Waterland Private Equity Partners with pgb-Group to Accelerate European Expansion
March 11, 2025
Waterland Private Equity has partnered with family-owned pgb-Group, the Belgian market leader in fastening materials, to support pgb's international growth and consolidation across Europe. The transaction gives Waterland joint control and will fund further automation, capacity expansion and acquisitions as pgb pursues a strategy to become a European market leader; pgb is headquartered in Melle, Belgium and generates over €80 million in revenue.
- Buyers
- Waterland Private Equity
- Targets
- pgb-Group
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- East Flanders, Belgium
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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