William Blair served as the exclusive financial advisor to Capital A Investment Partners (Capital A) on both the raising of its single-asset continuation fund and the concurrent refinancing process of De Jong Zuurmond (DJZ). The oversubscribed transaction closed on May 28. This transaction highlights William Blair’s growing presence in the European GP-led secondaries market and the ability to secure premium outcomes for William Blair clients. William Blair’s fully integrated PCA and Industrials M&A teams crafted a bespoke equity story, positioning the transaction with sector-specific insights that supported investors and lenders in their diligence.
About the Companies
William Blair Private Capital Advisory (PCA)
William Blair’s PCA team is one of the most experienced and active GP-led advisory franchises in the market, with 70+ professionals whose expertise spans multiple market cycles. PCA delivers fully integrated secondaries advisory, fund placement, and distribution capabilities, offering clients a true one-stop solution across the private capital lifecycle. Since the inception in 2022, the team has advised on more than $40 billion of secondary volume across 50+ mandates. PCA’s fully integrated, one-P&L advisory model sets the team apart. Every secondary transaction is executed in close coordination with sector M&A bankers, ensuring optimal asset positioning, rigorous valuation analysis and deep investor diligence support. Furthermore, William Blair’s PCA team connects GP clients with the market’s most strategic LPs, leveraging an integrated syndication process with the firm’s fund placement team.
Capital A Investment Partners
Capital A is one of the longest-standing private equity firms in the Netherlands, focused on investing in fast-growing companies in the Benelux and the DACH region, both organically and through acquisitions. Originally established in the 1980s as an ABN AMRO investment fund focused on SMEs, Capital A spun out as an independent private equity firm in 2018. From offices in Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Frankfurt, Capital A manages approximately €1.7 billion of assets and has a portfolio of more than 30 companies active across Europe. For more information, visit www.capitalapartners.nl.
De Jong Zuurmond
DJZ is a full-service provider of mission-critical public infrastructure maintenance and incident response services in the Netherlands. The company operates a nationwide platform delivering road, water, green, incident management, and broader infrastructure services to government agencies, municipalities, and provinces. For more information, please visit www.dejongzuurmond.nl.
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