M&A Deal Summary

PAI Partners Acquires Wessanen Nederland Holding B.V.

On April 10, 2019, private equity firm PAI Partners acquired food company Wessanen Nederland Holding B.V. for 885M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PAI Partners’ 10th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is PAI Partners’ 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is PAI Partners’ 5th transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-04-10
Target Wessanen Nederland Holding B.V.
Sector Food
Buyer(s) PAI Partners
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 885M EUR
Advisor(s) Lazard Ltd. (Financial)
Allen & Overy (Legal)

Target

Wessanen Nederland Holding B.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Wessanen Nederland Holding B.V. is a multinational food company focused on providing sustainable and organic food to people with operations in Europe and North America. Wessanen was formed in 1765 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

PAI Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 16.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

PAI Partners is a European private equity firm that makes controlling equity investments in buyout transactions valued in excess of €300 million. PAI is particularly interested in 'investing in consolidating sectors and in markets where growth can be sustained through economic and financial market cycles.' Sectors of interest include consumer retail, professional distribution, building materials, infrastructure and utilities, media, IT, communications, food, consumer goods, healthcare, chemicals, automotive, aeronautics, paper & packaging, electrical appliances, and household equipment (heating, air-conditioning, security). The firms invest in the range of €100 - €300 million transaction. PAI was formed in 1998 and is based in Paris with additional offices in Madrid, Milan, Munich, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 64 of 90
Sector (Food) 10 of 18
Type (Going Private) 2 of 3
Country (Netherlands) 5 of 5
Year (2019) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 31
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-21 Elior Group - Catering Activities

Paris, France

Elior Group - Catering Activities is a provider of catering services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-20 Groupe B&B Hotels Sas

Cedex, France

Groupe B&B Hotels Sas is a budget hotels chain in Europe operating a network of more than 486 budget hotels, across 12 countries with a total of 42,832 rooms. B&B is at the "high-end" of the budget hotel segment, offering high quality at a competitive price, to meet the needs of both business and leisure travelers.

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