Investment Summary

Apax Invests In Wehkamp

On July 3, 2015, private equity firm Apax invested in e-commerce company Wehkamp

Investment Highlights
  • This is Apax’s 2nd transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is Apax’s 8th transaction in the Netherlands.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-07-03
Target Wehkamp
Sector E-Commerce
Investor(s) Apax
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Wehkamp

Zwolle, Netherlands
Wehkamp is an online fashion retailer in the Netherlands that also sells electronics, home, garden, sports, and leisure products through its website. The company is a household brand focused on catering to the typical middle-class family. Wehkamp was formed in 1952 and is based in Zwolle, Netherlands.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Apax

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 77.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apax Partners is a mega-sized private equity investment group, operating across the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia. Broad industry sectors of interest include tech & telecom, media, retail & consumer, healthcare, financial services, and business services. Apax will consider both minority and majority investment positions and prefers companies with strong market positions and growth potential. The Firm generally pursues platform acquisitions valued from $1 to $5 billion. Apax Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 162 of 266
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 2 of 4
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 10 of 19
Country: Netherlands M&A 8 of 9
Year: 2015 M&A 7 of 14
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-24 idealista

Madrid, Spain

idealista is an online real estate marketplace that supports approximately 40,000 real estate agents and 38 million unique monthly visitors across Southern Europe, by providing an online real estate classifieds marketplace for home buyers and sellers. idealista was formed in 2000 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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