M&A Deal Summary

G4S Acquires Ridderikhof Groep BV

On August 15, 2007, G4S acquired safety/security company Ridderikhof Groep BV from C. Koole Holding BV

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is G4S’s 3rd transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is G4S’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-08-15
Target Ridderikhof Groep BV
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) G4S
Sellers(s) C. Koole Holding BV
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Ridderikhof Groep BV

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Ridderikhof is a major company in the field of fire prevention in the form of safety monitoring, advice and training and has gross assets of €4.4m. Ridderikhof complements the group's existing consultancy and training business, RICAS, which serves the security and safety sectors within the Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

G4S

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1901
Sector Safety/Security
Employees550
Revenue 7.8B GBP (2019)
DESCRIPTION

G4S is a global, integrated security company, specializing in the provision of security services and solutions to customers. Its mission is to create material, sustainable value for customers and shareholders by being the supply partner of choice in all of the markets. G4S was formed in 1901 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 31
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 3 of 13
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-16 Gesellschaft fuer Eigentumsschutz

Innsbruck, Austria

Gesellschaft fuer Eigentumsschutz GmbH is a security solutions provider in western Austria with gross assets of €2.6m. Its strong regional presence in Innsbruck and Salzburg will complement the group’s existing activities in Austria.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-15 First Security SPRL

Nandrin, Belgium

First Security has gross assets of €0.2 million and provides a complementary geographic fit with the group's existing event security activities in Belgium, which are undertaken by the Diamond Security Company.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

C. Koole Holding BV

Gravendeel, Netherlands

Category Company
Sector Safety/Security
DESCRIPTION

C. Koole Holding BV is a provider of security services including fire prevention in the form of safety monitoring, advice, and training.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1