M&A Deal Summary

Gilde Equity Management Acquires Bruynzeel Storage Systems

On July 29, 2021, private equity firm Gilde Equity Management acquired furniture company Bruynzeel Storage Systems from Altor Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gilde Equity Management’s 1st transaction in the Furniture sector.
  • This is Gilde Equity Management’s 39th transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-07-29
Target Bruynzeel Storage Systems
Sector Furniture
Buyer(s) Gilde Equity Management
Sellers(s) Altor Equity Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Bruynzeel Storage Systems

Panningen, Netherlands
Bruynzeel Storage Systems manufactures bathrooms, doors, cabinets, kitchens, floors, and pencils cabinets. Bruynzeel storage solutions can store a wide range of products considerably cheaper than when building a completely new storage area. Bruynzeel Storage Systems was founded in 1953 and is based in Panningen, 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 48 of 54
Sector (Furniture) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 8 of 9
Country (Netherlands) 39 of 45
Year (2021) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-15 VHZ Groep

Zwolle, Netherlands

VHZ Groep is a manufacturer and installer of uPVC windows and doors with three production locations in the Netherlands: Europrovyl (Leeuwarden), Transcarbo (Hoensbroek) and Kumij (Groningen). VHZ Groep is based in Zwolle, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-12 Excluton

Druten, Netherlands

Excluton is a manufacturer of decorative paving, concrete paving products and design of public spaces. The company's decorative paving is supplied to stone specialists, hardware stores, garden centers, gardeners, road and utility construction and the government. Excluton was founded in 1975 and is based in Druten, Netherlands.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Altor Equity Partners

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 8.3B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Altor Equity Partners is a private equity firm that looks to principally invest in medium-sized Nordic based companies across a broad range of industries. Altor typically seeks control positions when investing. Prospective companies generally have revenues of €50 to €500 million. Broad areas of interest include healthcare services, electronics, technology, financial services, business services, niche manufacturing, capital equipment, software, marine, consumer products, and communications. Altor Equity Partners was formed in 2003 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 43
Sector (Furniture) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 10 of 12
Country (Netherlands) 2 of 2
Year (2021) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-28 Rillion

Stockholm, Sweden

Rillion is an Accounts Payable automation (AP Automation) software company offering procure-to-pay and digital invoice processing solutions for the SME and mid-market segments. Rillion was founded in 1993 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-02 Oceansapart

Berlin, Germany

Oceansapart is a direct-to-consumer brand, uniquely differentiated with a focus on non-competitive sports. Oceansapart markets its activewear with a strong focus on social and digital marketing in Western and Central Europe. Oceansapart was founded in 2018 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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