M&A Deal Summary

Shellfish Group BV Acquires Heiploeg BV

On August 31, 2006, Shellfish Group BV acquired food company Heiploeg BV from Rabo Private Equity and Rivean Capital

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

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-08-31
Target Heiploeg BV
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Shellfish Group BV
Sellers(s) Rabo Private Equity
Rivean Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Heiploeg BV

Zoutkamp, Netherlands
Heiploeg has consistently been growing during the last 100 years plus from being a small family company in Zoutkamp to becoming the largest shrimp supplier of Europe.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Shellfish Group BV

Yarseke, Netherlands
Category Company
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Food) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Rabo Private Equity

Utrecht, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Corporate Investor
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Rabo Private Equity is the private equity/venture arm of Rabobank Group. Rabo Private Equity looks to invest €2 to €50 million in well-established, profitable Dutch companies as well as €1 to €10 million in early stage businesses. Rabo Private Equity will consider opportunities in most sectors, with the exception of real estate, biotechnology, financial services, and clean technology. In addition to direct investments, Rabo Private Equity also invests in 3rd party funds. Rabo Private Equity was established in 2002 and is based in Utrecht.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 22
Sector (Food) 2 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 9
Country (Netherlands) 3 of 21
Year (2006) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-27 MetaPlanning Beheer Groep BV

Voorburg, Netherlands

MetaPlanning Beheer Groep B.V. provides healthcare services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Login Consultants Nederland B.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Login Consultants Nederland B.V. is a provider of automation and management of desktop environments, using various virtualization techniques. Login furthermore offers managed services and sells its in-house developed (virtualization) software products. Login Consultants Nederland B.V. was established in 2002 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Buy -
SELLER

Rivean Capital

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 5.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gilde Buy Out Partners (GBO) is unit of Gilde Investment Management, a Dutch private equity group. Gilde Buy Out Partners (GBO) targets investments in larger businesses valued from €75 and €600 million with at least €8 million in cash flow. Broad sectors of interest include services, consumer goods, manufacturing, and industrial products. GBO looks for investments across Western Europe, with an emphasis on opportunities in Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Gilde was formed in 1982 and has offices in Utrecht, Paris, Brussels, and Zurich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 43
Sector (Food) 5 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 12
Country (Netherlands) 6 of 25
Year (2006) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-07-01 Soudronic

Bergdietikon, Switzerland

Soudronic is the supplier of resistance and laser welding systems to the metal packaging sector and the automotive industry, with production sites in Switzerland, France, Italy and Germany.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-09-19 Arovit Petfood AS

Esbjerg N, Denmark

Arovit Petfood manufactures cat and dog food in Europe.

Buy -
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