Stake Purchase • Retail

EssilorLuxottica Invests In GrandVision

On July 31, 2019, EssilorLuxottica invested in retailer GrandVision from HAL Investments B.V.

Investment Context
  • This is EssilorLuxottica’s 2nd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is EssilorLuxottica’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

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Investment Summary

Date July 31, 2019
Target GrandVision
Sector Retail
Investor(s) EssilorLuxottica
Sellers(s) HAL Investments B.V.
Deal Type Stake Purchase
Advisor(s) De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek (Legal)

Target Company

GrandVision

Schiphol, Netherlands
GrandVision is a provider in optical retailing and delivers high quality and affordable eye care to more and more customers around the world. GrandVision includes a wide range of services provided by its vision experts, prescription glasses including frames and lenses, contact lenses and contact lens care products, and sunglasses both plain and with prescription lenses. GrandVision was incorporated in 1891 and is based in Schiphol, the Netherlands.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

EssilorLuxottica

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1849
Sector Consumer Products
Employees200,076
Revenue 26.5B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

EssilorLuxottica is a provider of vision solutions and design to manufacture, the group develops a wide range of lenses to correct and protect eyesight. EssilorLuxottica was founded in 1849 and is based in Paris, France.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 52 of 64
Sector: Retail 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase 10 of 10
Country: Netherlands 1 of 1
Year: 2019 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-07 Team Effort Optical

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Team Effort Optical is a full service laboratory with conventional and digital surfacing. Team Effort Optical was established in 1984 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-03 SightGlass Vision

Palo Alto, California, United States

SightGlass Vision is a life sciences company focused on developing innovative spectacle lenses to reduce the progression of myopia in children. SightGlass Vision is based in Palo Alto, California.

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Seller Profile 1

DESCRIPTION

HAL Investments B.V. is the European investment subsidiary of HAL Holding N.V., an international investment company based in Curaçao. HAL's strategy is focused on acquiring significant shareholdings in companies, with the objective of increasing long-term shareholder value. HAL does not have any industry preferences. HAL Investments B.V. is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector: Retail 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands 3 of 4
Year: 2019 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-07 DMFCO

The Hague, Netherlands

DMFCO is an independent asset manager and mortgage provider of Dutch residential mortgages. The company provide institutional investors the opportunity to directly invest in mortgages through their mortgage label MUNT Hypotheken. DMFCO was founded in 2014 and is based in The Hague, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-30 Royal IHC

Kinderdijk, Netherlands

Royal IHC is a supplier of maritime technology and expert craftsmanship. Driven by innovation, Royal IHC with dedicated experts provide customers worldwide with a competitive edge in the dredging, offshore, mining and defence industries. Royal IHC was founded in 1642 and is based in Kinderdijk, Netherlands.

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