René Brama

Innovation Quarter is an active manager which provides equity financing for early-stage capital requirements. The firm target companies in the fields of climate, safety, energy, health and mobility. It invests in young companies located in Netherlands.

PPM's investment objective focuses on firms which contribute to developing the economy of the Eastern region of the Netherlands. Their investment strategy favors firms operating in the start-up and early-stage of development. The firm invests across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on health, technology and food. They look for firms requiring capital for further expansion. They finance MBOs, MBIs and turnaround transactions. They finance firms that have clearly established commercial activities and not before. PPM typically invests from EUR 100 thousand up to a maximum of EUR 2 million. For larger investments, they co-invest with other financial partners or informal investors. PPM always takes minority shares. They also are a shareholder. They are prepared to accept a higher risk profile. PPM is an active investment partner. In addition to providing capital, they strive to add value through provision of management and industry expertise. They draw on their networks of entrepreneurs and commissioners, and access to institutions. They provide coaching for early phase ventures. PPM's investment time frame usually ranges from five to seven years. Their exit strategies include sales to the existing firm management, other shareholders, another strategic party or trade, another investor or through an IPO.

BM's investment objective is to create value and growth. They invest in family-owned and established mid-sized firms in The Netherlands with a minimum turnover of EUR 10 million. They prefer management buyout situations, financing expansion and transactions involving succession issues within family-run firms. They do not invest in start-ups or in turnaround situations. They look for firms operating in a market niche with a leading position or potential for market leadership. BM seeks robust management teams managing with a proven business model. They look for stable, profitable cash flows. They invest across a range of sectors and have invested in safety products for bathrooms, linen rental, hospital-related communications, publishing, cleaning products, and consultancy products. BM takes both majority and minority stakes and generally acts as lead-investor. They invest between EUR 1.5 million and EUR 3 million per transaction. They are active and involved investment partners. They take Board positions and work closely with their portfolio firms' management team. BM typically foresees exits between four to six years.

Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Oost invests in companies located in the Netherlands. The firm focuses on sectors such as energy, food, health, tech and circular economy. It participates in early stage capital transactions.

Core to Synergia's investment strategy is arbitrage, optimizing market asymmetries. They primarily focus on mature, family-owned firms, divestments of non-core assets within multinational corporations, and high-growth firms. They have a particular focus on niche growth market segments such as seniority markets, security, and business intelligence. They utilize a buy-and-build approach through acquisitions, mergers and joint-ventures. Synergia leverages the experience and knowledge of their network of entrepreneurs who are also active and committed shareholders. They prefer to be lead investor, from identification, to initiation, and through to subsequent financing of transactions. Exceptionally, they also consider proposals from other private equity firms for joint investments. Overall, key investment criteria include strong management teams with solid business plans aiming at growth and the ability to implement in a three- to five-year timeframe. They seek to acquire a controlling interest generally through a majority shareholding. They typically invest from EUR 2 million to EUR 10 million, targeting firms with consistent growth of at least two- to three-years. The firm's investment horizon spans three to five years. Exit strategies are carefully planned and include sale of the firm to a strategic buyer, sales via a financial buyer, IPO of the firm, or liquidation of the firm.