M&A Deal Summary

Gilde Equity Management Acquires Actief Interim

On March 29, 2011, private equity firm Gilde Equity Management acquired staffing company Actief Interim from Indufin and Defi Gestion SA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gilde Equity Management’s 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Gilde Equity Management’s 3rd transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-03-29
Target Actief Interim
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Gilde Equity Management
Sellers(s) Indufin
Defi Gestion SA
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Actief Interim

Lummen, Belgium
Actief Interim is a provider of employment and staffing services for blue and white collar workers. Actief Interim was founded in 1988 and is based in Lummen, Belgium.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gilde Equity Management

Houten, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gilde Equity Management Benelux (GEM) is a unit of Gilde Investment Management, a Dutch investment firm. Gilde Equity Management (GEM) is a generalist investor, focusing on buyouts of mid-market growth companies valued between €20 and €200 million. Broad sectors of interest include services, consumer goods, manufacturing, and industrial products. Gilde looks for investments across the Benelux region. GEM was formed in 1992 and is headquartered in Houten, the Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 54
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 9
Country (Belgium) 3 of 9
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-17 Johma

Losser, Netherlands

Johma is a manufacturer of (chilled) spreadable salads. Johma was founded in 1968 and is based in Losser, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-27 Socaz Group BV

Almelo, Netherlands

Socaz Group is a 100 years old Dutch lubricant manufacturing company internationally operating through its subsidiaries De Oliebron and Kroon-Oil, and is one of the larger international independent Dutch lubricating oil companies.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Indufin

Heverlee, Belgium

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Indufin SA is a private equity firm focused on middle market companies throughout Belgium and Luxembourg. The Firm targets profitable, growing companies with proven track records. Indufin looks to invest €5 to €15 million in businesses with stable cash flows and strong opportunities for growth with and EBITDA of minimum €2 million. The Firm will consider both majority and significant minority positions. Prospective transaction situation include MBOs, MBIs, and growth capital financings. Indufin was formed in 2001 and is based in Heverlee, Belgium.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 5
Country (Belgium) 1 of 7
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-01 Herbalgem

Vielsalm, Belgium

Herbalgem is specialized in the development, production and commercialization of plant bud extracts and other natural food supplements.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-15 Vemedia

Kortrijk, Belgium

Vemedia is a producer and distributor of over the counter (OTC) drugs, food supplements and medical devices. Vemedia was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium.

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SELLER

Defi Gestion SA

Lausanne, Switzerland
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 200M CHF
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Defi Gestion SA is a Swiss private investment firm that targets venture capital as well as later stage private equity investment opportunities. The Firm's buyout group looks to invest between 3 and 7 million CHF in growing businesses with at least €10 million in annual revenue. Areas of interest include consumer products, industrial, energy, manufacturing, and business services. Defi Gestion will consider both minority and majority investment situations and prefers businesses located in Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy and the Benelux. Defi Gestion SA was formed in 1990 and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 8
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 4
Country (Belgium) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-28 Financiere Spigol

Gemenos, France

The Group Financière Spigol is specialized in spices with the objective to enlarge its range of products in a near future. Thanks to the company Cepasco, the group benefits already from the know-how and experience of 5 generations in the field of spices. Importer, grinder, packer and distributor of spices, CEPASCO offers an exceptional variety and assortment of spices and natural blends.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-30 Européenne Food SAS

Villeneneuve St Georges, France

The Fouquet Group is a group of companies headed by Financière Fouquet SA. These companies operate in the retailing of so-called “impulse” food products through the following range of distribution channels: automatic vending machine operators (GDA), service stations, local shops, bakers, tobacconists, company restaurants.

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