On March 8th Anders Invest completed her tenth investment by acquiring a 50% stake in Mosman Stainless Steel in Haaksbergen (NL). The shares in this rapidly growing company were bought from the two directors and shareholders Rob Brinkert and Cees van Noort. Rob and Cees will continue to be associated with the company for the long term as directors.  

Mosman is active worldwide in the production and sales of heat exchangers for bulk solids. The heat exchangers are used in a wide range of production processes, in particular for the cooling and drying of plastic, sugar and fertilizers. The company designs and produces the heat exchangers themselves and developed a laser welding machine to weld the cooling plates, so-called pillow-plates. Mosman has a broad, international customer portfolio and counts large multinationals amongst its clientele. Hereby a link to the corporate video and the website of the company. In addition to the heat exchangers, Mosman has been a relevant regional player in the field of stainless steel metal processing since 1879. 

The company has achieved a solid market position over the past five years and sees sufficient opportunities to further expand this position. Due to the increasing attention for energy consumption of production processes and the desired high quality and consistency of the output, heat exchangers are being used in an increasing number of production processes. Anders Invest has a lot of admiration for the performances that are delivered and looks forward to the cooperation.

Graphite Capital supports Beck & Pollitzer’s acquisition of Clarkson Industrial Inc. Graphite Capital’s portfolio company Beck & Pollitzer has acquired Clarkson Industrial Inc, a major provider of installation services based in South Carolina. The combination of Beck & Pollitzer’s existing US operation and Clarkson creates a strong platform for further growth in the group’s machinery installation and relocation services throughout the North American market.

Bridgepoint, an international private equity firm, today announced that it has acquired Safety Technology Holdings (“STH”), the world’s leading supplier in the design and manufacture of safety test equipment, specialty fiber, custom engineered stress & strain solutions and software modelling, from Golden Gate Capital. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

3i Group plc (“3i”) today announces that it will invest in Royal Sanders, a leading European private label and contract manufacturing producer of personal care products with plants in the Netherlands (Vlijmen) and in the UK (Preston). 3i is investing alongside management to drive the company’s international growth strategy. The business is being purchased from Dutch private equity firm, Egeria.
Royal Sanders’ main product categories include shampoo, bath and shower gels, body lotions and hand wash and its key geographies are the Benelux, Germany and UK. The company sells its products through private label, contract manufacturing and own brands including Van Gils, Sanicur and Odorex.
The company has demonstrated a consistent and strong track record of profitable growth over the past 10 years with 13% sales CAGR, significantly outgrowing the market. It differentiates itself through its focus on quality, its longstanding relationships with key customers and its superior operational capabilities at its state-of-the-art facilities.
Pieter de Jong, Partner at 3i Benelux, commented: “Royal Sanders has enjoyed strong organic growth in recent years and is now ready to drive consolidation in a fragmented industry. We see multiple potential buy-and-build opportunities across geographies and are very excited to be working with the management team to support them in this next phase of growth.”

Bart Hullegie, CEO of Royal Sanders, added: “We are delighted to be partnering with 3i. It has extensive experience in buy-and-build in private label, for example through its investment in European soft drinks bottler Refresco, and in growing companies internationally through its network of valuable industry experts in the consumer sector.”

The transaction is subject to customary antitrust approvals.