Plain Vanilla Investments Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Plain Vanilla Investments’ most common sectors for investment arehealthcare services (25%) and life science (13%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (63%) and growth capital (25%).

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (34%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Plain Vanilla Investments

P.O. Box 75363,
Amsterdam, 1070 AJ
Netherlands
+31 20 679 56 15
www.plainvanilla.nl
coen.binnerts@plainvanilla.nl

Plain Vanilla Investments NV is a private independent investment and management firm specializing in divestment, growth capital and turn around transactions. The Firm targets to invest in companies where it can achieve substantial value increase by an active hands-on approach. Plain Vanilla invests in a wide range of industries, with special focus on healthcare. The sub-sectors in healthcare sector include Cure/Care: hospital care, nursing & home, elderly care, and specialist care; Medical equipment & devices: MRI, prosthesis; Services: diagnostic testing, facility management, real estate development and quality benchmarking. Plain Vanilla Investments NV is based in Amsterdam.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Healthcare Services, Life Science, Manufacturing, Medical Products

Target Transaction Types: Divestiture, Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 8 - - - - - 8
Sell (0.2/yr) # 2 1 - - - - 3
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
DDL Diagnostic Laboratory BV 2020-03-03 - Trade Sale
Rijswijk, Netherlands · www.ddl.nl
Roosevelt Kliniek 2012-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Leiden, Netherlands · www.rooseveltkliniek.nl
Steenland Chocolate BV 2011-12-01 - Trade Sale
Gouda, Netherlands · www.steenland.nl
Frozen Dutch Ice Cream and Sorbets B.V. 2011-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.frozendutch.nl
Labo Bio-medical Products 2010-01-01 - Growth Capital
Rijswijk, Netherlands · www.lbp-bv.nl
Kenniscentrum Zorg Nederland 2010-01-01 - Divestiture
Limburg, Netherlands
StatiqCooling BV 2008-01-01 - Growth Capital
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.statiqcooling.nl
HSK Groep BV 2006-04-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Arnhem, Netherlands · www.hsk.nl
Argonaut Advies B.V. 2005-12-01 - Divestiture
Zwolle, Netherlands · www.argonaut.nl
DDL Diagnostic Laboratory BV 2003-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Rijswijk, Netherlands · www.ddl.nl
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Healthcare Services 1 (25%) - 2 (25%) -
Business Services - - 1 (13%) -
Food 1 (25%) - 1 (13%) -
Life Science - - 1 (13%) -
Machinery 1 (25%) - 1 (13%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (13%) -
Medical Products 1 (25%) - 1 (13%) -
Total 4 - 8 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Netherlands 4 (100%) - 8 (100%) -
Total 4 - 8 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (50%) - 5 (63%) -
Growth Capital 2 (50%) - 2 (25%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (13%) -
Total 4 - 8 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 2 (67%) -
Divestiture 1 (33%) -
Total 3 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2003

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Arthur Tjon

Partner

Hein Hoogduin

Partner

Roy van der Geest

Partner

FAQ

When was Plain Vanilla Investments founded?

Plain Vanilla Investments was founded in 2003.

What type of investor is Plain Vanilla Investments?

Plain Vanilla Investments is a private equity firm.

Where is Plain Vanilla Investments headquartered?

Plain Vanilla Investments is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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