Fortino Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Fortino Capital has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 5 others.

Fortino Capital’s most common sectors for investment are information technology (32%) and software (32%). The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (38%) and venture (25%). In total, Fortino Capital has invested in 1 US state and 6 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Fortino Capital has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 3

Fortino Capital

Belgicastraat 3,
Zaventem, BE-1930
Belgium
+32 2 669 10 50
www.fortino.be
info@fortino.be

Fortino Capital is an early to later stage investment firm focused on providing growth capital to small and medium-sized companies in the Benelux region of Europe. The Firm's venture unit looks to invest €1 to €5 million for majority stakes in software and e-commerce companies with proven products/traction. The Firm's growth capital unit invests in ambitious scale-ups and more mature business (SMEs) which are challenged by industry innovation and organization change. Fortino's growth unit looks to invest €5 to €25 million for majority or minority positions. Fortino Capital was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in Zaventem, Belgium.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Beverages, Communications, Consumer Products, Digital Media, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Marketing, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Venture

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 1 25
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 7 3 1 - 4 1 16
Sell (0.4/yr) # - - - - 2 - 2
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Sigma Conso SCRL/CVBA 2020-06-17 - Growth Capital
Brussels, Belgium · www.sigmaconso.com
FoodDESK BV 2019-09-10 - Growth Capital
Beringen, Belgium · www.fooddesk.be
Odin Groep BV 2019-07-19 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Hengelo, Netherlands · www.odin-groep.nl
Declaree 2019-06-20 - Growth Capital
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands · www.declaree.com
Maxxton Group 2019-06-07 - Growth Capital
Middelburg, Netherlands · www.maxxton.com
Melita Ltd. 2019-05-23 - Secondary Buyout
Mriehel By-Pass, Malta · www.melita.com
Zentrick NV 2019-02-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Merelbeke, Belgium · www.zentrick.com
MobileXpense 2017-12-21 - Growth Capital
Bruxelles, Belgium · www.mobilexpense.net
ONI Communications 2016-01-29 - Divestiture
Lisbon, Portugal · www.oni.pt
Cabovisao – Televisao por Cabo SA 2016-01-29 - Divestiture
Palmela, Portugal · www.cabovisao.pt
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
UnifiedPost SA 2016-01-14 Prime Document Ltd. 2019-12-19 1
La Hulpe, Belgium · www.unifiedpost.com Whitefield, United Kingdom · www.primedoc.co.uk

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 5 (36%) - 5 (31%) -
Software 5 (36%) - 5 (31%) -
Communications 2 (14%) - 2 (13%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (7%) - 2 (13%) -
Beverages 1 (7%) - 1 (6%) -
Media - - 1 (6%) -
Total 14 - 16 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Belgium 7 (50%) - 8 (50%) -
Netherlands 3 (21%) - 3 (19%) -
Portugal 2 (14%) - 2 (13%) -
United States 1 (7%) - 1 (6%) -
  California 1 (7%) - 1 (6%) -
Italy 1 (7%) - 1 (6%) -
Malta - - 1 (6%) -
Total 14 - 16 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 6 (43%) - 6 (38%) -
Venture 3 (21%) - 4 (25%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (14%) - 2 (13%) -
Divestiture 2 (14%) - 2 (13%) -
Recapitalization 1 (7%) - 1 (6%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (6%) -
Total 14 - 16 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (50%) -
Trade Sale 1 (50%) -
Total 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Messier Maris & Associés
 1
Legal Deals
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
 1
CSB Advocates
 1

M&A Connections

Deals %
Acquired from
PE Firm(s)
50%
2 50%
Strategic(s)
50%
2 50%
Exited to
PE Firm(s)
50%
1 50%
Strategic(s)
50%
1 50%

Investor Summary

Size

Small

Established

2013

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Duco Sickinghe

Founder & Managing Partner

Matthias Vandepitte

Partner

Renaat Berckmoes

Partner

Baudouin Jolly

Associate Partner

Steven De Troyer

Investment Director

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