Strategy

The Buyouts & Growth division targets small to medium-sized businesses with an enterprise value of up to EUR 125 million, from a wide range of industries. The division will typically invest between EUR 5 million and EUR 25 million in a transaction, taking controlling or influential stakes in the investee companies. Larger transactions will be syndicated with Gimv’s selected co-investors.

To qualify, investee companies must have an excellent, committed management team with an entrepreneurial spirit, a positive track record and a strong position in their market segment or specific niche, combined with existing internal and external growth prospects.

The Buyouts & Growth division focuses on buyout transactions, aiming primarily at holding majority shareholding positions. As companies are increasingly interested in working with a financial minority shareholder, the division also takes minority participations. As a minority shareholder, Gimv provides an objective valuation and supplies extra financial strength for further expansion, without impacting the company’s independence or fundamentally changing the company’s shareholder structure.