M&A Deal Summary

Riethmuller Acquires Folat

On April 14, 2025, Riethmuller acquired consumer products company Folat from Torqx Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Riethmuller’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Riethmuller’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-04-14
Target Folat
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Riethmuller
Sellers(s) Torqx Capital Partners
Deal Type Merger

Target

Folat

Haarlem, Netherlands
Folat is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of decorated party goods and party accessories in the Benelux. Key customer segments are dedicated to party goods stores, webshops, and large retailers. Folat was founded in 1993 and is based in Haarlem, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Riethmuller

Kirchheim/Teck, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1855
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Riethmuller is a manufacturer and distributor of party supplies. Riethmuller was founded in 1855 and is based in Kirchheim/Teck, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Torqx Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2017
PE ASSETS 150M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Torqx Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in medium-sized companies located in the Benelux. The Firm will consider a variety of investment situations including expansion financings, buy-and-builds, performance improvements, turnarounds, and transformational investments. Broad areas of interest include manufacturing, distribution and services where Torqx can leverage its experience and team. The Firm typically acquires majority positions and partners with entrepreneurs and management teams when pursuing transactions. Torqx Capital Partners was established in 2017 and is headquartered in Bussum, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 2
Type: Merger M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Netherlands M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-09 THB Verhoef

Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

THB Verhoef distributes European-made components for medium-speed marine engines. The Company serves clients from marine and energy industry. It collaborates with esteemed European Original Equipment Suppliers and is dedicated to fast deliveries, quality assurance, and continuous improvement. THB Verhoef was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-19 Ocean Nutrition

Essen, Belgium

Ocean Nutrition provides fish feed for the marine and freshwater ornamental and hatchery aquaculture sectors. A high-standard factory in Thailand supports it and covers all relevant geographies in Europe and APAC. Ocean Nutrition was founded in 1982 and is based in Essen, Belgium.

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