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BENELUX HEAT CHART BY SECTOR
Industrials & Chemicals
46 23%
Business Services
41
21%
TMT
37 19% 25 13% 18 9% 13 7% 9 5% 6 3%
Consumer
The quarter’s biggest deal in the Benelux was the 100% sale of Sylphar N.V., a Belgium based omni-channel player in the consumer healthcare & cosmetics sector that has a portfolio of strategic niche brands (Remescar, iWhite, nutravita and Alpha Foods). The company was sold for USD 338m to Swedish buyer Karo Pharma AB. The second biggest deal was in Business Services and involved the sale of Intrasoft International SA, a leading European IT solutions and services group from Luxembourg, which was sold to NetCompany A/S from Denmark. The total deal value was USD 272m. Finally, the third biggest deal was the 100% sale of the rugs, residential polypropylene and non-woven businesses of Belgian-based company Balta Industries NV to British- based Victoria plc. The business units were sold for USD 254m.
Pharma, Medical & Biotech
Financial Services
Energy, Mining & Utilities
Leisure
Real Estate
2
1%
TOTAL
197
BENELUX MID-MARKET VOLUMES BY SECTOR
LOOKING AHEAD
2020
2021
The Benelux BDO Heat Chart shows that there are currently 197 deals planned or in progress. Most of the transaction pipeline is in Industrials & Chemicals (46 deals), which would represent 23% of total activity, followed by Business Services (41 deals, 21%) and TMT (37, 19%).
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