M&A Deal Summary

The Learning Network Acquires Boekhandels Groep Nederland BV

On December 8, 2009, The Learning Network acquired retailer Boekhandels Groep Nederland BV from NPM Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Learning Network’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is The Learning Network’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2009-12-08
Target Boekhandels Groep Nederland BV
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) The Learning Network
Sellers(s) NPM Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Boekhandels Groep Nederland BV

Houten, Netherlands
Boekhandels Groep Nederland BV does Bookstore chain services in netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Learning Network

Kampen, Netherlands

Category Company
Sector Education
Revenue 303M EUR (2016)
DESCRIPTION

The Learning Network is a provider of value-added content and services to schools and higher education institutions in the Netherlands. The company sells, leases and distributes educational materials (both physical books and digital content) to over 780 educational institutions and 1.3 million students in the Benelux region. The Learning Network is based in Kampen, Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NPM Capital

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1948
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

NPM Capital is a unit of family owned holding company, SHV Holdings, set-up to invest in and acquire medium-sized Dutch companies. Prospective opportunities are typically family-owned companies or divisions of of large corporations. NPM will consider both majority and minority positions in companies valued between EUR35 to EUR300 million. The Firm looks at businesses in all sectors of the Dutch economy. NPM Capital was originally established in 1948 and is based in Amsterdam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 40
Sector: Retail M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 19
Country: Netherlands M&A 2 of 38
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-02-18 Workfox BV

Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Workfox BV manages and operates accommodation and multi-support units on behalf of Owners at offshore energy exploration sites around the world. The company operates its own fleet of five jack-up rigs (platforms), which are used during start-ups, modification, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore oil and gas platforms.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-22 Care Schadeservice B.V.

Vianen, Netherlands

Care Schadeservice B.V. is a chain of an accident repair centre in the Benelux focused on the business-to-business segment of the market. The company operates a network of 64 wholly-owned branches offering nationwide passenger car and small van accident repair services.

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