Waterland Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

In the last 3 years, Waterland Private Equity has acquired 18 companies. It has also invested in 9 others.

Waterland Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment are information technology (12%) and software (10%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (42%) and growth capital (29%). In total, Waterland Private Equity has invested in 1 US state and 9 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2013 when it acquired Attero B.V. for $192M.

In the last 3 years, Waterland Private Equity has exited 11 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (48%). Waterland Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Omega Pharma NV for $4.1B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity126
    • M&A Buy Activity92
    • M&A Sell Activity34
  • Total Sectors Invested 29
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 25
  • M&A Advisors 12

Waterland Private Equity

Nieuwe 's-Gravelandseweg 17,
Bussum, 1405 HK
Netherlands
+31 (0) 35 - 694 1680
www.waterland.nu
info@waterland.nu

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.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Beverages, Business Services, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Internet Software and Services, Leisure, Life Science, Marine, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Publishing, Renewable Energy, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe, Eastern Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 200
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (6.0/yr) # 62 3 9 8 7 3 92
vol $192M $192M
Sell (2.8/yr) # 20 3 4 6 1 - 34
vol $5.5B $5.5B
  126

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
C.C. Umwelt GmbH 2021-02-22 - Secondary Buyout
Krefeld, Germany · www.cc-gruppe.com
FIT/One GmbH 2021-02-05 - Stake Purchase
Waldbrunn, Germany · www.fit-one.de
YieldKit GmbH 2021-01-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Hamburg, Germany · www.yieldkit.com
EnviDan A/S 2020-11-23 - Secondary Buyout
Silkeborg, Denmark · www.envidan.dk
Modstrøm Danmark A / S 2020-08-24 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
København S, Denmark · www.modstroem.dk
Joh. Leupold GmbH & Co. KG 2020-07-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Schwabach, Germany · www.schnellerleupold.de
Enhesa 2020-07-20 - Secondary Buyout
Arlington, Virginia · www.enhesa.com
IMC Medical Communication Ltd. 2020-05-22 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
London, United Kingdom · www.imcmedcom.com
Beck et al. GmbH 2020-04-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Munich, Germany · www.becketal.com
direkt gruppe GmbH 2020-04-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Hamburg, Germany · www.direkt-gruppe.de
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
MEDIAN Kliniken GmbH & Co. KG 2014-10-16 The Priory Group Ltd. 2020-12-31 2
Berlin, Germany · www.median-kliniken.de Leatherhead Surrey, United Kingdom · www.priorygroup.com
MEDIAN Kliniken GmbH & Co. KG 2014-10-16 ATOS Clinic Munich GmbH & Co. KG 2016-08-01 1
Berlin, Germany · www.median-kliniken.de Munich, Germany · www.atos.de

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 7 (12%) - 11 (12%) -
Software 9 (16%) - 9 (10%) -
Consumer Services 5 (9%) - 8 (9%) -
Healthcare Services 4 (7%) - 8 (9%) -
Business Services 3 (5%) - 7 (8%) -
Leisure 1 (2%) - 5 (5%) -
Environmental 3 (5%) - 4 (4%) 192M (100%)
Life Science 2 (3%) - 4 (4%) -
Marketing 2 (3%) - 4 (4%) -
Gaming 2 (3%) - 3 (3%) -
Internet Software and Services 3 (5%) - 3 (3%) -
Medical Products - - 3 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Insurance 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Media 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Publishing 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Transportation 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Beverages - - 1 (1%) -
Construction 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Consumer Products 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Financial Services 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Food - - 1 (1%) -
Marine 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Packaging 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Restaurants 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Semiconductors 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 58 - 92 $192M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Netherlands 16 (28%) - 28 (30%) 192M (100%)
Germany 18 (31%) - 27 (29%) -
Belgium 11 (19%) - 21 (23%) -
United Kingdom 5 (9%) - 5 (5%) -
Switzerland 2 (3%) - 4 (4%) -
Denmark 3 (5%) - 3 (3%) -
Poland 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Ireland 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
United States - - 1 (1%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 16 (28%) - 28 (30%) 192M (100%)
Cross-border 42 (72%) - 64 (70%) -
Total 58 - 92 $192M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 20 (34%) - 38 (41%) 192M (100%)
Growth Capital 20 (34%) - 26 (28%) -
Stake Purchase 5 (9%) - 10 (11%) -
Secondary Buyout 8 (14%) - 8 (9%) -
Divestiture 2 (3%) - 5 (5%) -
Consolidation 2 (3%) - 3 (3%) -
Going Private 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Total 58 - 92 $192M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 16 (47%) 883M (16%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 9 (26%) 4.6B (84%)
Trade Sale 7 (21%) -
Stake Sale 2 (6%) -
Total 34 $5.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC
 3
Morgan Stanley
 1
Altium Capital Ltd.
 1
Legal Deals
Hengeler Mueller
 3
Bär & Karrer AG
 2
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $192M
TOTAL $192M
Largest Attero B.V.
$192M (2013-12-10)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $4.1B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.4B
< $100M 2 $84M
TOTAL $5.5B
Largest Omega Pharma NV
$4.1B (2014-11-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
8 (9%)
Strategic(s)
7%
6 (7%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
17 (50%)
Strategic(s)
44%
15 (44%)

Investor Summary

Size

Large

PE Assets

4.0B EUR

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Rob Thielen

Founder & Chairman

Frank Vlayen

Group Managing Partner

Carsten Rahlfs

Managing Partner

Cedric Van Cauwenberghe

Managing Partner

Hans Scheepers

Managing Partner

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