Waterland invests in Premium Exhibitions

Norbert Tillman was one of three owners of the business alongside Anita Tillmann and Florian Bachelin, all of whom held an equal stake in the business.

The latter two initially bought out Norbert Tillmann before selling the stake in the holding company to Waterland. Both Anita Tillmann and Bachelin retained their original stakes and will continue as the company's managing directors.

Waterland, which completed the deal using its fifth fund, stated it is targeting the leisure and luxury markets due to strong global growth. Waterland Private Equity Fund V closed on €1.1bn in July 2011.

Company
Premium is an international fashion trade show that first took place in January 2003 in Berlin. It has since taken place bi-annually, receiving 60,000 visitors to view the 1,500 collections on show. It claims that up to 30% of each trade show consists of new brands. Premium has around 50 employees.

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Jörg Dreisow is managing principal at Waterland, with responsibility for the DACH region.

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