M&A Deal Summary

Bencis Acquires Verelst

On March 1, 2008, private equity firm Bencis acquired construction company Verelst

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bencis’ 1st transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is Bencis’ 3rd transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-03-01
Target Verelst
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) Bencis
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Verelst

Plutte, Belgium
Verelst is a leading construction company in the residential and non-residential (semi-industrial) market, having its own production of steel and concrete structures. The group is active in Belgium, France, The Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

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Buyer

Bencis

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.9B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 77
Sector: Construction M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 16 of 58
Country: Belgium M&A 3 of 10
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-13 SPGPrints

Boxmeer, Netherlands

SPGPrints is a manufacturer of consumables for printed textiles and labels. The product offering primarily consists of consumables used in the printing process (rotary screens, lacquers, digital inks and digital engraving) complemented by a full range of printing systems/equipment and after-sales spare parts, installation and maintenance services. SPGPrints is based in Boxmeer, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-11-01 Van Dijk Food BV

Lopik, Netherlands

Van Dijk Food is a provider of private label producers of yellow and white fats (margarines and frying fats) and yellow and red sauces (ketchup and mayonnaise) in Western Europe. Van Dijk operates a plant in Zeewolde (fats) and Lopik (sauces). Besides private label, VDF owns the brands Diamant and Gouda?s Glorie and offers co-packing services.

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