M&A Deal Summary

Waterland Private Equity and Rivean Capital Acquire Valcon

On January 1, 2019, private equity firms Waterland Private Equity and Rivean Capital acquired business services company Valcon

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Waterland Private Equity’s 5th and Rivean Capital’s 7th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Waterland Private Equity’s 29th and Rivean Capital’s 32nd transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-01-01
Target Valcon
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Waterland Private Equity
Rivean Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Valcon

Utrecht, Netherlands
Valcon is a consulting and technology organization with operations. Valcon currently has 800 consultants with expertise in connecting the critical links between strategy and operations with innovative technologies and data. Valcon is based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Waterland Private Equity

Bussum, Netherlands

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


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 74 of 122
Sector: Business Services M&A 5 of 12
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 29 of 46
Country: Netherlands M&A 29 of 39
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-21 Combell

Ghent, Belgium

Combell is a mass web hoster offering services from domain names, email and shared hosting to online presence, e-commerce solutions and server hosting in the cloud. Combell was founded in 1999 and is based in Ghent, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-07 Sandcastle Care

Blackpool, United Kingdom

Sandcastle Care provides high-quality, highly nurturing residential care for some of the most vulnerable young people in society. The company offers long-term therapeutic care across 18 sites. Sandcastle Care was founded in 2004 and is based in Blackpool, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

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 58 of 78
Sector: Business Services M&A 7 of 11
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 25 of 29
Country: Netherlands M&A 32 of 43
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-29 Gundlach Automotive

Raubach, Germany

Gundlach Automotive Corp. is a distributor of tires, rims, completely fitted wheels, and related services well as wheel assembly services to blue-chip car OEMs. Headquartered in Raubach and employing over 650 people, the Group is active in six countries, including Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Slovak Republic, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-11 Reesink

Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Reesink is an international distributor of high-quality machines and components for agriculture, landscape maintenance, warehouse design, and civil engineering. Reesink was founded in 1786 and is based in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

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