Bencis Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Bencis has acquired 14 companies.

Bencis’ most common sectors for investment arefood (10%) and apparel/textiles (8%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (76%) and secondary buyout (19%). In total, Bencis has invested in 5 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Bencis has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (42%). Bencis’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold SPGPrints BV for $270M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity111
    • M&A Buy Activity77
    • M&A Sell Activity34
  • Total Sectors Invested 32
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 22
  • M&A Advisors 2

Bencis

Bencis Capital Partners B.V.

World Trade Center Amsterdam, Tower H, 9th floor, Zuidplein 76,
Amsterdam, 1077 XV
Netherlands
+31 20 540 09 40
www.bencis.com
info@bencis.com

Bencis is an independent private equity firm focused on investments in profitable, established companies headquartered throughout Western Europe. Target businesses typically generate sales of €25 to €500 million and operate in the industrial/manufacturing, food/beverages, logistics/distribution, chemicals, automotive, leisure, media, services, utilities and retail industries. Bencis was formed in 1999 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Food, Healthcare Services, Infrastructure, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Medical Products, Metals/Mining, Packaging, Publishing, Retail, Safety/Security, Staffing, Transportation, Utilities

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

Geographic Preferences: Canada, Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 40 500
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 60
Enterprise Value 20 250
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (3.8/yr) # 58 5 4 7 2 1 77
Sell (1.0/yr) # 29 - 1 1 2 1 34
vol $634M $634M
  111

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Eurorad Deutschland GmbH 2024-02-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Cologne, Germany · www.eurorad.de
Tech Tribes 2024-01-18 - Secondary Sale
Antwerp, Belgium · www.techtribes.eu
Kooi European Mobile Security Solutions B.V. 2023-12-04 - Secondary Sale
Drachten, Netherlands · www.247kooi.com
PNO Group holding B.V. 2023-04-25 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Rijswijk, Netherlands · www.pno.group
Vleeswaren De Keyser 2023-01-16 - Trade Sale
Aalter, Belgium · www.dekeysermeatproducts.com
Heytex Bramsche GmbH 2023-01-03 - Secondary Buyout
Bramsche, Germany · www.heytex.com
Oppermann & Fuss GmbH 2022-11-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Quickborn, Germany · www.oppermann-fuss.de
Morubel NV 2022-08-09 - Trade Sale
Oostende, Belgium · www.morubel.be
Nooteboom Textiel B.V. 2022-05-20 - Secondary Buyout
Tilburg, Netherlands · www.nooteboomtextiles.com
VMN media 2022-05-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Zeist, Netherlands · www.vmnmedia.nl
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Pressure Thermal Dynamics B.V. 2015-12-01 Logan Industries International Corp. 2018-05-22 1
Moerdijk, Netherlands · ptdcompanies.com Hempstead, Texas · www.loganindustries.net
TecqGroep 2016-12-01 Impact NV 2018-02-09 1
Barendrecht, Netherlands · www.tecqgroep.com Hasselt, Belgium · www.impact.be

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 3 (10%) - 7 (9%) -
Apparel/Textiles 2 (7%) - 6 (8%) -
Chemicals 2 (7%) - 5 (6%) -
Consumer Services 3 (10%) - 5 (6%) -
Business Services 2 (7%) - 4 (5%) -
Staffing 3 (10%) - 4 (5%) -
Building Materials - - 3 (4%) -
Distribution 2 (7%) - 3 (4%) -
Information Technology 2 (7%) - 3 (4%) -
Metals/Mining 2 (7%) - 3 (4%) -
Retail 1 (3%) - 3 (4%) -
Safety/Security - - 3 (4%) -
Agriculture - - 2 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 2 (3%) -
Information Services 2 (7%) - 2 (3%) -
Machinery 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Manufacturing 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Medical Products - - 2 (3%) -
Packaging 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Publishing 1 (3%) - 2 (3%) -
Beverages - - 1 (1%) -
Communications - - 1 (1%) -
Construction - - 1 (1%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (1%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
Infrastructure - - 1 (1%) -
Insurance - - 1 (1%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (1%) -
Leisure - - 1 (1%) -
Media - - 1 (1%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration - - 1 (1%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 30 - 77 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Netherlands 18 (60%) - 55 (71%) -
Belgium 3 (10%) - 10 (13%) -
Germany 9 (30%) - 9 (12%) -
France - - 2 (3%) -
Canada - - 1 (1%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 18 (60%) - 55 (71%) -
Cross-border 12 (40%) - 22 (29%) -
Total 30 - 77 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 23 (77%) - 58 (75%) -
Secondary Buyout 6 (20%) - 14 (18%) -
Going Private - - 2 (3%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (1%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (1%) -
Growth Capital 1 (3%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 30 - 77 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 14 (41%) 364M (57%)
Secondary Sale 14 (41%) 270M (43%)
Bankruptcy 2 (6%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (6%) -
Divestiture 1 (3%) -
Merger 1 (3%) -
Total 34 $634M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Stamford Partners LLP
 1
Legal Deals
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling (A&O Shearman)
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $634M
TOTAL $634M
Largest SPGPrints BV
$270M (2014-07-10)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
14 (18%)
Strategic(s)
1%
1 (1%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
38%
13 (38%)
Strategic(s)
50%
17 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.9B EUR

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Zoran van Gessel

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Jacob Versteeg

Managing Director

Benoit Graulich

Managing Partner

Lesley van Zutphen

Managing Partner

Roland Graaf

CFO

FAQ

When was Bencis founded?

Bencis was founded in 1999.

What type of investor is Bencis?

Bencis is a private equity firm.

Where is Bencis headquartered?

Bencis is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

How much capital does Bencis have under management?

Bencis has 1.9B EUR under management.

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