Roompot management team has successfully invested alongside PAI Partners

August 2016 — PAI Partners has successfully acquired Roompot from Gilde Buyout Partners.

Roompot is a Netherlands-based company engaged in providing holiday accommodation and an operator of holiday parks and camping sites.

PAI Partners is a France-based private equity firm that focuses on transactions in excess of US$300 million with equity investments of between US$100–300 million. It seeks to acquire majority stake in leveraged buy-outs. PAI invests in mid to large size European companies in the business services, food and consumer goods, general industrials, healthcare, and retail and distribution sectors. It has approximately US$8 billion of assets under management.

Gilde Buyout Partners is a Netherlands-based private equity firm engaged in spin offs, large buy-outs, mezzanine, buy-ins, expansion, restructuring, growth equity, public to private transactions, shareholder loans, secondary transactions, privatization and middle market investments. It is involved in financing acquisitions and market consolidation. It seeks to invest in trade and services, information and communication technology, production, industrial, food and beverage, and business-to-business service companies. Gilde Buyout Partners invests in companies with enterprise value of US$75–500 million.

Our role in the transaction

Oaklins' team in the Netherlands advised the management team on their re-investment in the company alongside PAI Partners.