M&A Deal Summary

Boels Rental Acquires ABIRD

On December 22, 2017, Boels Rental acquired business services company ABIRD from NPM Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Boels Rental’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Boels Rental’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-12-22
Target ABIRD
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Boels Rental
Sellers(s) NPM Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

ABIRD

Rotterdam, Netherlands
ABIRD is specializing in the rental of compressed air equipment. ABIRD was founded in 1962 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Boels Rental

Stockport, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Boels Rental is a rental company that provides services through an international network of over 750 rental locations in both general and specialist rental. As well as through its network of almost 3000 DIY shop-in-shops. The company prides itself on the ability to exceed customers’ expectations with innovative rental equipment. By optimizing the usage of an extensive range of environmentally friendly equipment in a shared economy and decreasing transport distances. Boels Rental was formed in 1977 and is based in Stockport, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-11 Cramo

Vantaa, Finland

Cramo is a service company specializing in equipment rental services, as well as rental of modular space. The company equipment rental services comprise machinery and equipment rental as well as rental-related services. Cramo was formed in 1953 and is based in Vantaa, Finland.

Buy €592M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NPM Capital

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1948
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NPM Capital is a unit of family owned holding company, SHV Holdings, set-up to invest in and acquire medium-sized Dutch companies. Prospective opportunities are typically family-owned companies or divisions of of large corporations. NPM will consider both majority and minority positions in companies valued between EUR35 to EUR300 million. The Firm looks at businesses in all sectors of the Dutch economy. NPM Capital was originally established in 1948 and is based in Amsterdam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 40
Sector: Business Services M&A 3 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 12 of 19
Country: Netherlands M&A 22 of 38
Year: 2017 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-27 Suitsupply

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Suitsupply is a clothing brand, that focuses on formal menswear, such as tailored suits and shirts, but has recently launched a women's line, Suistudio. The company operates across the value chain, from design, sourcing and manufacturing to consumer sales from an online store and more than 90 brick and mortar stores on three continents. Suitsupply was founded in 1999 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-15 Synbra Holdings BV

Etten-Leur, Netherlands

Synbra Holdings BV specialises in the development and manufacture of expanded polystyrene (EPS) products. These foamed plastics are used as insulation in the construction sector, as technical components in industrial applications where weight, insulation and /or pressure resistance are important, and as packaging material.

Sell -