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Investment firm Waterland takes majority stake in bike leasing platform Hellorider

Investment company Waterland has taken a majority stake in fast-growing bicycle leasing platform Hellorider. Kruitbosch and the management team will…

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X²O welcomes Waterland to join forces with Vendis Capital and Jan Ollevier in supporting continued growth

Waterland, a leading pan-European investor, has taken a majority share in X²O, the leading omni-channel retailer of visible bathroom equipment…

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Change of ownership Keylane

Pollen Street has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in Keylane Group B.V. (Keylane) from Waterland Private Equity. This…

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Waterland Private Equity and Lebara Group announce strategic partnership

Waterland Private Equity is pleased to announce the acquisition of Lebara Group B.V. ("Lebara"), a leading Mobile Virtual Network Operator…

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Waterland Private Equity investit dans Alphitanpour consolider sa présence en France et en Europe

Afin de poursuivre et d’accélérer son développement, Alphitan annonce la signature d’un partenariat avec le fonds d’investissement Waterland, qui devient…

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Beyond Law Group forms strategic partnership with Waterland Private Equity to further disrupt UK legal market

The partnership between Beyond Law Group and Waterland Private Equity will support the Group’s strategic growth ambitions, which will be…

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So Mochi Joins Onoré Group and Enhances its High-End Specialty Food Offering

Onoré, an international group with over €200 million sales, announces the acquisition of French mochi specialist So Mochi, whose products…

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Waterland Private Equity announces partnership with Black & White Engineering, an award-winning global MEP design consultancy

Waterland Private Equity is today announcing its investment into Black & White Engineering, an award-winning mechanical, electrical and public health…

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New IT platform joins Waterland Portfolio | Growth partnership in the IT network and cybersecurity market: Waterland becomes dacoso majority shareholder

As digitization continues, the ICT networks and cyber security markets will continue their rapid global growth in the coming years.…

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Pierwszy raport dotyczący odpowiedzialnego inwestowania: Waterland zwiększa zwoje zaangażowanie w odpowiedzialne inwestowanie

90% spółek portfelowych monitoruje i raportuje kompleksowy zestaw wskaźników środowiskowych, społecznych i ładu korporacyjnego (ESG), jednocześnie zwiększając nacisk na zarządzanie…

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Moore DRV strengthens growth ambitions with Waterland as investment partner

Following its investments in Moore Belgium in 2020, Moore Kingston Smith (UK) and Moore Ireland in 2023, Waterland is pleased…

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LifeFit Group on track for growth with new investor Waterland

Blitz 24-73 GmbH (under change of name to Light AcquiCo GmbH), („AcquiCo“), an entity indirectly held by investment funds advised…

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Creative group ‘Further’ formed as three award winning agencies merge, backed by Waterland Private Equity

A new creative group, Further, is launching today, following the merger of three companies. Branding agency, DesignStudio, motion design studio,…

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Bellew Electrical secures Waterland backing for ambitious growth strategy

Bellew Electrical (“Bellew’s” or “the company”), a leading electrical wholesaler, has secured significant new investment from Waterland Ireland (“Waterland”), which…

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NFP Group and Waterland Join Forces for Further Growth and Innovation

NFP Group, the market leader in secondary employment benefits, today announces a strategic partnership with investment firm Waterland.

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Waterland Private Equity acquires a stake in Sofyne Active Technology to create an independent leader in digital transformation for the industry

Sofyne Active Technology announces the signing of a capital partnership with the pan-European investment fund Waterland Private Equity in order…

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Continued growth for leading IT and software group: Conwiss Consulting now part of new GOD/MT Group

Individual software service provider GOD acquired Berlin-based Conwiss Consulting GmbH at the beginning of the year. The future IT and…

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Waterland invests in Cumbria Waste Group

Waterland has acquired a majority stake in Cumbria Waste Group (“CWG”), the largest provider of waste disposal and recycling services in Cumbria, serving over…

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Boncolac Group becomes Onoré: leader in frozen Specialty Food

Boncolac, a leading player in frozen pastries and snacking products founded in 1955, has become Onoré, an international group with…

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Waterland sells corporate fitness service provider Exercite to Epassi

Epassi Group, a market leader for digital employee benefit payments in the Nordics, UK and Italy, today announced the strategic…

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Waterland sells majority stake in Netrics

Waterland Private Equity is selling its majority stake in Netrics, Switzerland’s leading modern workplace and cloud service provider, to Bregal…

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Following successful refinancing and three strategic acquisitions: Carton Group builds multinational group focused on sustainable packaging solutions

Carton Group, a leading supplier of packaging solutions and a portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity, has completed a successful…

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Farner International pushes ahead into UK market: Lansons joins Team Farner

Team Farner enters one of the most important communication markets in Europe. Reputation management firm Lansons joins the rapidly growing…

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MEDIAN expands: Spanish clinic operator Hestia Alliance to join the European market leader for post-acute medicine and mental health

MEDIAN is joining forces with Hestia Alliance, one of Spain’s largest healthcare companies to continue its growth as Europe’s fastest-growing…

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A new top-class IT service provider is born: Waterland portfolio companies MT and GOD join forces

Under the aegis of investment company Waterland, which already supports both companies as a growth partner, MT and GOD are…

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Montronic and Waterland enter into a growth partnership

Waterland announces its investment in Montronic to build jointly Spain’s leading electronic manufacturing services (EMS) group by means of a…

