Benelux market leader
6 add-on acquisitions
€ 100 million sales growth
Strategy
- Partnership with management to complete implemented growth strategy
- Implement buy-and-build strategy in North Western Europe to realise regional market leadership in an end market that is still fragmented
- Within one month of the takeover, the first acquisition was completed. In total, 6 add-on acquisitions have been realised to date. This includes brands such as La Tulipe and Canei, companies in Switzerland and the United Kingdom and business-to-consumer (B2C) platforms
- Focus on utilising commercial and operational economies of scale
- After strong growth in 2015, the e-commerce activities were sold to a Dutch investor
Investment date
2007 - 2017
Deal type
Management Buy Out
Theme
Buy-and-build
Sales
€ 210 million
Employees
265
