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Bolster Investment Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Bolster Investment Partners has acquired 4 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Bolster Investment Partners’ most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (14%) and machinery (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include stake purchase (55%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (32%).

In the last 3 years, Bolster Investment Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity24
    • M&A Buy Activity22
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 16
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Bolster Investment Partners

Bolster Investment Partners BV

Parnassustoren, Locatellikade 1,
Amsterdam, 1076 AZ
Netherlands
+31 20 226 3088
www.bolsterinvestments.nl
info@bolsterinvestments.nl

Bolster Investment Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in profitable, entrepreneur and family-owned Dutch companies. Bolster seeks businesses with strong management teams and EBITDA of at least €3 million. The Firm typically commits €7.5 to €50 million per transaction to support management buy-outs, provide growth capital, and facilitate pre-exit transactions. Bolster has a broad sector focus, with an emphasis on manufacturing, services, and distribution. Bolster Investment Partners was founded in 1982 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Information Services, Information Technology, Leisure, Machinery, Manufacturing, Staffing, Technology Hardware, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 3 -
Investment Size 8 50
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 13 4 2 2 1 - 22
Sell (0.4/yr) # - 1 - 1 - - 2
  24
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Leeuwendaal Advies BV 2024-11-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Utrecht, Netherlands · www.leeuwendaal.nl
WIND Subsea Cable Services BV 2023-12-22 - Stake Purchase
Alkmaar, Netherlands · www.wind.nl
Movares Nederland BV 2023-10-24 - Trade Sale
Utrecht, Netherlands · www.movares.nl
Kwabo Techniek BV 2023-04-25 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Volendam, Netherlands · www.kwabo.nl
SelektHuis 2022-12-13 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Rijssen, Netherlands · www.selekthuis.nl
Snoeks Automotive B.V. 2022-12-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands · www.snoeks.com
BTG Positioning Systems 2021-12-15 - Stake Purchase
Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands · www.btg-positioning-systems.com
Public Search 2021-10-12 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Hilversum, Netherlands · www.publicsearch.nl
Holonite BV 2021-08-31 - Trade Sale
Tholen, Netherlands · www.holonite.nl
Optima Cycles 2021-06-18 - Stake Purchase
Beverwijk, Netherlands · www.optima-cycles.nl
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products 3 (15%) - 3 (14%) -
Machinery 3 (15%) - 3 (14%) -
Building Materials 1 (5%) - 2 (9%) -
Manufacturing 2 (10%) - 2 (9%) -
Agriculture 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Automotive 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Business Services 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Construction 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Consumer Services 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Engineering - - 1 (5%) -
Information Services 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Information Technology 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Leisure 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Staffing 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Transportation 1 (5%) - 1 (5%) -
Total 20 - 22 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Netherlands 20 (100%) - 22 (100%) -
Total 20 - 22 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Stake Purchase 12 (60%) - 12 (55%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 (35%) - 7 (32%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (5%) - 3 (14%) -
Total 20 - 22 -

Exits by Deal Type

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

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
14%
3 (14%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

1982

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Mark van Rijn

Co-founder & Managing Partner, CIO

Joost Bakhuizen

Managing Partner

Michiel van Wissen

Partner & CFO

Ton Buijs

Finance Director

Hanneke Modderman

Investment Director

FAQ

When was Bolster Investment Partners founded?

Bolster Investment Partners was founded in 1982.

What type of investor is Bolster Investment Partners?

Bolster Investment Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Bolster Investment Partners headquartered?

Bolster Investment Partners is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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