Tracked deals
22
22 tracked deals across 2019-2025.
Private Equity Firm
Financial Services
Gilde Equity Management
Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands
Independent private equity firm investing in Benelux-rooted businesses with international aspirations, including business succession, privatization and management buyouts.
- Focus Areas
- Private equity, Mid-market buyouts, Management buyouts
- Website
- gembenelux.com
Recent pace
0
0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
11 buyout · 7 growth capital · 3 addon
Gilde Equity Management Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 7 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 22 tracked deals for Gilde Equity Management.
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June 4, 2025
- Buyer
- Gilde Equity Management
- Target
- BOERplay
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- North Brabant, Netherlands
- Type
- Buyout
Gilde Equity Management has partnered with BOERplay, a Dutch designer and manufacturer of playgrounds and outdoor spaces, to accelerate the company's international growth. The investment will support BOERplay's expansion beyond the Benelux and Germany while leveraging its reputation for sustainable, inclusive playground design.
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September 24, 2024
- Buyer
- Gilde Equity Management, EQT Mid Market Europe fund
- Target
- Dunlop Protective Footwear
- Seller
- EQT Mid Market Europe fund, EQT
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Netherlands
- Type
- Buyout
EQT Mid Market Europe has agreed to sell its majority stake in Dunlop Protective Footwear to Gilde Equity Management. Dunlop, headquartered in Raalte, the Netherlands, is a global manufacturer of high-performance safety boots/wellington boots sold mainly via distributors to professional customers.
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- Buyer
- Gilde Equity Management
- Target
- KTP Kunststoff Palettentechnik GmbH
- Seller
- VR Equitypartner, Wagner Holding
- Industry
- Packaging
- Location
- Saarland, Germany
- Type
- Addon
Benelux private equity firm Gilde Equity Management will become majority shareholder of the newly merged conTeyor–KTP group after conTeyor Group (Belgium) and Germany-based KTP Kunststoff Palettentechnik agreed to merge. The combination creates a leading reusable packaging and storage solutions provider (annual sales ~€200m), with KTP shareholders VR Equitypartner and Wagner Holding retaining a significant minority stake.
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March 21, 2023
- Buyer
- Gilde Equity Management
- Target
- Priogen
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- North Holland, Netherlands
- Type
- Growth capital
Gilde Equity Management has taken a growth investment in Priogen, an Amsterdam-based energy trading company and asset manager focused on renewable energy and advanced forecasting. The partnership aims to support Priogen's next phase of growth and expansion across pan‑European energy markets by leveraging Priogen's proprietary algorithms and market expertise.
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February 10, 2022
- Buyer
- Gilde Buy Out Partners, Founders and management of MBK Fincom (reinvesting)
- Target
- MBK Fincom (ProduceShop)
- Seller
- Ardian
- Industry
- E-Commerce
- Location
- Ticino, Switzerland
- Type
- Buyout
Funds advised by Gilde Buy Out Partners have completed an investment in MBK Fincom (ProduceShop), with the company’s founders and management reinvesting alongside Gilde. Ardian has exited its minority stake; financial terms were not disclosed. Gilde said the investment will support MBK’s continued pan‑European growth and product‑brand expansion.
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- Buyer
- Gilde Equity Management
- Target
- Excluton
- Seller
- Excluton's shareholders and management
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Gelderland, Netherlands
- Type
- Growth capital
Gilde Equity Management has become a new shareholder in Excluton, the Dutch manufacturer of garden tiles and landscaping elements, to fund product innovation and pursue an international growth strategy. Hemingway Corporate Finance acted as exclusive sell-side advisor; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to antitrust approval.
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January 11, 2022
- Buyer
- Gilde Buy Out Partners, Exponent Private Equity
- Target
- albelli, Photobox
- Industry
- E-Commerce
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
albelli (owned by Gilde Buy Out Partners) and Photobox (owned by Exponent Private Equity) have merged to form a combined online European photo products and gifting business serving over 7 million customers. The combined group brings together c. 1,150 employees across multiple European countries and will retain existing consumer brands while pursuing scale, streamlined supply chains and accelerated product and mobile app initiatives.
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- Buyer
- Gilde Buy Out Partners, Solidus BidCo S.p.A., Solidus HoldCo S.p.A., Bravi Consulting, Umberto Pardi
- Target
- TAS S.p.A., OWL S.p.A., GUM International S.r.l., 2BP S.r.l.
- Seller
- GUM Consulting S.p.A., Bravi Consulting, Mr. Fabio Bravi, Mr. Matteo Bravi, CLP S.r.l.
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- Lombardy, Italy
- Type
- Buyout
Gilde Buy Out Partners, through newly formed Solidus BidCo S.p.A. (and Solidus HoldCo S.p.A.), has entered into agreements to acquire GUM International S.r.l. and a stake in 2BP S.r.l., which together control OWL S.p.A., the controlling shareholder of TAS S.p.A. Upon closing, BidCo will launch a mandatory tender offer at EUR 2.20 per TAS share (implying a TAS interest value of ~EUR 134.5m) with the aim of delisting TAS and supporting accelerated growth and international expansion; management (Bravi Consulting and Umberto Pardi) will reinvest and participate in the HoldCo.
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- Buyer
- Gilde Equity Management
- Target
- Bruynzeel Storage Systems
- Seller
- Altor Equity Partners
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Limburg, Netherlands
- Type
- Buyout
Gilde Equity Management has become the majority shareholder of Bruynzeel Storage Systems in a transaction for an undisclosed consideration, subject to antitrust approval. Bruynzeel, headquartered in Panningen, the Netherlands, generated about €60 million in revenue last year and has more than 200 employees; Gilde will support the company’s international growth strategy to expand revenue beyond €100 million by 2026.
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July 15, 2021
- Buyer
- Gilde Equity Management, VHZ Groep management
- Target
- VHZ Groep
- Seller
- Ramphastos Investments, a private shareholder
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Overijssel, Netherlands
- Type
- Buyout
Gilde Equity Management has acquired VHZ Groep in partnership with the company’s management team. The transaction transfers ownership from Ramphastos Investments and a private shareholder to Gilde and VHZ management and aims to support VHZ’s continued growth in uPVC windows and doors manufacturing and installation across the Netherlands.
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April 23, 2021
- Buyer
- Gilde Buy Out Partners
- Target
- EDCO Group
- Seller
- Adriaanse family
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- North Brabant, Netherlands
- Type
- Growth capital
Gilde Buy Out Partners will become a shareholder in EDCO Group as part of a transaction to support EDCO's next phase of growth; the Adriaanse family will retain a significant interest and continue to run the business. EDCO, a Netherlands-based distributor of non-food FMCG products headquartered in Eindhoven with over 500 employees, will use the partnership to accelerate its growth and pursue further European consolidation.
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February 16, 2021
- Buyer
- Muon, Gilde Buy Out Partners
- Target
- LouwersHanique
- Seller
- Shareholders of LouwersHanique
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- North Brabant, Netherlands
- Type
- Addon
Dutch micro-precision solutions provider Muon, backed by Gilde Buy Out Partners, has completed the acquisition of LouwersHanique, a manufacturer of high-precision technical glass and advanced ceramic components. The deal expands Muon's capabilities in technical glass and ceramics to better serve semiconductor and medical end-markets and is expected to lift the combined group's revenues to well over EUR 110 million.
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