Healthcare

Gimv Healthcare wants to make a sustainable contribution to continuous healthcare improvements across the healthcare value chain.

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Gimv is convinced of the importance of a dynamic healthcare sector, fully focused on qualitative, accessible and affordable care. Moreover, good patient care, whether preventative, curative or rehabilitative, is impossible without also considering the people who provide it, by freeing them up from non-care tasks as much as possible, and by continuing to embrace innovation, digitization and automation.

Therefore, we also focus on the one hand on supporting innovative service providers to the broader healthcare ecosystem and on the other hand on companies that bring (new) healthcare products to the market that make a real difference for the patients, the healthcare staff, the care providers, but also for the healthcare system and broader society.

As a socially responsible investor with decades of experience, Gimv firmly believes that private equity can help solve the many problems currently being faced in healthcare. Gimv has successfully applied innovation, out-of-the-box thinking and change management in several Healthcare growth stories, amongst others through a constructive dialogue with all stakeholders.

The Gimv Healthcare team has the expertise, experience and network to help. In short, all the ingredients to build leading Healthcare companies.

Portret Bart Diels

Bart Diels

Head of Healthcare

Why Gimv Healthcare?

  • International exposure 
    To many healthcare ecosystems & business models, in different company life cycles, including more entrepreneurial settings   

  • Growth oriented 
    Buy-and-build platforms, organic growth through international, capacity or product portfolio/ service offering expansion, strategic partnerships,  etc.

  • Human capital development
    Board & management strengthening, succession planning, recruitment & retention, etc.

  • Financial & operational excellence
    Building strong finance & ops teams supporting & driving the business, improved (mgt) reporting, KPI setting, production automation, IT upgrades & digitalisation, etc.

  • Sustainability maturity
    Decarbonisation, energy efficiency, waste management, etc.

Investment focus

  • Care providers and patient services
    In-/outpatient clinics, diagnostic services, nursing care, homecare, consumer health and pharmacies & labs, ...
  • Healthcare products
    Drugs (Rx, Gx and OTC), medTech (consumables, devices, equipment) and functional nutrition & ingredients, ...
  • B2B services & software
    R&D (CROs, CDOs), CMOs, regulatory services, value-added distribution, specialty software, digital health, ...

Investment criteria

Ambitious and innovative companies with a solid market position and strong growth potential.
Small to medium-sized companies with capital requirements of up to EUR 150 million.
Companies headquartered in the Benelux region, France or DACH countries.
Companies with strong management and a clear corporate vision of social added value.
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Scaling outpatient care for a more independent future

Ambulantis

Gimv’s investment in Ambulantis reflects its commitment to addressing capacity constraints in healthcare through scalable, outpatient-oriented models. Ambulantis is a fast-growing provider of outpatient care services, supporting assisted living facilities and day care centres with a clear mission: to enable people in need of care to live as independently as possible while receiving tailored, high-quality nursing support. By organizing care outside of traditional institutional settings, the company expands access while delivering a more personalized and patient-centric approach.

As healthcare systems across Europe face mounting pressure from ageing populations, increasing care demands and workforce shortages, Ambulantis offers a compelling solution. Its decentralized, multi-site model—already active across six cities with more than 500 employees—combines local engagement with operational scalability. 

Supported by Gimv since May 2025, the company is well positioned to further expand its footprint, strengthen its organization and respond to the growing shift toward flexible, community-based care models that prioritize autonomy, dignity and efficiency.

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European Healthcare Investor Association

Gimv is a member of the European Healthcare Investor Association. 

  • It aims to promote a better understanding of private equity in the healthcare sector which will enable its members to invest capital and expertise into building great healthcare businesses and generating returns for investors. 
  • Members take a long-term approach to investing in private companies, bringing not only capital but also entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and expertise. 
  • This commitment is in line with Gimv Healthcare's goal of contributing to continuous improvement across the healthcare value chain.