Stake Purchase • Retail

HAL Investments B.V. Invests In GrandVision

On January 1, 1996, private equity firm HAL Investments B.V. invested in retailer GrandVision

Investment Context

This is HAL Investments B.V.’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
This is HAL Investments B.V.’s 3rd transaction in the Netherlands.

Investment Fate

GrandVision was sold to a consortium of buyers in 2019.

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Investment Summary
Date	January 1, 1996
Target	GrandVision
Sector	Retail
Investor(s)	HAL Investments B.V.
Deal Type	Stake Purchase

Target Company

GrandVision

Schiphol, Netherlands

GrandVision is a provider in optical retailing and delivers high quality and affordable eye care to more and more customers around the world. GrandVision includes a wide range of services provided by its vision experts, prescription glasses including frames and lenses, contact lenses and contact lens care products, and sunglasses both plain and with prescription lenses. GrandVision was incorporated in 1891 and is based in Schiphol, the Netherlands.

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Investor Overview 1

Investor

HAL Investments B.V.

Category	Private Equity Firm
Size	Small
Type	Sector Agnostic

DESCRIPTION

HAL Investments B.V. is the European investment subsidiary of HAL Holding N.V., an international investment company based in Curaçao. HAL's strategy is focused on acquiring significant shareholdings in companies, with the objective of increasing long-term shareholder value. HAL does not have any industry preferences. HAL Investments B.V. is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Deal Context for Investor	#
Overall	3 of 25
Sector: Retail	1 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase	2 of 8
Country: Netherlands	3 of 20
Year: 1996	1 of 2

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
1991-01-01	Anthony Veder Rotterdam, Netherlands Anthony Veder is a gas shipping company that operates at the heart of the transition towards a more sustainable world. Anthony Veder offers high-quality services and flexibility to the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals. Anthony Veder with a fleet of gas tankers is specialized in the transport of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and petrochemical gases, such as Ethylene and Propylene. Anthony Veder was founded in 1937 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

1991-01-01

Anthony Veder

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Anthony Veder is a gas shipping company that operates at the heart of the transition towards a more sustainable world. Anthony Veder offers high-quality services and flexibility to the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals. Anthony Veder with a fleet of gas tankers is specialized in the transport of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and petrochemical gases, such as Ethylene and Propylene. Anthony Veder was founded in 1937 and is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
1996-11-02	Broadview Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Broadview is an industrial holding company with a focus on materials technology and energy. Applications include façade cladding, furniture for home, office and laboratory as well as interiors for healthcare, retail and hospitality. Broadview is also active in the natural gas value chain through its subsidiaries in Norway, the Netherlands and Turkey. Main focus is on the growing category of small-scale distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and related activities such as biogas upgrading and equipment manufacturing. Broadview was founded in 2008 and is based in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

1996-11-02

Broadview

Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Broadview is an industrial holding company with a focus on materials technology and energy. Applications include façade cladding, furniture for home, office and laboratory as well as interiors for healthcare, retail and hospitality. Broadview is also active in the natural gas value chain through its subsidiaries in Norway, the Netherlands and Turkey. Main focus is on the growing category of small-scale distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and related activities such as biogas upgrading and equipment manufacturing. Broadview was founded in 2008 and is based in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

Buy

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