M&A Deal Summary

Waterland Private Equity Acquires Nafinco

On September 3, 2024, private equity firm Waterland Private Equity acquired business services company Nafinco from Freshstream

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Waterland Private Equity’s 8th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Waterland Private Equity’s 31st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-09-03
Target Nafinco
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Waterland Private Equity
Sellers(s) Freshstream
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Nafinco

Bussum, Netherlands
Nafinco is an independent buying group that offers its customers support in procurement, inventory management, logistics, and business intelligence for independent pharmacies. Nafinco was founded in 2012 and is based in Bussum, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Waterland Private Equity

Bussum, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 4.0B EUR
Size Large
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 101 of 101
Sector (Business Services) 8 of 8
Type (Secondary Buyout) 10 of 10
Country (Netherlands) 31 of 31
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-12 Exercite

Bremen, Germany

Exercite is a B2B health and wellness network that operates brands Hansefit, Bedrijfsfitness Nederland, and Fitbase in Germany and the Netherlands. It offers more than 2.5 million employees from more than 7,000 corporate clients access to more than 12,000 sports and health facilities such as fitness rooms, swimming pools, wellness facilities, physiotherapy, climbing gyms, and dance studios. Exercite is based in Bremen, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Freshstream


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
PE ASSETS 600M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Freshstream is a generalist private equity firm focused on opportunities in the UK and Benelux. Freshstream looks to commit €30 to €100 million per transaction and will consider investing in businesses within the healthcare, general manufacturing, financial services, aerospace, branded retail, chemicals, building products, technology, media, and telecom sectors. Freshstream was formed in 2015 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 3
Country (Netherlands) 2 of 2
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-05 Worldstream

Naaldwijk, Netherlands

Worldstream is an Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider that operates in a high-growth market, benefitting from a shift from on-premise to outsourced infrastructure, growing data consumption and increasingly complex use-cases. Worldstream was formed in 2006 and is based in Naaldwijk, The Netherlands.

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