Zetacom (Netherlands) - Dec 2007

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01 December 2007

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Main Capital II has teamed up with the management of Zetacom, a supplier of business communication systems, to wholly acquire the company from existing backer Parcom. A 35% stake was taken by management. The deal originated through a proprietary deal flow. Rabobank provided senior debt.

Exit deal

Parcom has sold its minority stake in Zetacom. ING Corporate was the intermediary for the transaction. In 2006, Parcom took a 30% stake in Zetacom, which at the time was wholly owned by the two managers. Parcom provided the equity for the acquisition of TKT by Zetacom.

Company

Founded in 2003, Zetacom is a supplier of business communication systems and is one of the largest in the Dutch market for installation, maintenance and service of voice-over IP and telephone systems. It is specialised in implementing telecom and data solutions. The service and product offering consists of design, maintenance and service of network infrastructures, telecommunication systems, speech and data integration, DSL-applications, contact centres, multi-site solutions and network security. The company has 120 employees covering national SMEs and large accounts and has offices in Zortemeer, Numansdorp, Hertogenbosh and Almere.

People

Charly Zemstra is a managing partner at Main. He was appointed to the new board of the company. Rob Ouwerkerk led the transaction for Parcom.

Advisers

Equity - Van Diepen van der Kroef, Harm van Efferink (Legal)Management - ING Corporate Finance, Juliette Dufour (Financial Due Diligence)Management - Van Diepen van der Kroef, Harm van Efferink (Legal)Vendor - Loyens & Loeff, Desiree Otten (Legal)Vendor - Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Widote Brake (Financial Due Diligence)Vendor - PricewaterhouseCoopers, Philipp Vossenberg (Tax)