M&A Deal Summary

Hilding Anders Acquires Crown Bedding NV

On December 20, 2001, Hilding Anders acquired consumer products company Crown Bedding NV from Taros Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hilding Anders’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Hilding Anders’ 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2001-12-20
Target Crown Bedding NV
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Hilding Anders
Sellers(s) Taros Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Crown Bedding NV

Zingem, Belgium
Crown Bedding is a leading European producer of mattresses, mattress supports, pillows and quilts. The Company is located in Zingem, south of Ghent.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Hilding Anders

Malmo, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1939
Sector Furniture
Revenue 917M EUR (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Hilding Anders is a bed and mattress manufacturer which sells both branded and private-label products in over 40 markets and has delivered strong growth over the past decade. Hilding Anders was founded in 1939 and is based in Malmo, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-10-11 HESPO d.o.o.

Prelog, Croatia

HESPO d.o.o. is a manufacturer and marketer of beds.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Taros Capital

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 550M EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Taros Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in 'healthy', established, and profitable businesses headquartered in the Netherlands, Germany or Belgium. Taros looks to invest in companies valued from €25 to €350 million with at least €5 million in EBITDA. Targeted transactions include corporate spin-offs, public to privates, secondary buyouts, investor buy-ins, and family/founder sales. Sectors of interest include automotive, industrial parts and equipment, chemicals, business services, leisure, and marketing. Taros Capital was formed in 2005 when the buyout team completed its spin-off from AlpInvest Partners N.V. The Group is headquartered in Amsterdam, with additional offices in Antwerp and Frankfurt.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 11
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-11-01 Carcoustics Shared Services

Leverkusen, Germany

Carcoustics is a leading automotive supplier in the acoustic segment. It produces products which are used in the motor compartment and driver area aimed at noise reduction and heat protection. Carcoustics is a main supplier to major global OEM?s and is the innovative and technical industry leader. The firm is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-08-01 ReMark International B.V.

Amstelveen, Netherlands

Remark Group organises, designs and executes direct marketing campaigns to sell simple insurance products. Remark Group runs around 300 campaigns a year, each of which last about two to three months.

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