News

20-01-2022

Loyals Group strengthens its design- and development activities with the acquisition of Stimmt.

Stimmt is the first acquisition of Loyals since the entry of Sofindev in October 2021 and underlines Loyals’ ambition to expand its position as full-service digital agency in specific domains and across different regions.

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23-12-2021

Weidelco Foodpartners, a Dutch wholesaler with a complete range of products for the food sector and its Belgian sector peer Group Claes join forces, with the support of Sofindev Private Equity Partners.

Together they will create a new group called ‘Foodpartners International’ and will be a leading wholesaler of supplies for butchers and the broader food sector in the Benelux.

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03-12-2021

Christiaens joins forces with Harmonize It, a strong sector colleague.

Together, Christiaens and Harmonize It represent a group which is ready to fully support businesses in their digital transformation and the change required to realize this. Both companies are focused on small and medium sized enterprises and offer them software solutions for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Intelligence (BI) and IT-infrastructure solutions.

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17-11-2021

WVT Industries and Chemtec Chemicals join forces to accelerate growth in cleaning chemicals in the maritime industry.

The combination of both companies will enable WVT Industries to dispose of a broad offering of specialised tank cleaning products, as well as an even easier access to the international market. In addition, this partnership is a unique opportunity for WVT Industries to strongly position itself together with Chemtec Chemicals within the German chemical, petrochemical, and tank cleaning industry.

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09-11-2021

Sofindev sells its participation in Fedrus International to the majority shareholder Koiba.

Sofindev IV NV sells its participation in Fedrus International, a Belgium-based international building materials group, active in the production and distribution of roof & façade materials and services, to the majority shareholder Koiba.

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19-10-2021

Loyals and Sofindev conclude a partnership in support of further growth of Loyals.

Loyals is a fast-growing full-service agency for branding and digital transformation with a history of more than 20 years. This partnership marks the fifth investment of the Sofindev V fund and underlines the Benelux focused strategy of Sofindev.

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12-07-2021

American global leading company acquires all the shares in Novy.

Middleby Corporation (MIDD: NASDAQ), an American publicly traded company specialised in commercial and residential kitchen appliances has completed the acquisition of all shares of Novy, headquartered in Kuurne, Belgium. BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity invested in Novy in 2005, followed by Sofindev and Korys who joined in 2010 and 2016 respectively.

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23-12-2020

Sofindev enters into the capital of Altebra and realizes its fourth investment in 2020 of its SOFINDEV V fund.

With the arrival of Sofindev, Altebra is set to continue its strong growth path which it has realized over the past years, as a leading specialist in fire protection and detection in the Benelux region.

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18-11-2020

Sofindev and Deparco join forces to further strengthen the growth and innovation of MEDIAGENIX.

With the entry of Sofindev, MEDIAGENIX takes the next step in further expanding and staying at the forefront of innovation amid accelerating change in the global media landscape.

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12-11-2020

Sofindev sells its participation in GeoDynamics to IK Investment Partners.

After a very successful partnership with Peter Vermeesch and Stijn Stragier, founders and joint Managing Directors, and the entire team of GeoDynamics, Sofindev is pleased to announce the sale of its participation in GeoDynamics (the Company) to IK Investment Partners.

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02-10-2020

The Vanrobaeys group and Sofindev join forces and conclude partnership to support the further growth of Vanrobaeys

Sofindev has reached an agreement with Peter and Jorgen Vanrobaeys about a partnership and entry in the capital of Vanrobaeys. Peter and Jorgen Vanrobaeys remain shareholders and continue the daily management of Vanrobaeys.

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30-06-2020

Sofindev and the Christiaens family enter into a partnership to strengthen the further growth of Christiaens NV.

In order to strengthen its growth, the Christiaens family has reached an agreement with Sofindev for an entry into the group's capital.

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07-05-2020

Sofindev reinforces its team and appoints Maurice van Veggel as new Partner to support its ambitions in the Dutch market.

Sofindev is pleased to announce that Maurice van Veggel has joined the firm as a Partner. He will primarily be responsible for Sofindev’s buy-out and growth capital investments in small and mid-sized companies in the Netherlands.

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07-05-2020

WVT Industries and Innovis join forces to accelerate growth in the cleaning chemicals and disinfectant industry.

