Gilde Buyout Partners and
Stokvis Tape Group B.V.

Gilde Buyout Partners and Stokvis Tape Group B.V.

Gilde Buyout Partners and Stokvis Tape Group B.V.

Stokvis Tape Group B.V., based in the Netherlands, was a portfolio company of Gilde Buyout Partners, one of continental Europe’s most active private equity investors, with more than €2 billion of capital under management. Stokvis is a global leader in die-cut adhesive components for applications in a wide range of industries, operating twenty-six facilities strategically located throughout China, India, Eastern and Western Europe. Silvergrove’s CEO initiated and executed a highly strategic transaction between Stokvis and Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW), a Fortune 500 company with annual revenues of more than $16 billion and 825 business units in 52 countries. Silvergrove’s CEO had previously represented M&C Specialties Company, a leading competitor to Stokvis, in a strategic sale to ITW. The combination of Stokvis and M&C under ITW’s ownership created the leading global platform for addressing the expanding worldwide revenue opportunity in die-cut adhesives and components. The transaction also achieved a successful exit for Gilde Buyout Partners on one of their largest portfolio companies.

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