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Gilde Equity Management Acquires Licent

On March 16, 2023, private equity firm Gilde Equity Management acquired insurance company Licent

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gilde Equity Management’s 2nd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Gilde Equity Management’s 42nd transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-03-16
Target Licent
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Gilde Equity Management
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Licent

Hengelo, Netherlands
Licent is a full-service insurance broker that offers a wide range of insurance and financial services to more than 56,000 customers. Licent was founded in 1999 and is based in Hengelo, Netherlands.

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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 51 of 54
Sector: Insurance M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 24 of 25
Country: Netherlands M&A 42 of 45
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-01 Avinty

Oldenzaal, Netherlands

Avinty is a provider of software solutions for healthcare institutions and healthcare professionals that brings together innovative healthcare software providers Karify, Jouw Omgeving, Impulse, VIR e-care solutions, NederCare and AppNormal. Through an innovation-oriented strategy, the company has expanded its product portfolio in recent years to include a broader, vertical EHR offering, complemented by eHealth solutions and mobile health apps. Avinty was founded in 1994 and is based in Oldenzaal, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-21 Priogen

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Priogen is an energy trading company with very strong capabilities in predicting short-term (renewable) energy prices up to two weeks. In a highly complex energy market, highly skilled and experienced traders, data analysts and meteorologists, supported by proprietary models, enable Priogen to make fact-based, future-proof and profitable trading decisions. Priogen was founded in 2009 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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