M&A Deal Summary

Noordelijke Dagblad Combinatie - NDC Media Group Acquires Veen Bosch & Keuning Uitgeversgroep BV

On February 1, 2005, Noordelijke Dagblad Combinatie - NDC Media Group acquired publishing company Veen Bosch & Keuning Uitgeversgroep BV from CVC Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Noordelijke Dagblad Combinatie - NDC Media Group’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Noordelijke Dagblad Combinatie - NDC Media Group’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-02-01
Target Veen Bosch & Keuning Uitgeversgroep BV
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Noordelijke Dagblad Combinatie - NDC Media Group
Sellers(s) CVC Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Veen Bosch & Keuning Uitgeversgroep BV

Utrecht, Netherlands
Veen Bosch & Keuning has had a diversified portfolio of leading trade and education publishing houses, supplemented by the well-known Dutch dictionaries of de Dikke van Dale. The company has produced books for primary, secondary and higher education, used in over 9,000 primary and secondary schools in the Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Noordelijke Dagblad Combinatie - NDC Media Group

Groningen, Netherlands

Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

NDC Media Group is a multimedia company that collects, selects, produces and distributes. Affairs and information Thus, we are meaningful to the world of every northerner. We are the leading independent media partner for everyone who has an interest in the area in which we are like no other home: the North.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 181
Sector: Publishing M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 69
Country: Netherlands M&A 5 of 17
Year: 2005 M&A 2 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-01 Jallatte Group

France

The merger of Jallatte and Almar made the combined group the leading manufacturer of protective shoeware in Europe. While Jallatte primarily focuses on the top end of the market, Almar, with access to very low cost production, focuses on the higher growth, low/middle price market segment.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-07 Verdugt BV

Tiel, Missouri, Netherlands

A group of acid salts businesses that produces and distributes organic salts used in the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural industries. Headquartered in Tiel, the Netherlands, Verdugt operates principally in Western Europe, where many of its products are market-leaders. CHPIII led a group of investors in purchasing Verdugt in February 1999. Company employees, including the existing management team, were retained as part of the transaction.

Sell €148M