They achieved their highest level of venture dealmaking in the Netherlands last year.

While dealmaking has picked up overall, activity has slowed down in some of the continent’s biggest economies.

The PE behind the world’s largest-ever LBO fund has unveiled details of its long-awaited IPO

Funding for Dutch startups fell significantly in 2023 with the persisting VC downturn.

The Dutch file transfer service abandoned its plans for an IPO on the Euronext exchange, a day before it was supposed to list, citing volatility in the market.

A KKR-led consortium has agreed to buy Accell Group, the Dutch owner of bicycle brands such as Raleigh and Sparta, for about $1.8 billion, as investors look to profit from e-bikes’ potential for growth.

As our 2015 Year in Review series comes to an end, we break down the VC investment activity in the U.K./Ireland, GSA, France/Benelux and Nordic regions, examining how each fared during the year.

With the M&A boom still in full swing (and the U.S. dollar stronger than ever), we were curious where U.S. acquirers were buying companies in Europe. The U.K., unsurprisingly, has been the biggest playground for American strategics for a long time by both counts and total value. France, Germany and the Netherlands round out the top four.

With the first World Cup matches this week, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at how some of the countries facing each other in upcoming group-stage matches fare in attracting private equity and venture capital financings.