Nalka portfolio company Lekolar Group has entered an agreement to acquire Heutink Groep, the Dutch market leader in educational products.
The addition of Heutink to the Lekolar Group establishes the group as the most comprehensive platform of creative and educational products in Europe, creating a pan-European leader in its sector and a solid platform for future expansion. The acquisition represents a key milestone for Lekolar’s longstanding ambition to grow internationally.
“Teaming up with Heutink represents a major milestone towards our ambition of becoming the European premier source of inspirational and sustainable solutions for creative and playful learning. Heutink is a market leader in the Netherlands with deep pedagogic insight, great products and high entrepreneurial drive and innovation. We share a passion to help teachers and pupils to blossom by igniting their passion to learn. We also share high ambitions in the areas of sustainability, quality and safety. Together, by sharing complementary strengths and making use of our joint scale, we can create unbeatable value to customers”, says David Persson, CEO Lekolar Group.