M&A Deal Summary

Rootry Beheersmaatschappij BV Acquires Van Dijk Food BV

On August 4, 2011, Rootry Beheersmaatschappij BV acquired food company Van Dijk Food BV from Bencis and Cerea Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rootry Beheersmaatschappij BV’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Rootry Beheersmaatschappij BV’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-08-04
Target Van Dijk Food BV
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Rootry Beheersmaatschappij BV
Sellers(s) Bencis
Cerea Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Van Dijk Food BV

Lopik, Netherlands
Van Dijk Food is a provider of private label producers of yellow and white fats (margarines and frying fats) and yellow and red sauces (ketchup and mayonnaise) in Western Europe. Van Dijk operates a plant in Zeewolde (fats) and Lopik (sauces). Besides private label, VDF owns the brands Diamant and Gouda?s Glorie and offers co-packing services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Rootry Beheersmaatschappij BV

Den Dolder, Netherlands
Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Rootry Beheersmaatschappij B.V. operates in the food products sector.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Bencis

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.9B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bencis is an independent private equity firm focused on investments in profitable, established companies headquartered throughout Western Europe. Target businesses typically generate sales of €25 to €500 million and operate in the industrial/manufacturing, food/beverages, logistics/distribution, chemicals, automotive, leisure, media, services, utilities and retail industries. Bencis was formed in 1999 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 33
Sector (Food) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 14
Country (Netherlands) 6 of 27
Year (2011) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-08 Tandvitaal

Netherlands

Tandvitaal is one of the largest fully integrated Dutch dental care providers. The company focuses on offering its clients a full service package .

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-01 The Employment Group

Amersfoort, Netherlands

The Employment Group is the platform to create a group of niche staffing businesses. As a first step, The Employement Group acquired Faber Personeelsdiensten. Faber Personeelsdiensten is the market leading staffing agency for the Dutch painting branch. It offers flexible labour solutions to painting companies. In addition, it provides administration services to self-employed painters.

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SELLER

Cerea Partners

Neuilly sur Seine, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 600M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Cerea Partners is a specialist investment firm focused on investing in and providing finance to agriculture and related sustainable food businesses. Cerea primarily targets companies in Western Europe and looks to invest in companies valued between €20 and €500 million. Prospective transaction situations includes LBOs, LBIs, OBOs, and spin-offs. Cerea Partners was formed in 2004 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 23
Sector (Food) 4 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 6
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 2
Year (2011) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-05 Solina

Bréal-Sous-Monfort, France

Solina is a European manufacturer of ingredient and seasoning blends for the food industry. The company serves more than eighteen thousand clients with 2, 250 employees across twenty-seven sites across Europe and Canada. It is exposed to resilient food consumption markets and to secular growth trends fuelled by the shift in food consumption towards more premium and natural ingredients. Solina puts sustainability at the center of its activities by creating healthier food solutions and more sustainable diets as well as by contributing to the development of meat alternatives. Solina was formed in 1988 and is based in Bréal-Sous-Monfort, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-30 Labeyrie Fine Foods

Saint-Geours de Maremne, France

Labeyrie Fine Foods is a producing upmarket branded food products sold on the French, Dutch, Belgian and Spanish markets. Its product range encompasses three main categories: seafood products (mainly smoked salmon), speciality regional products (mainly foie gras) and blinis & spreadables (taramasalata, guacamole etc.). Labeyrie Fine Foods was formed in 1946 and is based in Saint-Geours de Maremne, France.

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