Tracked deals
28
28 tracked deals across 2023-2026.
Private Equity Firm
Financial Services
Waterland Private Equity
Bussum, North Holland, Netherlands
Waterland is an independent private equity investment group that supports entrepreneurs in realizing growth ambitions, enabling portfolio companies to achieve accelerated growth both organically and through acquisitions. Since 1999, it has invested in more than 1,100 companies and manages more than €14 billion of investor commitments.
- Focus Areas
- Private equity investment, Buy-and-build, Growth investing
- Website
- waterlandpe.com
Recent pace
3
3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
16 buyout · 7 growth capital · 4 addon
Waterland Private Equity Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 4 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
Showing the 12 most recent of 28 tracked deals for Waterland Private Equity.
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- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- BODE
- Seller
- Schaltbau Group, Carlyle
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Germany
- Type
- Buyout
Waterland Private Equity has entered into a strategic partnership to acquire BODE, a global provider of door and access systems for public transport, from Schaltbau Group. BODE’s senior management will invest in the company alongside Waterland, and the deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals. The parties did not disclose financial details.
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- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- Palletways
- Industry
- Logistics & Distribution
- Location
- Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
Waterland Private Equity has entered a strategic partnership and acquired a majority stake in Palletways, Europe’s palletised freight distribution network. The investment is intended to accelerate Palletways’ European expansion and operational excellence, including further investment in technology, infrastructure, and customer experience.
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March 2, 2026
- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- Cooper Turner Beck (CTB)
- Seller
- The Watermill Group
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Buyout
The Watermill Group completed the sale of Cooper Turner Beck (CTB) to Waterland Private Equity. CTB is a global provider of safety-critical fastening solutions for energy, power generation, construction, and other demanding markets.
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August 28, 2025
- Buyer
- Waterland, MML Ireland
- Target
- Cruinn Diagnostics
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Ireland
- Type
- Buyout
Waterland and MML Ireland have agreed terms to acquire Cruinn Diagnostics, a Dublin-headquartered provider of laboratory diagnostic equipment, reagents, consumables, and calibration services to the Irish market. The investment is intended to accelerate growth, including launching next-generation healthcare diagnostics, with management reinvesting to retain a significant minority stake.
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- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- Chemservice
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Type
- Growth capital
European private equity firm Waterland has entered a strategic minority investment partnership with Chemservice, a regulatory compliance and regulatory affairs consultancy serving the chemical industry. The founders will retain a significant minority stake and remain in management as Waterland supports Chemservice’s organic expansion and targeted M&A to accelerate international growth and broaden its service offering.
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April 29, 2025
- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- TG Group
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- East Flanders, Belgium
- Type
- Growth capital
Waterland Private Equity has acquired a minority stake in TG Group, a Belgian designer and manufacturer of packaging machinery based in Verrebroek. The investment will provide growth capital to expand production capacity, accelerate digitalization and process automation, and support strategic bolt-on acquisitions while TG Group’s management remains in place.
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March 12, 2025
- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- Auren
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- Spain
- Type
- Growth capital
European private equity firm Waterland Private Equity has acquired a significant stake in Auren, a leading Spanish professional services firm specializing in audit, legal advisory, consulting, and corporate finance. The investment will support Auren’s international expansion, technology investment, and buy-and-build strategy while preserving the firm’s partners-led management; the deal remains subject to approval by the Spanish CNMC.
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March 12, 2025
- Buyer
- LifeFit Group, Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V.
- Target
- FIT/One Group
- Seller
- Private equity funds advised by Waterland, Joint venture partner (unnamed)
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Type
- Addon
LifeFit Group has agreed to acquire FIT/One Group, adding 45 studios (33 in Germany and 12 in Austria) and roughly 220,000 members to its portfolio. The deal — between two companies within Waterland's portfolio — is an add-on consolidation to strengthen LifeFit's position in the DACH region and support international expansion into Austria; completion is subject to regulatory approvals and financing.
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- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- pgb-Group
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- East Flanders, Belgium
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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February 11, 2025
- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- GoGift
- Seller
- Nordisk Film (Egmont)
- Industry
- Marketing & Advertising
- Location
- Denmark
- Type
- Buyout
Waterland Private Equity has entered a strategic partnership to acquire Copenhagen-based GoGift from Nordisk Film (part of Egmont). Waterland will support GoGift’s international acquisitive growth and continued rollout of its Global Gift Card and GoGift Engine while management led by founder Henrik Ravn remains in place.
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- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- WellNess Sport Club
- Seller
- Pechel (Pechel Industries Partenaires), Founders of WellNess Sport Club
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Type
- Buyout
Waterland Private Equity has acquired a stake (reported as a majority) in WellNess Sport Club to accelerate the premium fitness chain’s expansion across France, Switzerland and ultimately Europe. The transaction involved a sale by the founders and the Pechel fund and will fund club roll-out, enhanced facilities and broader geographic growth.
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January 17, 2025
- Buyer
- Waterland Private Equity
- Target
- INCOSA
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Community of Madrid, Spain
- Type
- Buyout
Waterland Private Equity has agreed to acquire a majority stake in INCOSA, a Spain-based engineering consulting firm, in a deal that will see INCOSA's existing shareholders and management retain a significant stake. The investment will support INCOSA's service expansion, capability enhancement and footprint growth across energy, infrastructure, building and environmental management markets.
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