Profile and activities
The Private Equity team stands for entrepreneurial investing and is actively building a portfolio of ambitious, Dutch companies.
We focus on mid market management buyouts, expansion capital and restructurings. Investments are valued between EUR 15-150m enterprise value, with our sweet spot equity investment ranging between EUR 5 – 25m. Our equity investments lead to controlling majority stakes with a typical holding period between 4-7 years.
Our investment opportunities stem from a variety of occasions, such as spin offs from large companies (i.e. multinationals), companies facing substantial strategic, operational and/or financial challenges (turn around, restructuring and carve out transactions), secondary buy outs and succession related issues.
Companies we invest in (and the markets they are active in) are characterized by:
- Professional and entrepreneurial management with a clear ambition;
- Ambitious (international) growth opportunities;
- Realistic, bottom-up business plan;
- Possibilities for sector consolidation (buy&build).
The Private Equity team is active in a large number of sectors and generally invests in sectors where it has relevant competence, expertise and experience. We invest amongst others in companies active in the sectors food, retail, media, industrial goods & services, automotive, technical wholesale, medical equipment and transport.
Added Value
We help companies realizing their ambitions by supporting in growing both internally and externally (e.g. buy & build), setting up appropriate reporting schemes, facilitating introductions to new customers, partners or suppliers through our network and sharing our sector knowledge.
Active and involved shareholder
- Exert control through board representation;
- Monitoring investments through frequent strategic meetings, monthly (financial) updates, expert meetings, etc;
- Aim to create value through operational improvement, strategic decisions, add-on acquisitions, etc;
- 180 day, 360 day planning in close cooperation with respective management teams.
Access to substantial funds to support future growth
- Private Equity actively searches for Dutch mid market companies with substantial growth potential and ready for a step forward;
- The available pool of capital enables us to commit to follow-on financing if required.
Tailor made solutions with regard to exit planning
- Being an open end fund, we have no restrictions with regard to its investment period or with respect to pursuing buy&build strategies;
- Exit planning in cooperation with management.