M&A Deal Summary

Partou Acquires Smallsteps

On January 1, 2020, Partou acquired consumer services company Smallsteps from H.I.G. Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Partou’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Partou’s 2nd transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-01-01
Target Smallsteps
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Partou
Sellers(s) H.I.G. Private Equity
Deal Type Merger

Target

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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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 2 of 4
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 3
Type: Merger M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Netherlands M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-04 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-03 Partou

Manchester, United Kingdom

Partou operates a group of day nurseries providing outstanding care to children up to five years old in high-quality settings. Partou was established in 1998 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

H.I.G. Private Equity

Miami, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HIG Private Equity is the private equity arm of HIG Capital. The Firm focuses on management buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations of mid-sized to large companies valued between $50 million and $1 billion. HIG will also consider industry consolidations, going-privates, and corporate divestitures. Sectors of interest include aerospace, building materials, business services, consumer products, distribution, healthcare, infrastructure, contracting, manufacturing, media, oil & gas services, IT, and transportation. HIG was formed in 1993 is based in Miami, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 116 of 180
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 4 of 6
Type: Merger M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: Netherlands M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-16 ScufGaming

Norcross, Georgia, United States

ScufGaming is a designer, manufacturer, and e-commerce platform for sales of advanced feature, customized gaming controllers and accessories for use on PlayStation, Xbox and PC. SCUF offers a number of functional and design features custom built to increase hand use and improve gameplay. Built to specification, SCUF controllers cater to professional and enthusiast gamers who are looking for that edge and recognize that one size does not fit all. The primary focus for SCUF controllers are the functional features, which go toward improving your game, allowing you to reduce latency and use more of your hand in a safe and ergonomic way. The SCUF controller has features, which are covered by utility and design patents protecting 3 key areas of a controller: back control functions and handles, trigger control mechanisms and thumbstick control area. SCUF is the official controller partner of major gaming leagues: CWL, MLG, ESL, Gfinity, EGL and UMG.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-17 Portopiccolo

Sistiana, Italy

Portopiccolo a community, surrounded by natural beauty on the unspoilt coast of the North Adriatic. Portopiccolo was founded in 2014 and is based in Sistiana, Italy.

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