M&A Deal Summary

KKR and DTCP Acquire Open Dutch Fiber

On April 7, 2021, private equity firms KKR and DTCP acquired communications company Open Dutch Fiber

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 15th and DTCP’s 3rd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is KKR’s 14th and DTCP’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-04-07
Target Open Dutch Fiber
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) KKR
DTCP
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Open Dutch Fiber

Bunnik, Netherlands
Open Dutch Fiber build and manage fiber optic networks in mainly urban areas. Open Dutch Fiber work together with municipalities, utility companies, housing associations, associations of owners (VvE) and contractors. Open Dutch Fiber was founded in 2021 and is based in Bunnik, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 381 of 499
Sector: Communications M&A 15 of 21
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 54 of 71
Country: Netherlands M&A 14 of 17
Year: 2021 M&A 13 of 52
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-07 Therapy Brands

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Therapy Brands is a provider of fully-integrated practice management software and EHR solutions for mental and behavioral health providers. Therapy Brand's mission is to provide the best software and tools to manage your practice. Therapy Brands is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-08 Box

Redwood City, California, United States

Box is a provider of online file sharing and cloud content management solutions. Content on Box can be shared internally and externally, accessed through iPad, iPhone, Android and Windows Phone applications, among others, and extended to partner applications such as Google Apps, NetSuite and Salesforce. Box was founded in 2005 and is based in Redwood City, California.

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Buyer

DTCP

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
PE ASSETS 2.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

DTCP is a European investment management firm focused on a variety of global investment opportunities. The Firm has two investment platforms, one focused on growth equity investments in technology, and the other targeting digital infrastructure. DTCP was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 24
Sector: Communications M&A 3 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-09 Axonius

New York City, New York, United States

Axonius is a cybersecurity asset management platform that gives organizations a comprehensive asset inventory, uncovers security solution coverage gaps, and automatically validates and enforces security policies. By seamlessly integrating with over 300 security and management solutions, Axonius is deployed in minutes, improving cyber hygiene immediately. Axonius was founded in 2017 and is based in New York City, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-10 Smarkets

London, United Kingdom

Smarkets is a betting exchange and prediction market platform. By providing industry disrupting odds, Smarkets offers consumers access to an agile betting platform at unparalleled value and transparency. The Smarkets platform has processed billions of dollars of customer transactions across the company’s licensed and regulated markets. Smarkets was founded in 2008 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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