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The climate fund of private equity house Argos Wityu invests in Italian logistics company.

The Belgian media group DPG Media is strengthening itself with the takeover of the TV group RTL Nederland.

Visma is expanding its position in the Belgian market for workforce management technology.

M&A as the best way to secure long-term viability, according to a new PwC report.

The B2B software investor closes its largest fund to date at 377 million euros.

More than 30 percent of M&A professionals see financing as 'challenging' in 2024.

ESG will most often receive extra attention in due diligence processes in the next twelve months.

The chain of plastic surgery clinics has a turnover of 40 million.

In more and more acquisitions, sustainability is considered a pillar of value creation.

Symbioworld grew so fast that market leader Celonis wanted to buy.

The greatest ESG challenge in M&A transactions is 'data collection and quality': How to deal with this issue?

At the latest M&A Forum an inspiring discussion about deal succes took place.

How can young M&A professionals be agents of change?

This years’ Belgian M&A Awards highlight the added value of strategic M&A in growing the Belgian entrepreneurial ecosystem. More than 500 people attended the award show at the Brussels Expo.

63 percent of Belgian entrepreneurs think this is a good time to acquire another company.

A conversation with the new Community Manager of the Belgian M&A Community.

Marc van Herreweghe, CEO of Mydibel, on one of the biggest Flemish deals of 2022.

Hans Swinnen and Koen Haenen from 3d investors talk about their ambition to further expand in the Benelux.

Reduced activity in large deals, but an active mid-market remained.

The Belgian M&A Award for Best Venture Capital Deal – Life Sciences 2022 was awarded to Precirix. This deal marks the largest investment round in the Belgian biotech landscape, raising a whopping 80 million euros in a Series B round.

It became a true thriller, starting with a hostile takeover bid that evolved into a sales deal worth 656 million euros. Belgian company Recticel won the M&A Award for Best Large Cap Corporate Deal 2022 for the sale of its Engineered Foams division to the American Carpenter. How does Recticel look back on this, and what are the points on the agenda for the 'new Recticel'? CEO Olivier Chapelle tells us.

The secrets to Rika Coppens' expansion strategy, CEO of House of HR: "We strongly emphasize ownership."

Celebration in the Belgian M&A Community: the Belgian M&A Awards celebrated its first anniversary edition on November 25, 2022.

The Belgian M&A Awards have come to a close, and the winners have been announced.

As in so many other industries, a heavy digitization wave is raging in the M&A sector.

Private equity firm that enables companies to innovate and grow sustainably. Richard Reis, Partner at the pan-European investment fund Argos Wityu, explains.

The fastest-growing Belgian ghost kitchen chain can further expand its expansion through a Series A round by Dutch Slingshot Ventures.

The topic of the first M&A Forum was Belgium versus the Netherlands.

Barely three and a half years on the road, and already a company valuation of 1.4 billion dollars: scale-up Deliverect announces today the completion of a 150 million dollar Series D funding round, officially reaching Unicorn status.

The winner of the Best Mid Cap Corporate Deal 2021 at the Belgian M&A Awards has big plans.

2021 was once again a fantastic year for the Belgian business world in terms of deals.

These are the best deals and venture capital rounds in Belgium in 2021.

A glimpse into the kitchen at Ahold Delhaize, with Frans Muller, a CEO who also enjoys stirring the pots himself.

These 15 top deals are the result of a successful year for the Belgian M&A market.

On Thursday, March 18, the winners of the M&A Awards Belgium were announced in five categories.

The 2020 M&A Awards will be presented in Belgium on Thursday, March 18, 2021.

The M&A Awards Belgium showed the vitality and innovative power of Belgian entrepreneurs and investors. And it was also a lot of fun!

This is your playbook for turning family values into global growth. Whether you’re a family business owner, investor, or M&A advisor, the insights in this whitepaper will help you avoid costly mistakes in international expansion, leverage ‘patient capital’ as a competitive edge, and build governance and financing strategies that align with long-term vision.

Carbon champagne, caviar, tuna and 200 top M&A professionals... A vibrant Concert Noble in Brussels as the backdrop for the event in the Belgian world of M&A, private equity and corporate finance.