M&A Deal Summary

Waterland Private Equity Acquires Wellness Sport Club

On January 30, 2025, private equity firm Waterland Private Equity acquired consumer services company Wellness Sport Club from Pechel

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Waterland Private Equity’s 11th transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Waterland Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-01-30
Target Wellness Sport Club
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Waterland Private Equity
Sellers(s) Pechel
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Alantra (Financial)

Target

Wellness Sport Club

Lyon, France
Wellness Sport Club provides a network of fitness clubs offering an extensive range of activities and services. Wellness Sport Club premium offer includes access to the widest range of services (swimming pool, sauna, hammam, coaching,...) and activities (boxing, yoga, pole dance, zumba, aquabiking). Wellness Sport Club was established in 2007 and is based in Lyon, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Waterland Private Equity

Bussum, Netherlands

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Waterland Private Equity Investments BV is a private equity firm focused on mid-sized company investments in Central Europe. Waterland looks for businesses with €10 to €200 million in revenue and generally seeks companies operating in fragmented markets or industries undergoing change as a result of: outsourcing, the aging population, and a growing population with increased purchasing power. The Firm typically partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to accelerate the growth of their businesses or complete buyouts and consolidation strategies. Waterland Private Equity Investments was formed in 1999 and is based in Bussum, the Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 121 of 121
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 11 of 11
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 11 of 11
Country: France M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-10 Cooper Parry

Derby, United Kingdom

Cooper Parry is a tax and audit advisor who works with entrepreneurial, fast-growth businesses across the UK to help them grow, become more tax efficient, get up to speed with their Tech, and transform their culture. Cooper Parry was formed in 1850 and is based in Derby, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-30 Skaylink

Garching, Germany

Skaylink is a company that provides cloud-focused IT services and supports businesses through their “cloud journey,” offering services such as strategy, migration, cloud-native applications, infrastructure, security, compliance and managed cloud operations. Skaylink was founded in 2020 and is based in Garching, Germany.

Sell €175M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Pechel

Paris, France

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 550M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Pechel is a private equity firm focused on investing in medium-sized, privately owned businesses. Pechel looks for opportunities in a variety of industrial and service-based industries valued between €30 and €200 million. Target transaction situations include growth capital financings, buyouts, and divestitures. The Firm prefers businesses operating in France and Western Europe. Pechel was founded in 2004 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 19
Sector: Consumer Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 10
Country: France M&A 18 of 18
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-14 Grand Large Yachting

Tourlaville, France

Grand Large Yachting is a manufacturer of high-end pleasure yachts for long-distance cruising. With the Allures and Garcia brands, it develops, produces and markets a range of monohull sailboats, while the Outremer and Gunboat brands are specialized in multihulls. Grand Large Yachting was established in 2003 and is based in Tourlaville, France.

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