Rivean Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Rivean Capital has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 2 others.

Rivean Capital’s most common sectors for investment arefood (15%) and manufacturing (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (39%) and secondary buyout (28%). In total, Rivean Capital has invested in 1 US state and 12 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2015 when it acquired TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas for $761M.

In the last 3 years, Rivean Capital has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (52%). Rivean Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2022 when it sold Muon B.V. for $789M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity111
    • M&A Buy Activity70
    • M&A Sell Activity41
  • Total Sectors Invested 26
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 32
  • M&A Advisors 13

Rivean Capital

Herculesplein 104,
Utrecht, 3584 AA
Netherlands
+31 882202600
www.riveancapital.com
ir@riveancapital.com

Gilde Buy Out Partners (GBO) is unit of Gilde Investment Management, a Dutch private equity group. Gilde Buy Out Partners (GBO) targets investments in larger businesses valued from €75 and €600 million with at least €8 million in cash flow. Broad sectors of interest include services, consumer goods, manufacturing, and industrial products. GBO looks for investments across Western Europe, with an emphasis on opportunities in Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Gilde was formed in 1982 and has offices in Utrecht, Paris, Brussels, and Zurich.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Beverages, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Engineering, Financial Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Leisure, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Packaging, Plastics, Retail, Software, Technology Hardware

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - 200
Enterprise Value 100 500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 64 2 3 1 - - 70
vol $2.2B $2.2B
Sell (0.6/yr) # 38 2 1 - - - 41
vol $1.1B $384M $789M $2.3B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Green Mobility Holding GMBH 2023-05-26 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Munich, Germany · www.greenmobility.technology
Muon B.V. 2022-09-13 789M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Eerbeek, Netherlands · www.muongroup.com
Trustteam NV 2022-06-22 - Stake Purchase
Kortrijk, Belgium · www.trustteam.be
2Connect BV 2022-05-19 - Secondary Buyout
Waalwijk, Netherlands · www.2-connect.com
MBK Fincom Sa 2022-02-11 - Stake Purchase
Paradiso, Switzerland · www.produceshop.co.uk
TAS S.p.A. 2021-10-21 - Going Private
Rome, Italy · www.tasgroup.eu
Pro Gamers Group 2021-06-29 - Secondary Buyout
Berlin, Germany · www.progamersgroup.com
EDCO Eindhoven B.V. 2021-04-23 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Eindhoven, Netherlands · www.edco.nl
Vivera 2021-04-19 384M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Holten, Netherlands · www.vivera.com
TonerPartner Group 2020-12-21 - Secondary Buyout
Gevelsberg, Germany · www.tonerpartner.de
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
albelli-Photobox Group 2017-07-26 PhotoBox Ltd. 2022-11-01 2
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.albelli.nl London, United Kingdom · www.photobox.co.uk
TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas 2015-07-20 TenCate Geosynthetics Holding bv 2021-04-07 2
Union City, Georgia · www.tencate.com Hengelo, Netherlands · www.tencategeo.com
TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas 2015-07-20 TenCate Advanced Armour Holding B.V. 2020-11-01 1
Union City, Georgia · www.tencate.com Nijverdal, Netherlands · www.tencateadvancedarmour.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food - - 10 (14%) 46M (2%)
Manufacturing 5 (23%) - 10 (14%) -
Business Services 1 (5%) - 8 (11%) -
Distribution 1 (5%) - 5 (7%) 314M (14%)
Technology Hardware 2 (9%) - 3 (4%) 174M (8%)
Consumer Products 2 (9%) - 3 (4%) -
Information Technology 3 (14%) - 3 (4%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (5%) 761M (86%) 2 (3%) 761M (34%)
Safety/Security - - 2 (3%) 317M (14%)
Software 2 (9%) 127M (14%) 2 (3%) 127M (6%)
Chemicals - - 2 (3%) 54M (2%)
E-Commerce 2 (9%) - 2 (3%) -
Life Science 2 (9%) - 2 (3%) -
Machinery - - 2 (3%) -
Retail - - 2 (3%) -
Staffing - - 2 (3%) -
Medical Products - - 1 (1%) 425M (19%)
Agriculture - - 1 (1%) -
Automotive - - 1 (1%) -
Building Materials - - 1 (1%) -
Consumer Services 1 (5%) - 1 (1%) -
Education - - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Engineering - - 1 (1%) -
Environmental - - 1 (1%) -
Leisure - - 1 (1%) -
Total 22 $888M 70 $2.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Netherlands 11 (50%) 127M (14%) 36 (51%) 661M (30%)
Germany 4 (18%) - 14 (20%) 54M (2%)
Belgium 3 (14%) - 6 (9%) -
Switzerland 1 (5%) - 5 (7%) -
United Kingdom 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) 317M (14%)
United States 1 (5%) 761M (86%) 1 (1%) 761M (34%)
  Georgia 1 (5%) 761M (86%) 1 (1%) 761M (34%)
Italy 1 (5%) - 1 (1%) -
France - - 1 (1%) 425M (19%)
Spain - - 1 (1%) -
Austria - - 1 (1%) -
Denmark - - 1 (1%) -
Sweden - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 11 (50%) 127M (14%) 36 (51%) 661M (30%)
Cross-border 11 (50%) 761M (86%) 34 (49%) 1.6B (70%)
Total 22 $888M 70 $2.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 7 (32%) - 27 (39%) 425M (19%)
Secondary Buyout 6 (27%) - 19 (27%) -
Divestiture 2 (9%) 127M (14%) 10 (14%) 545M (25%)
Going Private 2 (9%) 761M (86%) 6 (9%) 1.2B (56%)
Stake Purchase 2 (9%) - 4 (6%) -
Growth Capital 3 (14%) - 3 (4%) -
Recapitalization - - 1 (1%) -
Total 22 $888M 70 $2.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 23 (56%) 531M (23%)
Trade Sale 10 (24%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (10%) 1.7B (77%)
Unknown 2 (5%) -
Merger 1 (2%) -
Recapitalization 1 (2%) -
Total 41 $2.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Fortaleza Capital B.V.
 2
Mediobanca S.p.A.
 1
Stamford Partners LLP
 1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 4
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
 1
Clifford Chance
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $2.1B
< $100M 2 $100M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest TenCate Protective Fabrics Americas
$761M (2015-07-20)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 6 $2.3B
TOTAL $2.3B
Largest Muon B.V.
$789M (2022-09-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
30%
21 (30%)
Strategic(s)
11%
8 (11%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
51%
21 (51%)
Strategic(s)
29%
12 (29%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

3.0B EUR

Established

1982

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Ralph Wyss

Partner & Chairman

Matthias Wilcken

Managing Director

Koos Teule

Partner & CFO

Gianluigi Manna

Partner & Director

Tom Muizers

Partner & Director

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