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Waterland-backed accountancy firm, Cooper Parry, acquires Haines Watts London

Cooper Parry - the fast growing accountancy firm - announced the acquisition of Haines Watts London and its associated audit…

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Waterland inwestuje w CodiLime – polskiego lidera rozwiązań IT dla sektora sieciowego

CodiLime to spółka technologiczna świadcząca wyspecjalizowane usługi produkcji oprogramowania oraz inżynierii sieci (SDN, NFV, network softwarization) dla sektora telekomunikacyjnego i…

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German packaging specialist Carton Group acquires Europoligrafico and starts Expansion in Europe

Carton Group, a leading group in the packaging industry and portfolio company of the private equity firm Waterland, has signed…

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Moore Kingston Smith LLP pioneers innovative professional services transaction with completion of Private Equity funding as an LLP

Moore Kingston Smith LLP, the leading London firm of top 10 accounting network Moore UK, has become the first major…

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Bontouch join forces with Shape and Waterland to revolutionize the digital product agency landscape

Waterland is partnering with the premier digital product agencies in the Nordics—Bontouch in Sweden and Shape in Denmark—to build the…

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Daems Giovanni announces external investment

Daems Giovanni, an innovative producer in the luxury jewellery and watch industry, today announces an external investment from European private…

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IT provider netgo group headed for growth: Waterland portfolio company secures three acquisitions in less than one month

The netgo group, one of Germany's leading IT service providers, is pursuing an ambitious buy-and-build strategy in collaboration with majority…

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Waterland and Shape enter partnership and focus on international expansion 

Waterland acquires a majority stake in Shape, Denmark's largest independent developer of native apps for Apple and Google operating systems.

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Waterland portfolio company mrge expands North American footprint

Leading international commerce advertising platform mrge has expanded its product and customer portfolio by acquiring Canadian performance advertising platform SourceKnowledge.

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LionsHome acquires Franke Media and takes another step towards becoming a leading European Digital Publishing Group

Together with its majority shareholder Waterland Private Equity, LionsHome is actively working on the development of a European Digital Publishing…

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Expansion of market leadership in the Netherlands: Waterland portfolio company Exercite acquires High Five Fitness Network

The Exercite Group for corporate health offerings, known in Germany as Hansefit, is strengthening its network business in the Netherlands:…

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Waterland reaches no 1 in Europe and no 4 worldwide

We are proud to share that Waterland has been placed 1st in the Large Buyout Performers across funds with focus…

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Waterland announces closing of two new funds with €4.0 billion in capital raised in four months

Waterland Private Equity Investments (“Waterland”) is pleased to announce the closing of its ninth institutional flagship fund, Waterland Private Equity…

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Waterland Private Equity’s UK team invests in marketing agency network Markettiers4DC

Waterland Private Equity (“Waterland”) today announced its majority investment in Markettiers4DC (“M4DC”), a London-headquartered network of tech-enabled, data-driven, broadcast activated,…

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Interalu attracts growth capital from Waterland

Interalu, based in Wilrijk (Antwerp), has over the past 50 years gained a leading position in the market for climate…

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Janssen joins forces with logistics divisions of VCK

The combination of Janssen, VCK Logistics Supply Chain Solutions and VCK Logistics Air- and Ocean Freight creates a leading logistics…

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Sentia Denmark continues independent operations following divestment of its businesses in Belgium, Bulgaria and the Netherlands

Today it was announced that Accenture intends to acquire Sentia’s businesses in Belgium, Bulgaria and the Netherlands. Sentia’s Danish business…

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First acquisition for Waterland investment LionsHome: Fashiola strengthens leading commerce content platform

LionsHome, operator of one of Europe’s leading product comparison platforms in the home & living vertical, realizes its first growth…

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Waterland announces that Cedric Van Cauwenberghe will succeed Frank Vlayen as new Group Managing Partner of the firm as of May 2023

Waterland announces that Cedric Van Cauwenberghe will succeed Frank Vlayen as new Group Managing Partner of the firm as of…

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Maxicom IT Distribution and Aliter Networks are joining forces and will continue as “Circular IT Group”

Maxicom IT Distribution and Aliter Networks are joining forces and will continue as "Circular IT Group" (www.circularITgroup.com). The group offers…

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Childcare organisation Partou in socially-responsible Dutch ownership

Partou, the largest provider of high-quality childcare in the Netherlands, has chosen a Dutch socially-responsible investment fund as its new…

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Buy & build in the commerce content sector: Waterland establishes growth partnership with LionsHome

Investment group Waterland Private Equity (“Waterland”) partners with LionsHome GmbH. The company operates one of Europe’s leading product comparison platforms…

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Farner Consulting and Waterland enter growth partnership

Together with Waterland Private Equity, Farner Consulting intends to continue its 70-year success story as the Swiss market leader in…

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Leading logistics group Duvenbeck and Waterland Private Equity establish growth partnership

Investment group Waterland Private Equity (“Waterland”) has acquired a majority share in the Duvenbeck Group. With about 6,000 employees and…

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New growth alliance in the sleep segment: Waterland acquires RUF|Betten and BRUNO from NORD Holding

Investment group Waterland Private Equity (“Waterland”) has acquired RUF|Betten and BRUNO. The company is among the leading suppliers of premium…

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Waterland Invests in Leading Healthcare Facilities Provider Bano Group

Waterland Private Equity (”Waterland”) has agreed to invest in the growth of Bano Group (“Bano”), a leading international supplier of…

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