With this transaction, WVT Industries confirms its previously announced intention to grow focused and more quickly by expanding geographically and strengthening its presence in complementary market segments.

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21-12-2019

Sofindev announces closing of its SOFINDEV V fund at 170 MEUR.

SOFINDEV V raised investor’s commitments for a total amount of 170 MEUR, significantly above the precedent fund SOFINDEV IV, which closed at 107 MEUR, and above its target of 150 MEUR.

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18-09-2019

Sofindev realises second add-on investment for Mabo-Lifting.

Through this acquisition, Mabo-Lifting NV strategically expands its product and technology offering in the high growth Automated Guided Vehicle arena, also creating the possibility for significant synergies in purchasing, sales, and after service of its Benelux customer base.

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02-09-2019

Sofindev realises Dutch add-on investment for Mabo-Lifting.

Through this acquisition, Mabo Lifting NV will expand its geographical footprint in the Netherlands, making it the Benelux leader for high-quality forklifts specialised in space saving and efficiency improving solutions.

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24-05-2019

Sofindev invests in WVT Industries.

WVT Industries and Sofindev conclude a partnership to support the futher international growth of WVT Industries.

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02-05-2019

Sofindev invests in Mabo-Lifting.

Sofindev acquires a significant stake in Mabo-Lifting via its SOFINDEV IV fund.

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05-02-2019

Sofindev sells its participation in House of Talents.

Sofindev sells its participation in the specialized HR services group House of Talents to Baltisse.

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31-10-2018

House of Talents completes the acquisition of MIDES.

House of Talents has just completed the acquisition of MIDES and becomes majority shareholder.

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30-10-2018

House of Talents completed the acquisition of VALUEbuilders Group.

House of Talents has just completed the acquisition of VALUEbuilders Group (HRbuilders & PAYROLLbuilders).

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07-07-2018

Sofindev completes new investment in Companyweb.

Sofindev enters the capital of Companyweb through its SOFINDEV IV fund, in which it acquires a substantial minority stake.

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22-05-2018

Sofindev reaches an agreement to become shareholder of Group Claes.

Sofindev enters the capital of Group Claes through its SOFINDEV IV fund, whereby Sofindev will become the majority shareholder.

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25-08-2017

House of Talents acquires Chaintec Group.

House of Talents has finalized the takeover of Chaintec Group, a leading staffing company for outsourcing technical staff.

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20-06-2017

SOFINDEV III has sold its shareholding in Syx Automations to GARTNER Electronic.

SOFINDEV III announced today that it has sold its shareholding in Syx Automations Group to GANTNER Electronic, a high-tech company specializing in electronic access control and staff time recording systems.

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24-05-2017

Fedrus International starts exclusive negotiations to acquire VMZinc.

VMZinc is the biggest manufacturer and supplier of zinc applications for the building industry in Europe, North America and Australia, and in several Asian countries.

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23-05-2017

House of Talents acquires Arcq.

House of Talents and Arcq concluded a final agreement with respect to the acquisitions of Arcq, a leasing staffing company in life sciences.

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08-02-2017

Sofindev realises new investment in HR services group House of Talents.

House of Talents is a fast-growing belgian HR services group, realizing double digit growth, combining organic expansion and targeted acquisitions.

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26-08-2016

Novy prepares for the future by enlarging its shareholder base.

BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equite, Sofindev as well as the founding Lannoy family welcome Korys as a new shareholder in the Novy Group.

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08-04-2016

Geodynamics and Sofindev conclude partnership.

With a view to spur its international growth, Stijn Stragier and Peter Vermeesch, managers and shareholders of Geodynamics, have reached an agreement with Sofindev to become shareholder of the group.

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08-04-2016

Sofindev announces final closing of SOFINDEV IV.

Sofindev announces final closing of SOFINDEV IV fund at 107 MEUR and realizes seconds investment in Geodynamics.

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04-01-2016

Sofindev further expands the management team.

Jean-Roger de Bandt joined the Sofindev team as a new Partner and Sven Vandewiele as a new Investment associate.

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28-05-2015

Sofindev Management achieves strong first closing for its SOFINDEV IV fund and realizes first transaction through investment in Fedrus Invest Group.

On May 28, 2015, SOFINDEV IV has closed the investment in Fedrus Invest Group, in which it acquires a significant minority stake.

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