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Gilde Equity Management Acquires Codi Group

On November 1, 2001, private equity firm Gilde Equity Management acquired consumer products company Codi Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gilde Equity Management’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Gilde Equity Management’s 6th transaction in the Netherlands.
Investment Fate
  • Codi Group was sold to a strategic buyer in 2003.
  • Codi Group was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2013 for 10M EUR.
  • Codi Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-11-01
Target Codi Group
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Gilde Equity Management
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Codi Group

Veenendaal, Netherlands
Codi Group is a manufacturer of wet wipes for companies such as Beiersdorf (Nivea), Procter & Gamble, Sara Lee and Unilever. Codi offers clients a full outsourcing service covering production and - if required - packaging and delivery. Wet wipes are sold to the baby, skincare and hygiene segments. Codi Group was founded in 1978 and is based in Veenendaal, Netherlands.

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Buyer

Gilde Equity Management

Houten, Netherlands

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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 6 of 54
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 25
Country: Netherlands M&A 6 of 45
Year: 2001 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-10-01 Van Geloven

Tilburg, Netherlands

Van Geloven is a producer of frozen snacks and appetizers in the Benelux market. The company produces various ragouts products (such as croquettes and bitterballs), satay, nasi and bami products (ethnic Indonesian fried rice, respectively, noodle dish) and minced-meat rolls (frikadellen, hamburgers). Van Geloven was formed in 1960 and is based in Tilburg, Netherlands.

Buy €41M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-01-01 All Crump NV

Malle, Belgium

All Crump NV manufactures and sells chocolate and hazelnut bread spreads, as well as chocolate fillings. The company also offers dessert sauces and aerated spreads.

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