Add-on Acquisition • Consumer Products

Yonderland Acquires Bever Zwerfsport B.V.

On September 30, 2007, Yonderland acquired consumer products company Bever Zwerfsport B.V. from GIMV

Acquisition Context
  • This is Yonderland’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Yonderland’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date September 30, 2007
Target Bever Zwerfsport B.V.
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Yonderland
Sellers(s) GIMV
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Bever Zwerfsport B.V.

Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Bever Zwerfsport is the specialist and market leader in the Netherlands for outdoor sports articles and accessories. The outdoor chain sells a wide range of clothing, footwear and other articles from internationally reputed brands for outdoor activities like expeditions, mountaineering and camping.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Yonderland

Hoboken, Belgium

Category Company
Sector Retail
Employees1,800
Revenue 290M EUR (2011)
DESCRIPTION

Yonderland is a speciality retailer of branded outdoor equipment and clothing. The group’s product offering includes biking, trekking, climbing, skiing and camping accessories and casual outdoor clothing across an extensive range of market-leading brands. Yonderland is based in Hoboken, Belgium.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 2
Country: Netherlands 1 of 1
Year: 2007 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-01 Snow and Rock Sports

United Kingdom

Snow & Rock Sports is the UK’s specialist retailer of outdoor sports equipment and clothing, focused on snow sports, cycling, running, and climbing/ walking. The Group operates 35 stores, many of which include a combination of its three brands – Snow & Rock (“S&R"), CycleSurgery (“CS") and Runners Need (“RN").

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

GIMV

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GIMV is a Belgium based public investment company focused on private equity and venture capital investments in tech-based businesses. GIMV's private equity practice operates through its Corporate Investment unit and targets management buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital financings of companies with annual sales between EUR15 and EUR150 million. For buyout opportunities GIMV generally takes a majority stake in businesses and for growth capital needs, GIMV takes a minority position. GIMV does not invest in publicly held companies or turnaround situations. GIMV's geographic focus is within Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, and France. GIMV also invests in Russia through Eagle Capital Partners, a partnership with KBC Private Equity. GIMV was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Antwerp with additional offices in The Hague, Frankfurt, Munich, and Paris.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 15 of 111
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition 4 of 58
Country: Netherlands 4 of 29
Year: 2007 7 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-01 Novagraaf B.V.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Novagraaf B.V. is an intellectual property services provider, offering a broad range of consultancy and registration services for trademarks, patents, and other intellectual property rights. Novagraaf B.V. is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-01 Arcomet

Paal-Beringen, Belgium

Arcomet designs, produces, sells, and rents tower cranes and easy-to-assemble cranes. Currently, it owns 700 rapid assembly and 600 tower cranes.

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