Holland Capital has been responsibly and successfully investing in promising Dutch and German SMEs with growth ambitions for over 40 years. The team understands entrepreneurship and fosters an open, sustainable, and professional relationship with the management teams of the invested companies, aiming for mutual growth. With offices in Amsterdam and Düsseldorf, Holland Capital focuses on Healthcare, Technology, and the Agrifood-Tech sector.

ECP (Energy Capital Partners) is an investor in critical infrastructure focused on electrification, decarbonization, reliability and sustainability. Founded in 2005, ECP’s investment team has an early mover advantage in the sector as we have been successfully investing through multiple energy transitions over the last 30 years, including ECP’s senior partners whom have been investing in critical electrification and decarbonization real asset infrastructure since the mid 1990s and are experienced owners of ESG-related businesses. With 100 employees and over 825+ years of cumulative energy experience, ECP is built on cutting edge strategies and opportunities linked to decarbonization and clean energy.

We are an independent investment firm, which operates across Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK, investing as a strategic partner alongside management teams. In each of our markets we look for strong businesses with the potential to grow, supported by our capital and guided by our experience. Our European team comprises over 40 investment professionals supported by finance, administration and investor relations professionals. The majority of the investment team members are equity partners in the business and we are proud of our established culture and strong tenure. We have a core focus on change of ownership deals and aim to invest between €25m and €200m or more of equity in businesses with enterprise values of between €50m and €500m.

Hannover Finanz Creating value with responsibility. Founded in 1979, Hannover Finanz has over 45 years of experience as an equity capital partner for SMEs and is itself a family-run company in its second generation. Here, entrepreneurs talk to entrepreneurs about equity capital. We are one of the most traditional and experienced investment companies in Germany. To date, we have successfully supported over 250 companies. The investment portfolio we manage currently comprises around 35 companies with a total of over 15,000 employees and sales of more than 4 billion euros. Hannover Finanz invests across all sectors. The main reasons for investments are growth financing and succession planning for solid medium-sized companies with annual sales of EUR 20 million or more. In addition to majority shareholdings, Hannover Finanz is one of the few investment companies in Germany that also acquires minority shareholdings. For decades, Hannover Finanz has successfully supported well-known companies such as Fielmann, Rossmann, Aixtron and Technotrans in their entrepreneurial growth, in some cases for over 20 years. In 2024, we gave ourselves a new look and refreshed our corporate design, which is a visible expression of our further development. Our team has become younger and we have added exciting companies from the cleantech and IT industries to our portfolio. Under our umbrella brand Hannover Finanz, we are now differentiating our traditional business with equity solutions, which we will now market under the HF Equity brand, the HF Opportunities brand and our private debt business will continue to operate under HF Debt, rounding off the business segments of Hannover Finanz.

Gimv is a European investment company with more than 40 years'​ experience in private equity. Listed on Euronext Brussels, Gimv currently has EUR 1.5 billion of assets under management. The portfolio contains around 60 portfolio companies, with a combined turnover of EUR 3.7 billion and more than 20,000 employees. As a recognized market leader in selected investment platforms, Gimv identifies entrepreneurial and innovative companies with high-growth potential and supports them in their transformation into market leaders. Gimv’s five investment platforms are: Consumer, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Smart Industries and Sustainable Cities. Each of these platforms works with a skilled and dedicated team across Gimv’s home markets of the Benelux, France and Germany and can count on an extended international network of experts. We are a strategic partner for ambitious companies wanting to grow into leaders in their sectors. We help them plan ways to speed up their expansion. We take a flexible approach based on our solid balance sheet, patient capital and long-term view. Hand-in-hand with growth companies, we are working on innovative solutions for tomorrow’s society.

We are experienced growth equity investors, operating across the UK and Europe, with a technology focus. We have been building businesses for 20 years, enabling founder led teams to achieve their ambitions. Providing investment, alongside expertise and access to an international network, our knowledgeable and down to earth team work hard to help management maximise company growth and value.

Albion Capital is a specialist venture capital investor that has backed visionary founders and technologies since 1996. With £1bn in AUM and over 100 exits successfully realised, it funds venture breakthroughs that drive real outcomes for founders, investors and society.

Nordea Private Equity is a Denmark-based investment manager, part of Nordea Asset Management, an asset management firm in the Nordic countries. The firm serves a range of clients including banks, asset managers, financial advisors and insurance companies.

Prime Capital AG is an independent financial services provider and asset management firm, focusing on institutional clients. The company specializes in Alternative Investments, in particular in Absolute Return, Infrastructure Investments and Private Debt. Furthermore, the company offers Investment Advisory Solutions and Access Solutions. Prime Capital was founded in 2006 and currently employs around 125 people in Frankfurt, London and Luxembourg. The company’s regulators are BaFin in Germany and the CSSF in Luxembourg. As of September 2024, Prime Capital has more than EUR 4.4 billion Assets under Management, as well as over EUR 9.1 billion Assets under Administration, managed on various platforms.

Arsenal is a specialized private equity firm with what it believes are market-leading franchises in the healthcare and industrial sectors. Through deep immersion in our markets, we seek to discern needs and trends and craft technology- and innovation-rich strategies. Together with our management teams, we build high-growth, highly advantaged businesses that win in the market.