Carlyle and CVC DIF to acquire BauWatch from Haniel
- Location
- Apeldoorn · 🇳🇱 Netherlands / Germany
- Sector
- Security services
- Organisations
- Carlyle / CVC DIF ↔ BauWatch (Verkäufer: Haniel)
- Transaction
- Majority acquisition (90%)
- Volume
- not disclosed
- Status
- announced
Investment firms Carlyle and CVC DIF have agreed to buy Apeldoorn-based video surveillance provider BauWatch from the Duisburg family holding Haniel, which keeps 10%. BauWatch protects construction sites and energy assets with mobile camera towers and AI-assisted monitoring in 12 European countries and grew revenue under Haniel from €59m to €153m (2025) since 2021. No price was published; during the auction Börsen-Zeitung (29.06.2026) reported a valuation of around €1bn (single-source report). Completion is expected in the first quarter of 2027 after customary approvals (CVC, 17.09.2026).
Source: cvc.com ↗ · Archived copy ↗
Further sources: pulse2.com ↗ (Archived copy ↗) · boersen-zeitung.de ↗ (Archived copy ↗)
Evidence: 3 independent sources · based on reports (not independently confirmed) · archived copy saved · How well sourced is Eurotrack?
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