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Gilde Equity Management Acquires Boboli

On March 15, 2017, private equity firm Gilde Equity Management acquired food company Boboli from Synergia Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gilde Equity Management’s 9th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Gilde Equity Management’s 28th transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-03-15
Target Boboli
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Gilde Equity Management
Sellers(s) Synergia Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Boboli

Bunschoten, Netherlands
Boboli is a manufacturer of refrigerated, frozen and perishable Mediterranean bread snacks. The company has been able to introduce many new products for its customers, including large European retailers. Products are offered as "in-store bake-off" or "at-home bake-off" and are suitable for different consumption occasions, such as meal replacements, meal components, bread savory snacks and "on-the-go snacks". Boboli is known for its high quality products with a traditional appearance and excellent taste because of the unique production. Boboli was founded in 1998 and is based in Bunschoten, Netherlands.

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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 35 of 54
Sector: Food M&A 9 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 9
Country: Netherlands M&A 28 of 45
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-14 EV-Box B.V.

Almere, Netherlands

EV-Box B.V. is one of the world’s major electric vehicle charging services providers with over 40,000 charging stations in service. EV-Box has been developing and selling electric vehicle charging solutions since 2010 and has already established its market leadership in its home country. The company sells charging stations, charging management software and services to business, public sector and residential customers and has developed a reputation for market-leading quality and innovation. EV-Box has recently started extending its geographical reach into Belgium, France, Scandinavia, Germany, the UK and the USA, while still reaching over 20 countries through a strong base of partners.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-13 Ultimo

Nunspeet, Netherlands

Ultimo supplies the number one flexible Enterprise Asset Management cloud platform for midsized enterprises. The software is used by more than 2,000 customers globally in manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, infrastructure, and utilities. It offers customers in these sectors many advantages such as increased uptime, the management of costs, increased equipment lifespan, ease of adherence to laws and regulations, and the assurance of a safe working environment. Ultimo provides these advantages with an unparalleled return on investment due to fast implementation processes, seamless integrations, and self-service application management. Ultimo was formed in 1988 and is based in Nunspeet, Netherlands.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Synergia Capital Partners

Veenendaal, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 125M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Synergia Capital Partners is an investment company focused on mid-zed buyout and expansion capital opportunities in the Netherlands. Synergia looks to invest €2.5 to €25 million in businesses valued from €10 to €100 million. Targeted businesses generally possess consistent growth, strong management, and lead their prospective markets. Areas of interest include business services, IT, communications, software, healthcare, agriculture, food, retail, and industrial. Synergia was formed in 1999 and is based in Veenendaal.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 23
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: Netherlands M&A 18 of 23
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-22 Human Network Group

Utrecht, Netherlands

Human Network Group provides business, learning, HR, and IT consultancy services. Human Network Group was founded in 1993 and is based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-20 Van Wamel

Beneden-Leeuwen, Netherlands

Van Wamel is an independent manufacturer of perfect flail mowers, rotary mowers and sorting machines for fruit and vegetables. The end users of the machines include fruit growers, contractors, dairy farmers, landscapers and government agencies. Van Wamel was founded in 1947 and is based in Beneden-Leeuwen, Netherlands.

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