Rivean Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Rivean Capital has acquired 9 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Rivean Capital’s most common sectors for investment arefood (14%) and manufacturing (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (38%) and secondary buyout (31%). In total, Rivean Capital has invested in 1 US state and 12 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2015 when it acquired TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas for $761M.

In the last 3 years, Rivean Capital has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (52%). Rivean Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2022 when it sold Muon B.V. for $789M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity118
    • M&A Buy Activity75
    • M&A Sell Activity43
  • Total Sectors Invested 28
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 33
  • M&A Advisors 15

Rivean Capital

Rivean Capital B.V.

Eduard van Beinumstraat 22,
Amsterdam, 1077 CZ
Netherlands
+31 882202600
www.riveancapital.com
ir@riveancapital.com

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, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - 200
Enterprise Value 100 500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.8/yr) # 61 3 2 4 4 1 75
vol $2.1B $127M $2.2B
Sell (1.2/yr) # 37 1 2 2 1 - 43
vol $1.1B $384M $789M $2.3B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Intero Integrity Services B.V. 2024-06-25 - Secondary Buyout
Tricht, Netherlands · www.intero-integrity.com
Dataciders GmbH 2023-12-18 - Secondary Buyout
Dortmund, Germany · www.dataciders.com
Wilvo Metaalbewerking B.V. 2023-11-15 - Secondary Buyout
Bergeijk, Netherlands · www.wilvo.com
Elcee Group B.V. 2023-10-12 - Secondary Sale
Dordrecht, Netherlands · www.elcee.com
Green Mobility Holding GMBH 2023-05-26 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Munich, Germany · www.greenmobility.technology
CED Group 2023-01-10 - Secondary Buyout
Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands · www.ced.group
Muon B.V. 2022-09-13 789M EUR Trade Sale
Eerbeek, Netherlands · www.muongroup.com
Trustteam NV 2022-06-22 - Stake Purchase
Kortrijk, Belgium · www.trustteam.be
2Connect BV 2022-05-19 - Secondary Buyout
Waalwijk, Netherlands · www.2-connect.com
Novasep Holding S.A.S. 2022-04-07 - Merger
Lyon, France · www.novasep.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
albelli-Photobox Group 2017-07-26 PhotoBox Ltd. 2022-11-01 2
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.albelli.nl London, United Kingdom · www.photobox.co.uk
EDCO Eindhoven B.V. 2021-04-23 Edelman B.V. 2021-10-01 1
Eindhoven, Netherlands · www.edco.nl Reeuwijk, Netherlands · www.edelman.eu
TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas 2015-07-20 TenCate Geosynthetics Holding bv 2021-04-07 2
Union City, Georgia · www.tencate.com Hengelo, Netherlands · www.tencategeo.com
TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas 2015-07-20 Integris Composites 2020-11-01 1
Union City, Georgia · www.tencate.com Nijverdal, Netherlands · www.tencateadvancedarmour.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food - - 10 (13%) 46M (2%)
Manufacturing 2 (9%) - 10 (13%) -
Business Services 2 (9%) - 8 (11%) -
Distribution 1 (4%) - 6 (8%) 314M (14%)
Technology Hardware 1 (4%) - 4 (5%) 174M (8%)
Information Technology 4 (17%) - 4 (5%) -
Life Science 2 (9%) - 3 (4%) 425M (19%)
Consumer Products 2 (9%) - 3 (4%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (4%) 761M (86%) 2 (3%) 761M (34%)
Safety/Security - - 2 (3%) 317M (14%)
Software 2 (9%) 127M (14%) 2 (3%) 127M (6%)
E-Commerce 2 (9%) - 2 (3%) -
Machinery - - 2 (3%) -
Retail - - 2 (3%) -
Staffing - - 2 (3%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (1%) 54M (2%)
Agriculture - - 1 (1%) -
Automotive - - 1 (1%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (1%) -
Consumer Services 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Education - - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Engineering - - 1 (1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (1%) -
Insurance 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Leisure - - 1 (1%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 23 $888M 75 $2.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Netherlands 12 (52%) 127M (14%) 40 (53%) 661M (30%)
Germany 4 (17%) - 15 (20%) 54M (2%)
Belgium 3 (13%) - 6 (8%) -
Switzerland 1 (4%) - 5 (7%) -
United Kingdom 1 (4%) - 2 (3%) 317M (14%)
United States 1 (4%) 761M (86%) 1 (1%) 761M (34%)
  Georgia 1 (4%) 761M (86%) 1 (1%) 761M (34%)
Italy 1 (4%) - 1 (1%) -
France - - 1 (1%) 425M (19%)
Spain - - 1 (1%) -
Austria - - 1 (1%) -
Denmark - - 1 (1%) -
Sweden - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 12 (52%) 127M (14%) 40 (53%) 661M (30%)
Cross-border 11 (48%) 761M (86%) 35 (47%) 1.6B (70%)
Total 23 $888M 75 $2.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 (30%) - 28 (37%) 425M (19%)
Secondary Buyout 8 (35%) - 23 (31%) -
Divestiture 2 (9%) 127M (14%) 10 (13%) 545M (25%)
Going Private 2 (9%) 761M (86%) 6 (8%) 1.2B (56%)
Stake Purchase 2 (9%) - 4 (5%) -
Growth Capital 2 (9%) - 3 (4%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (1%) -
Total 23 $888M 75 $2.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 24 (56%) 531M (23%)
Trade Sale 10 (23%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (9%) 1.7B (77%)
Merger 2 (5%) -
Unknown 2 (5%) -
Recapitalization 1 (2%) -
Total 43 $2.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Fortaleza Capital B.V.
 2
Alvarez & Marsal
 1
Silvergrove Advisors LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 4
Baker & McKenzie
 1
Linklaters
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $2.1B
< $100M 2 $100M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas
$761M (2015-07-20)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $2.3B
TOTAL $2.3B
Largest Muon B.V.
$789M (2022-09-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
25 (33%)
Strategic(s)
11%
8 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
51%
22 (51%)
Strategic(s)
30%
13 (30%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

5.0B 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

FAQ

When was Rivean Capital founded?

Rivean Capital was founded in 1982.

What type of investor is Rivean Capital?

Rivean Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Rivean Capital headquartered?

Rivean Capital is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

How much capital does Rivean Capital have under management?

Rivean Capital has 5.0B EUR under management.

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