BSO Wijs!
Match Plan, the Dutch member firms of Cognos, assists BSO Wijs! with its sale to Kids Lodge.
Match Plan has had the honour of assisting the shareholders of BSO Wijs! in the sale of 100% of its shares. This to its new owner Kids Lodge, with Holland Capital as investment company behind it since September 2021.
About BSO Wijs!
BSO Wijs! was founded in 2011 and offers ‘BuitenSpeelOpvang’ for children aged 4 – 12. It has 10 locations in the Utrecht region and allows over 670 children to play outside. The starting point of BSO Wijs! is that children can play outside all year round. This unique concept gives children all the responsibility and freedom that helps them challenge and develop themselves. Children’s coordination and motor skills are developed during play and the social aspect also plays a major role. The vision of BSO Wijs! is that playing outside is good for children; children learn new things while playing and become physically and socially stronger.
About Kids Lodge
Founded in 2009, Kids Lodge offers care to around 2,500 children aged 0 to 12 years with a team of more than 400 employees. Besides childcare, Kids Lodge also offers a Party Lodge, Sports Lodge and Family Lodge to establish itself as a family centre as well. With locations in Houten, IJsselstein, Zeist and Bunnik, Kids Lodge is a well-known name in the Utrecht region.
About Holland Capital
Holland Capital has invested in more than 180 Dutch SMEs over the past 40 years. They are active in the Healthcare, Technology and Agrifood sectors. Holland Capital is supported by a broad network of entrepreneurs. Holland Capital has been involved in Kids Lodge as a shareholder since September 2021. They actively support the organisation in both the operational and strategic development of Kids Lodge.
Match Plan assisted and advises the shareholders of BSO Wise! throughout the process. Among other things, we helped with preparing a valuation of the company; and supervising the entire sale process from A to Z or, in other words, from the drafting of the information memorandum, approaching parties, supervising the due diligence process to the review and monitoring of the transaction documentation.