arrangement between Gimv and the management of Tinubu Square allowing both parties to sell / purchase their stake within the coming [...]

Gimv is to sell its interest in De Groot Fresh Group back to the De Groot family. After an important transitional period, the business will once again be wholly owned by the Ben & William de Groot brothers. Headquartered in Hedel, the Netherlands, De Groot Fresh Group (www.degrootfreshgroup.nl) is an international operator in the import, [...]

Monaghan Mushrooms and Gimv together with management announce today the acquisition of Walkro International. Walkro was established in Belgium in 1991 and is a producer of mushroom substrate. Today it has sites in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany where substrate is produced for mushroom cultivators in Europe and Asia. With a turnover of around 65 [...]

Gimv has acquired a majority stake in Kortrijk-based Trustteam, an ICT company offering total solutions to SMEs with regard to infrastructure, software, security and communication. The rest of the shares are held by founder and CEO Stijn Vandeputte and Executive Director Patrick Cornette. Gimv’s participation should allow the company to achieve its ambitious plans of [...]

Gimv, one of the main investment companies in Europe, invests USD 3 million in a Series B financing round of ActivePath, a provider of interactive email solutions. This transaction is part of a total capital increase of USD 10 million, where Gimv invests along with new investor Battery Ventures and existing investors, including Genesis Partners. [...]

Gimv, one of the main investment companies in Europe, is spearheading the second financing round to the tune of USD 25 million in Ebuzzing (www.ebuzzing.com ), formerly Wikio Group, the reference social media group in Europe. Gimv is investing USD 14.5 million along with existing shareholders and the founder, Pierre Chappaz. Related Links: Press Release: [...]