Dentons advised Tuindeco, a Dutch wholesaler in garden timber and related products, on the Tax and legal aspects of the acquisition of a majority stake in the company. Tuindeco has approximately 75 employees and a turnover of € 74 million. The management of Tuindeco holds a minority stake and will continue to lead the company.

Tuindeco was established in 1993 and has achieved significant organic growth over the last years. The company has excellent production and purchasing facilities, a wide range of products and offers additional services to its customers.

The participation of Egeria gives Tuindeco the financial resources and operational support to realize its international ambitions through organic growth and acquisitions. With the investment and expertise from Egeria, the fast-growing Tuindeco will focus on important European markets such as Germany, France, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Private equity firm Egeria invests in companies with an enterprise value of € 50 million to € 350 million. Egeria currently has a portfolio of fourteen companies.

Marnix Veldhuijzen, Tax partner at Dentons, said: ‘We have a long relationship with Tuindeco and are very happy to have been in a position to undertake this journey with Tuindeco and look forward to working with them on the integration’

The Dentons team was led by partner Marnix Veldhuijzen and partner Ines van Dijk, together with Michael Graf and Alex Tostevin. The core team included associates Roland Meuwissen, Loan Nguyen, Jan de Wit and Philipp Scharenberg.

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