Waterland Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Waterland Private Equity has acquired 19 companies. It has also invested in 7 others.

Waterland Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (12%) and consumer services (9%) . 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 10 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 13 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (52%). 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 Activity141
    • M&A Buy Activity100
    • M&A Sell Activity41
  • Total Sectors Invested 33
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 28
  • M&A Advisors 15

Waterland Private Equity

Brediusweg 31,
Bussum, 1401 AB
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 ≤ '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 T
Buy (7.0/yr) # 65 9 8 7 8 3 100
vol $192M $192M
Sell (3.4/yr) # 24 4 6 1 5 1 41
vol $5.5B $227M $5.7B
  141

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Cooper Parry Group Ltd. 2022-07-04 - Growth Capital
Castle Donington, United Kingdom · www.cooperparry.com
Inashco B.V. 2022-06-22 - Secondary Buyout
Rotterdam, Netherlands · www.bluephoenix-group.com
RUF Betten GmbH 2022-01-10 - Secondary Buyout
Rastatt, Germany · www.ruf-betten.de
Nowocoat Industrial A/S 2022-01-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Kolding, Denmark · www.nowocoat.dk
Cawood Scientific Ltd. 2021-11-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Bracknell, United Kingdom · www.cawood.co.uk
Horn & Company GmbH 2021-10-12 - Growth Capital
Düsseldorf, Germany · www.horn-company.de
Atos Clinic Munich GmbH & Co. KG 2021-09-01 - Secondary Buyout
Heidelberg, Germany · www.atos.de
Serrala Group GmbH 2021-08-26 - Secondary Buyout
Hamburg, Germany · www.serrala.com
Writech Industrial Services Ltd. 2021-08-24 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Mullingar, Ireland · www.writechltd.com
Napoleon Games NV 2021-07-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Haaltert, Belgium · www.napoleongames.be
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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

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 8 (14%) - 12 (12%) -
Consumer Services 6 (10%) - 9 (9%) -
Software 7 (12%) - 8 (8%) -
Business Services 5 (8%) - 7 (7%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (2%) - 7 (7%) -
Leisure 1 (2%) - 5 (5%) -
Environmental 3 (5%) - 4 (4%) 192M (100%)
Life Science 1 (2%) - 4 (4%) -
Marketing 2 (3%) - 4 (4%) -
Medical Products 1 (2%) - 4 (4%) -
Gaming 1 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Internet Software and Services 3 (5%) - 3 (3%) -
Renewable Energy 1 (2%) - 3 (3%) -
Consumer Products 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Food 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Insurance 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Media 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Publishing 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Transportation 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Beverages - - 1 (1%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (1%) -
Chemicals 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Construction 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Distribution - - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Financial Services 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Marine 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Packaging 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Restaurants 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Safety/Security 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Semiconductors 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 59 - 100 $192M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Netherlands 15 (25%) - 30 (30%) 192M (100%)
Germany 18 (31%) - 29 (29%) -
Belgium 10 (17%) - 21 (21%) -
United Kingdom 5 (8%) - 6 (6%) -
Denmark 4 (7%) - 4 (4%) -
Switzerland 2 (3%) - 4 (4%) -
Ireland 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Poland 2 (3%) - 2 (2%) -
Norway 1 (2%) - 1 (1%) -
United States - - 1 (1%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 15 (25%) - 30 (30%) 192M (100%)
Cross-border 44 (75%) - 70 (70%) -
Total 59 - 100 $192M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 20 (34%) - 42 (42%) 192M (100%)
Growth Capital 22 (37%) - 29 (29%) -
Stake Purchase 5 (8%) - 10 (10%) -
Secondary Buyout 8 (14%) - 9 (9%) -
Divestiture 1 (2%) - 5 (5%) -
Consolidation 2 (3%) - 3 (3%) -
Going Private 1 (2%) - 2 (2%) -
Total 59 - 100 $192M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 21 (51%) 1.1B (19%)
Trade Sale 10 (24%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 9 (22%) 4.6B (81%)
Stake Sale 1 (2%) -
Total 41 $5.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC
 3
Jamieson Corporate Finance LLP
 1
Deloitte
 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 4 $1.6B
< $100M 2 $84M
TOTAL $5.7B
Largest Omega Pharma NV
$4.1B (2014-11-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
9%
9 (9%)
Strategic(s)
6%
6 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
51%
21 (51%)
Strategic(s)
44%
18 (44%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

4.0B EUR

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Rob Thielen

Founder & Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Lex Douze

CIO & Partner

Frank Vlayen

Group Managing Partner

Wouter van Linden

Head of HR

Marc Lutgen

Head of Investor Relations

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