Sofindev Private Equity Partners

Proud to share more portfolio news! Our portfolio company Altebra Fire Protection Group continues its (inter)national growth story and joins forces with Fire Concept. This strategic partnership strengthens Altebra’s market position in Wallonia and Northern France, allowing the group to offer a comprehensive package of active fire protection solutions across Europe. With shared values of quality, innovation, and customer focus, we are excited about the future. Sofindev is proud to support this strategic move. Together, we will continue to lead in fire safety excellence. We would like to thank the teams at Altebra Group and Fire Concept for the trust and collaboration. Join us in celebrating this exciting news and stay tuned for more updates. More information on our website: https://lnkd.in/dJUJ2cnn

We are excited to announce Marc Cosaert is joining Sofindev Private Equity Partners as Senior Advisor! Marc brings a wealth of experience and a strong connection to the entrepreneurial community in Belgium and will play an important role in our investment activities and value creation process. We are very pleased and look forward to partnering with Marc, with the ambition to create meaningful value through trusted partnerships with entrepreneurs and family businesses in the Benelux region #partnerships #privateequity #valuecreation

Next to the team expansion with our new Dutch investment team member Nick Kopijn, we are also pleased to introduce you to our new intern Calvin Hensgens. During his internship, Calvin will support our investment team in the coming months, which will allow him to get an insightful experience into the exciting world of private equity. Welcome Calvin!

We’re excited to welcome new faces at Sofindev! As of October 1st, Nick Kopijn joins the Sofindev team as Investment Associate. With 5 years of experience in M&A, he brings valuable expertise and insights to the table. The next few weeks Nick will take a deep dive in the Sofindev pool at our Brussels office, before heading to our Amsterdam office to join Lodewijk Koeman. Nick's recruitment is an exciting milestone in the expansion of our team and network in the Netherlands. Welcome aboard, Nick!

Throwback to a memorable Sofindev Investor Day! Last week we had the opportunity to welcome over 100 investors and portfolio partners for an inspiring afternoon in Knokke, hometown of our most recent investment: Hillewaert België, proud member of the Coffee Service Group. We kicked off the day with an internal team meeting, a moment of reflection and evaluation of our own organization. Taking time to look back on achievements and focusing on how we can tackle future challenges head-on. In the afternoon, we had the pleasure of hosting our investors at our portfolio company Hillewaert, for a company visit and of course, a perfectly brewed cup of coffee! For some guests, what followed was a childhood dream come true. We had the opportunity to have a look behind the scenes at the Belfius Basecamp, the beating heart and training centre of football club Club Brugge. We were warmly welcomed by the club president Bart Verhaeghe, who gave a truly inspiring presentation to our guests and a guided tour of the premises. The evening continued at the beautiful Knokke-Out venue, with an update on the Sofindev funds and our future vision, concluding with a lively walking dinner to celebrate the day. We would like to thank all participants, the teams at Hillewaert and Club Brugge for making this a truly memorable event. The energy, the inspiration, and the connections made – it all reminds us to keep on going! #bluvngoan

We are thrilled to announce that our portfolio company and leading SAP specialist Expertum Consulting has acquired the Limburg based and fellow SAP service provider Qrcus . This strategic partnership is a major milestone for both companies, combining their strengths to provide broader and deeper expertise across the SAP landscape. This collaboration creates a unique opportunity to offer clients more innovative and additional services, on a larger scale, driving transformation and excellence in the world of SAP services. Join us in celebrating this exciting news and stay tuned for more updates! More information on our website: https://lnkd.in/eAD9qeYZ

Proud to share more portfolio news! Our portfolio company Mediagenix, world leader in media software, continues its international growth story and acquired SPIDEO, a leader in humanized content recommendations and personalized content discovery. This strategic partnership aims to enhance the technological capabilities and provide media companies with powerful tools to optimize audience engagement and revenue generation. Together, they are set to revolutionize the content ecosystem and drive innovation in the industry! We would like to thank the teams at Stibbe, Fieldfisher Belgium, Mazars and BIGNON LEBRAY. We extend our sincere gratitude to Gabriel Mandelbaum and Thibault D'ORSO and the teams at Mediagenix and SPIDEO for the trust and collaboration. Join us in celebrating this exciting news and stay tuned for more updates! More information on our website: https://lnkd.in/gjjb_a-c

We are very excited to (re)welcome Vincent Van Goethem to our team! Over the past few months, Vincent excelled as a hardworking and dedicated intern at our Brussels office. We got to know him as a passionate personality with lots of positive energy, which makes him a perfect fit for the Sofindev team. Therefore, we are delighted that now, after a well-deserved summer break, he is joining the Sofindev team as a full-time investment analyst. Please join us in congratulating Vincent on this next step in his career!

Proud to share more portfolio news! Only three months after we announced the investment in our portfolio company Hillewaert, we are equally excited to share their first acquisition: Espresso Service Dienst (ESD)! Together with Hillewaert they are now a proud member of the Coffee Service Group (CSG), a strategic partnership brewed to perfection. This is a significant milestone in the strong growth trajectory both companies have been on in recent years. It will make CSG an undisputed market leader in the sales and maintenance of professional coffee machines in the Benelux. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Peter Veerkamp, Nico Klinkenberg, and the teams at ESD, Hillewaert and Hillewaert Nederland - Franke Koffieservice for the trust and collaboration. More information on our website: https://lnkd.in/ePVC3M_F Join us in celebrating this exciting news and stay tuned for more updates!

Throwback to last week, when we had the pleasure of hosting our annual Sofindev Partner Day at the beautiful event location De Koolputten. It was a day filled with insightful presentations, valuable discussions but above all: meaningful connections between our partners at the Sofindev portfolio companies. We started the day with an internal meeting, where we took the time to reflect on our own Sofindev organization, we discussed our way forward and how to create in-house added value. This productive session set the tone for the hours to come. Powered by the delicious coffee brewed by the crew from our most recent portfolio company Hillewaert, we were all set for some intriguing presentations. Many thanks to Nathalie Lagae for her insightful testimonial on the ESG path Wopaco is walking and to keynote speakers Steven Smolders from our portfolio company Merkator and Davio Larnout for the enlightening sessions on AI. Thanks and cheers to everyone who attended and contributed to making the Sofindev Partner Day a memorable and inspiring event!