Gilde Buy Out Partners B.V. Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Gilde Buy Out Partners B.V. has acquired 7 companies.

Gilde Buy Out Partners B.V.’s most common sectors for investment arefood (15%) and manufacturing (13%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (41%) and secondary buyout (31%). In total, Gilde Buy Out Partners B.V. has invested in 11 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2015 when it acquired Koninklijke Ten Cate bv for $761M.

In the last 3 years, Gilde Buy Out Partners B.V. has exited 8 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (53%). Gilde Buy Out Partners B.V.’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold Vivera for $384M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity102
    • M&A Buy Activity62
    • M&A Sell Activity40
  • Total Sectors Invested 26
  • Total Countries Invested 11
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 29
  • M&A Advisors 13

Gilde Buy Out Partners B.V.

Herculesplein 104,
Utrecht, 3584 AA
Netherlands
+31 882202600
www.gilde.com
info@gilde.nl

Gilde Buy Out Partners (GBO) is unit of Gilde Investment Management, a Dutch private equity group. Gilde Buy Out Partners (GBO) targets investments in larger businesses valued from €75 and €600 million with at least €8 million in cash flow. Broad sectors of interest include services, consumer goods, manufacturing, and industrial products. GBO looks for investments across Western Europe, with an emphasis on opportunities in Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Gilde was formed in 1982 and has offices in Utrecht, Paris, Brussels, and Zurich.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Engineering, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Leisure, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Packaging, Plastics, Retail, Software, Technology Hardware

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - 200
Enterprise Value 75 500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 T
Buy (2.8/yr) # 48 7 2 3 2 - 62
vol $2.1B $127M $2.2B
Sell (2.0/yr) # 30 2 5 1 2 - 40
vol $1.1B $384M $1.5B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
TAS S.p.A. 2021-10-21 - Going Private
Rome, Italy · www.tasgroup.eu
Pro Gamers Group 2021-06-29 - Secondary Buyout
Berlin, Germany · www.progamersgroup.com
Vivera 2021-04-19 384M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Holten, Netherlands · www.vivera.com
Ace Pharmaceuticals BV 2021-03-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Zeewolde, New Zealand · www.ace-pharm.nl
TonerPartner Group 2020-12-21 - Secondary Buyout
Gevelsberg, Germany · www.tonerpartner.de
To-Increase BV 2020-12-21 127M EUR Divestiture
Veenendaa, Netherlands · www.to-increase.com
Gundlach Automotive Corp. 2020-07-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Raubach, Germany · www.reifengundlach.de
Corilus B.V. 2020-05-11 - Secondary Buyout
Gent, Belgium · www.corilus.be
Comcave.College GmbH 2019-12-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Dortmund, Germany · www.comcave-group.com
Teleplan International N.V. 2019-12-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Schiphol, Netherlands · www.teleplan.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Koninklijke Ten Cate bv 2015-07-20 TenCate Geosynthetics Holding bv 2021-04-07 2
Almelo, Netherlands · www.tencate.com Hengelo, Netherlands · www.tencategeo.com
Koninklijke Ten Cate bv 2015-07-20 TenCate Advanced Armour Holding B.V. 2020-11-01 1
Almelo, Netherlands · www.tencate.com Nijverdal, Netherlands · www.tencateadvancedarmour.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 2 (9%) - 9 (15%) 46M (2%)
Manufacturing 4 (18%) - 8 (13%) -
Business Services 2 (9%) - 7 (11%) -
Distribution - - 4 (6%) 314M (14%)
Retail 2 (9%) - 3 (5%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (5%) 761M (86%) 2 (3%) 761M (34%)
Medical Products 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) 425M (19%)
Safety/Security - - 2 (3%) 317M (14%)
Technology Hardware 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) 174M (8%)
Software 2 (9%) 127M (14%) 2 (3%) 127M (6%)
Chemicals - - 2 (3%) 54M (2%)
E-Commerce 2 (9%) - 2 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) -
Machinery - - 2 (3%) -
Staffing 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) -
Agriculture - - 1 (2%) -
Automotive - - 1 (2%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (2%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (2%) -
Education - - 1 (2%) -
Engineering - - 1 (2%) -
Environmental - - 1 (2%) -
Information Technology 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Leisure - - 1 (2%) -
Life Science 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Total 22 $888M 62 $2.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Netherlands 11 (50%) 888M (100%) 33 (53%) 1.4B (64%)
Germany 5 (23%) - 12 (19%) 54M (2%)
Belgium 3 (14%) - 5 (8%) -
Switzerland - - 4 (6%) -
United Kingdom 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) 317M (14%)
Italy 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
New Zealand 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
France - - 1 (2%) 425M (19%)
Austria - - 1 (2%) -
Denmark - - 1 (2%) -
Sweden - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 11 (50%) 888M (100%) 33 (53%) 1.4B (64%)
Cross-border 11 (50%) - 29 (47%) 796M (36%)
Total 22 $888M 62 $2.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 8 (36%) - 25 (40%) 425M (19%)
Secondary Buyout 10 (45%) - 19 (31%) -
Divestiture 2 (9%) 127M (14%) 9 (15%) 545M (25%)
Going Private 2 (9%) 761M (86%) 6 (10%) 1.2B (56%)
Stake Purchase - - 2 (3%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (2%) -
Total 22 $888M 62 $2.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 23 (58%) 531M (36%)
Trade Sale 10 (25%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 3 (8%) 959M (64%)
Unknown 2 (5%) -
Merger 1 (3%) -
Recapitalization 1 (3%) -
Total 40 $1.5B

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 1
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 1
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 4
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 1
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $2.1B
< $100M 2 $100M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest Koninklijke Ten Cate bv
$761M (2015-07-20)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $1.5B
TOTAL $1.5B
Largest Vivera
$384M (2021-04-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
29%
18 (29%)
Strategic(s)
11%
7 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
53%
21 (53%)
Strategic(s)
28%
11 (28%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.0B EUR

Established

1982

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Ralph Wyss

Partner & Chairman

Matthias Wilcken

Managing Director

Koos Teule

Partner & CFO

Gianluigi Manna

Partner & Director

Tom Muizers

Partner & Director

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