Down 2 Earth Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

Down 2 Earth Capital’s most common sectors for investment are consumer products (34%) and packaging (34%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%) and secondary buyout (34%).

In the last 3 years, Down 2 Earth Capital has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1

Down 2 Earth Capital

Hessenstraatje 20,
Antwerp, 2000
Belgium
+32 3 689 45 01
www.d2e.be
info@d2e.be

Down 2 Earth Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring profitable (€2 to €10 million of EBITDA) Belgium-based companies. D2E does not have any stated sector preferences and will consider a variety of transaction situations including family successions, buyouts/buy-ins, non-core divestitures, growth capital financings, and recapitalizations. Down 2 Earth Capital was established in 2013 and is headquartered in Antwerp.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Manufacturing, Plastics

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 2 10
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 2 - - - - 1 3
Sell (0.4/yr) # - 1 - 1 - - 2
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Grandeco 2020-03-20 - Secondary Buyout
Tielt, Belgium · www.grandecogroup.com
conTeyor International nv 2018-05-02 - Secondary Buyout
Merelbeke, Belgium · www.conteyor.com
Contraload NV 2016-03-15 - Secondary Buyout
Niel, Belgium · www.contraload.be
Contraload NV 2014-08-11 - Stake Purchase
Niel, Belgium · www.contraload.be
conTeyor International nv 2013-08-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Merelbeke, Belgium · www.conteyor.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 1 (100%) - 1 (33%) -
Packaging - - 1 (33%) -
Plastics - - 1 (33%) -
Total 1 - 3 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Belgium 1 (100%) - 3 (100%) -
Total 1 - 3 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 1 (33%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (100%) - 1 (33%) -
Stake Purchase - - 1 (33%) -
Total 1 - 3 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 2 (100%) -
Total 2 -

M&A Connections

Deals %
Acquired from
PE Firm(s)
100%
1 100%
Exited to
PE Firm(s)
100%
2 100%

Investor Summary

Size

Small

Established

2013

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Alain Keppens

Founding Partner

Ivo Marechal

Founding Partner

Peter Kloeck

Founding Partner

Lieselot Peeters

Investment Manager

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