M&A Deal Summary

NPM Capital Acquires Squla

On December 24, 2020, private equity firm NPM Capital acquired internet software and services company Squla from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NPM Capital’s 5th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is NPM Capital’s 60th transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-12-24
Target Squla
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) NPM Capital
Sellers(s) Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Squla

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Squla is an online learning platform for secondary school students enabling them to learn words and concepts more efficiently and quicker. Squla is the main provider of additional interactive educational tools for primary school pupils. WRTS is the platform for secondary school students and helps them to prepare for tests with quizzes about words and concepts, practice tests, video, and 1 to 1 support by tutor chats. Squla was founded in 2010 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

NPM Capital

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1948
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NPM Capital is a unit of family owned holding company, SHV Holdings, set-up to invest in and acquire medium-sized Dutch companies. Prospective opportunities are typically family-owned companies or divisions of of large corporations. NPM will consider both majority and minority positions in companies valued between EUR35 to EUR300 million. The Firm looks at businesses in all sectors of the Dutch economy. NPM Capital was originally established in 1948 and is based in Amsterdam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 72
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 5 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 12
Country: Netherlands M&A 60 of 67
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-01 Hellorider

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hellorider makes the daily commute greener and healthier. Hellorider opens up bicycle lease mobility to the business market through its SaaS platform through lease partners. Hellorider connects leasing companies, bicycle dealers, employers and the employee on the bicycle leasing platform. Hellorider is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-08 Mentaal Beter

Hilversum, Netherlands

Mentaal Beter is a mental health care services provider active in the mild to moderate severity mental care and learnings disorder market in the Netherlands. After a merger with Parigger & de Heer in 2009, Mentaal Beter added its own branches and professionals to the payroll. In 2010, the mental health care organisation became part of the healthcare company Interhealth. Mentaal Beter was founded in 2004 and is based in Hilversum, Netherlands.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 12.9B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) is a West Coast US based private investment firm that targets mezzanine and other structured equity investments in middle-market companies. The Firm has several funds, each with different strategies. LLCP's larger fund targets subordinated debt, preferred equity, and/or common equity investments in companies with $100 to $750 million of revenue. The Firm's smaller fund invests $5 to $15 million in emerging companies with less than $25 million in revenue. LLCP also invests in financially distressed businesses. LLCP was formed in 1984 and has offices in Beverly Hills, California; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; New York City; and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 59
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 20 of 32
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-17 Pacific Handy Cutter

Irvine, California, United States

Pacific Handy Cutter is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of branded razor cutting tools with enhanced safety features designed to eliminate workplace injuries and product damage in commercial backroom operations. Pacific Handy Cutter was founded in 1950 and is based in Irvine, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-27 ZorgDomein Nederland B.V.

Breukelen, Netherlands

ZorgDomein Nederland B.V. provides SaaS-based solutions to the Dutch healthcare sector. The Company connects various types of healthcare providers to patients through digital patient referrals, diagnostic requests and consultations. ZorgDomein Nederland was founded in 2000 and is based in Breukelen, Netherlands.

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