How many portfolio companies does Waterland Private Equity have?

Waterland Private Equity has 1 active portfolio company tracked on GP Intel.

Where is Waterland Private Equity headquartered?

Waterland Private Equity is headquartered in Germany.

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Waterland Private Equity

Germany

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Key facts

Recent exits

No exits recorded yet.

Coverage notes

0 funds tracked, 1 portfolio companies (1 active · 0 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.

About Waterland Private Equity

Waterland Private Equity is a Dutch mid-market private equity firm with approximately €14 billion of assets under management as of December 2024 (now €18+ billion post-Fund IX and Waterland Partnership Fund I closes in 2026), headquartered in Bussum, Netherlands. The firm was founded in 1999 by Rob Thielen as a pan-European buy-and-build specialist and is licensed as an AIFM by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). Waterland remains a partner-owned independent firm with local teams across Benelux, DACH, UK, Nordics, France, Iberia and Poland.

Investment thesis

Waterland deploys capital through nine flagship buyout funds plus Waterland Partnership Fund I, totalling ten active vehicles, with strategic focus on aging populations and healthcare, digitalisation and outsourcing, leisure and wellness, sustainability and business services. The firm operates Europe's largest pure-play buy-and-build platform, with a consolidation playbook supporting the build-up of fragmented sectors through platform acquisitions followed by add-on M&A. Cumulative investment activity exceeds 1,300 transactions since 1999, with local-team coverage enabling proprietary sourcing across Western European mid-cap markets.

Recent activity

Recent realised exits include business services and patisserie (2026), financial services and collections (2026), industrials and fire safety (2026) and technology and cloud (2025). Recent acquisitions include Palletways (logistics, March 2026), TG-Packaging (packaging and industrials, April 2025) and Beyond Law Group (professional services, July 2024). Waterland continues to deploy capital across its Fund IX vintage and Waterland Partnership Fund I strategy. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €49/month.