Écart Invest Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Écart Invest’s most common sectors for investment arepackaging (14%) and distribution (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (66%) and growth capital (21%). In total, Écart Invest has invested in 2 US states and 2 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (34%). Écart Invest’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2005 when it sold Balance Ervaring Op Projectbasis B.V. for $25M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity47
    • M&A Buy Activity29
    • M&A Sell Activity18
  • Total Sectors Invested 16
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 1

Écart Invest

Alexanderstraat 23,
Den Haag, 2514 JM
Netherlands
070 – 3554788
www.ecart.nl
info@ecart.nl

Écart Invest is a private investment firm focused on lower middle-market buyout, growth, and venture investments of Dutch companies. Sectors of interest include human resources, IT, and packaging. The Firm looks to invest €2 to €8 million per transaction and will also consider subordinated debt financing. Écart does not invest in turnarounds, real estate, or hotel/catering businesses. Écart Invest was established in 1993 and is headquartered in Den Haag, The Netherlands.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Business Services, Consumer Products, Distribution, Education, Energy Services and Equipment, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Media, Packaging, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Staffing, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 2 8
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 29 - - - - - 29
Sell (0.2/yr) # 17 1 - - - - 18
vol $25M $25M
  47

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Lytho Inc. 2021-04-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Holly Springs, North Carolina · www.lytho.com
Doosopmaat.nl BV 2018-11-15 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Waddinxveen, Netherlands · www.doosopmaat.nl
Lytho Inc. 2018-09-01 - Growth Capital
Holly Springs, North Carolina · www.lytho.com
Vrijbuiter Gouda B.V. 2018-07-31 - Bankruptcy
Gouda, Netherlands · www.vrijbuiter.nl
PR Beheer Holding B.V. 2017-09-13 - Growth Capital
, Netherlands
Login Consultants Nederland B.V. 2016-07-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.loginconsultants.com
R&A Invest Group B.V. 2016-06-08 - Sold to Existing Investors
Mijnsheerenland, Netherlands · www.rm-nl.nl
Prevermo Groep B.V. 2016-01-01 - Growth Capital
Nijmegen, Netherlands · www.prevermo.nl
Minox B.V. 2014-12-30 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Veenendaal, Netherlands · www.minox.nl
BVA Auctions B.V. 2014-09-23 - Secondary Buyout
Amersfoort, Netherlands · www.bva-auctions.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Distribution - - 4 (14%) -
Packaging 3 (43%) - 4 (14%) -
Business Services - - 3 (10%) -
Information Technology - - 2 (7%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (7%) -
Retail - - 2 (7%) -
Software - - 2 (7%) -
Staffing 2 (29%) - 2 (7%) -
Education - - 1 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
Life Science - - 1 (3%) -
Machinery - - 1 (3%) -
Media - - 1 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (14%) - 1 (3%) -
Transportation - - 1 (3%) -
Total 7 - 29 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Netherlands 7 (100%) - 27 (93%) -
United States - - 2 (7%) -
  North Carolina - - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
Total 7 - 29 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (57%) - 19 (66%) -
Growth Capital 2 (29%) - 6 (21%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (14%) - 2 (7%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (3%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (3%) -
Total 7 - 29 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Sold to Management 6 (33%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (22%) 25M (100%)
Secondary Sale 3 (17%) -
Bankruptcy 2 (11%) -
Trade Sale 2 (11%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (6%) -
Total 18 $25M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Fortaleza Capital B.V.
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $25M
TOTAL $25M
Largest Balance Ervaring Op Projectbasis B.V.
$25M (2005-07-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
17%
3 (17%)
Strategic(s)
33%
6 (33%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

1993

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Leo Zijerveld

Founder

Rolf Metz

Director

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