Houlihan Lokey Advises Gilde Buy Out Partners

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that funds advised by Gilde Buy Out Partners (Gilde) have invested in MBK Fincom (MBK), together with founders and management. The transaction was completed on 10 February 2022.

MBK is a strong-growing, pan-European e-commerce player with an innovative business model that allows the company to leverage its own digital brands through data-driven tools. MBK co-designs its own-brand products and makes a rigorous value-for-money product selection across a broad range of categories including home furniture, above-ground pools, beach accessories, garden & patio furniture, sports & fitness, and others.

Their product portfolio includes 29 own-brands, as well as a variety of third-party brands too, all of which are distributed through MBK’s own channel ProduceShop, as well as third-party marketplaces. MBK is headquartered near Lugano, Switzerland, and is active across 24 countries, including Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Austria and Switzerland.

Houlihan Lokey served as Gilde’s exclusive financial advisor and debt advisor on this transaction, assisting in analysing and structuring the deal, and building on Houlihan Lokey’s strong expertise in the e-commerce and consumer market.