# WEPA agrees to acquire Van Houtum Group, creating a top-three European tissue player

WEPA Hygieneprodukte signed an agreement to acquire all shares of Dutch Van Houtum Group Holding B.V., a producer in Swalmen with about 200 staff and around EUR 60 million in revenue, pending antitrust approval. The price was not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-05-10
- Where: Swalmen, Netherlands
- Status: announced
- Products: Satino Black tissue products, away-from-home paper hygiene products

## Companies

- [WEPA Hygieneprodukte](https://endata.com/companies/1418.md) (acquirer)
- [Van Houtum Group Holding](https://endata.com/companies/1419.md) (target)

## Sources

- [schoonmaakjournaal.nl](https://schoonmaakjournaal.nl/schoonmaak-nieuws/met-overname-van-van-houtum-wordt-wepa-europees-top-3-speler), 2017-05-10: "heeft een overeenkomst tot overname van alle aandelen in de Van Houtum Group Holding B.V. uit Nederland afgesloten"

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