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Partou Acquires KidsFoundation Holdings B.V.

On April 4, 2019, Partou acquired education company KidsFoundation Holdings B.V. from Onex Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Partou’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Partou’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-04-04
Target KidsFoundation Holdings B.V.
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Partou
Sellers(s) Onex Partners
Deal Type Merger

Target

KidsFoundation Holdings B.V.

Netherlands
KidsFoundation Holdings B.V. is one of the highest-rated childcare providers in the country. It offers nursery care for children between six weeks and four years old as well as before and after school care services for children between four and 12 years old. The company provides childcare for more than 30,000 children across 281 centres with approximately 3,750 employees.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Partou

Vianen, Netherlands
Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Consumer Services
DESCRIPTION

Partou is a child care organization that provides the best possible child care at reasonable costs. Partou was founded in 2003 and is based in Vianen, Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-01 Smallsteps

Amersfoort, Netherlands

Smallsteps is a provider of childcare services in the Netherlands. The Group offers day care for 0-4 year olds and pre/after school care for 4-12 year olds. The group provides services to 26,000 children through its 251 locations and 2,750 employees. Smallsteps works together with parents, local communities and national partners to ensure excellent childcare services are provided for its customers. Smallsteps was founded in 1975 and is based in Amersfoort, Netherlands.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Onex Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 21.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Onex Partners is the private equity investment arm of Onex Corp., a Canadian based public investment and asset management firm that also invests in real estate and credit securities. Onex Partners targets investments in large companies, and ONCAP which invests in smaller middle-market companies. Both groups consider North American businesses in a wide range of industries with a special interest in aerospace, healthcare, and industrial companies. Prospective transaction situations include corporate carve-outs where the firm can leverage restructuring capabilities. Onex Corp. was established in 1984 and is based in Toronto with an additional office in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 40
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 2
Type: Merger M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-04 Partou

Vianen, Netherlands

Partou is a child care organization that provides the best possible child care at reasonable costs. Partou was founded in 2003 and is based in Vianen, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-30 Convex

Hamilton, Bermuda

Convex is a specialty property and casualty insurance company. Convex writes insurance and reinsurance with a focus on underwriting complex specialty risks across a diversified range of business lines. Convex was founded in 2019 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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