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We are very pleased and proud to see that Apheon's exit of Dolciaria Acquaviva to Vandemoortele earlier this year, has been nominated for 🏆 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘁 at the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗠&𝗔 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 organized by M&A Community Belgium. This year's awards have recognized some very strong contenders and we are very pleased to be amongst such competitive candidates💥 Dolciaria Acquaviva is a leading Italian producer of high-quality frozen bakery products, to Vandemoortele, a Belgian family-owned food group. The exit closed in May 2024, from Apheon MidCap Buyout IV.

⚽ Football is even better if its for a good cause! Apheon participated in the 2nd edition of a charity football tournament in Anderlecht last weekend, alongside players from 3 of our portfolio companies - TMC, AlliA, and Summa - and students who are active on Apheon Philanthropy's jury. This tournament, co-organized by Sport dans la ville and Sport2Be, aims to 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. The tournament proceeds fund exchange programs for students that are supported by Sport dans la ville, which help them expand their opportunities and future prospects. Apheon has been one of the main sponsors of the tournament and a proud supporter of the organization for several years, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀. Bravo to all for participating and making this such a fun event! #PrivateEquity #Impact #Sustainability

Congratulations to Apheon portfolio company svt Group of Companies ("svt") for acquiring Scandi Supply a/s. Scandi Supply, based in Vissenbjerg near Odense, is one of the leading distributors of passive fire protection products in Denmark. The company was founded more than 25 years ago and has a comprehensive portfolio of fire protection products. By joining forces, the company will further increase innovative strength and offer customers first-class solutions. svt intends to continue its expansive growth strategy in the future and is open to further acquisitions. Read the svt press release here: https://lnkd.in/dsA3epDY

It was a good night at the BVA | Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association in Brussels yesterday! Apheon is thrilled to share that Sofico won the prestigious 𝗕𝘂𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 award at the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, for its sale to Astorg. Winning this award has been a testament to the hard work of the team over the past four years, and the strong partnership we built with the company. We continue to wish Sofico every success going forward. Gemar Hompes Piet Maes Annelies Den Haese Michael Deroost

Fabrizio Bertozzi, Director in Apheon's Italy team, joined private equity leaders in Milan today for the 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 organized by AIFI - Associazione Italiana Private Equity, Venture Capital e Private Debt 🎯Fabrizio spoke on the panel “𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀”, where he shared his views on investing in the current macro environment, road to exits, and the use of continuation funds. The AIFI conference pulled together representatives from the leading private equity firms that operate in Italy. As a 𝗽𝗮𝗻-𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟱, Apheon was happy to participate and connect with so many of our peers, both local and international. 🤝Thank you to AIFI, PwC Italy and Linklaters Italy for another great event. And thank you to Giorgio Fantacchiotti, Andrea Bertoncello at Sagard, Francesco Gonzaga at Andera Partners, Massimiliano Manniello at EQT Group and Andrea Moneta at Apollo Global Management, Inc. for sharing the stage. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fabrizio Bertozzi, Director nel team Italiano di investimento di Apheon, ha partecipato questa mattina insieme ad altri leaders del settore del private equity alla 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗱𝗮 𝗔𝗜𝗙𝗜 𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼.   🎯Fabrizio ha partecipato al panel “𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗱𝗶 𝗦𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼”, dove ha condiviso le sue opinioni sugli investimenti nell’attuale contesto macroeconomico, sulle strategie di uscita e sull’uso dei continuation funds. L’evento ha riunito molti degli operatori principali del private equity in Italia, tra cui fondi di investimento, investitori ed advisors. Pur avendo Apheon uno scope geografico pan-Europeo, 𝗹’𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 è 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗶 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗽𝗶ù 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶 𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗻 è 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗶 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟱. Grazie ad AIFI, PWC Italia e Linklaters Italia per averci dato l’opportunità di partecipare a questo interessante evento.

Florentin THEVENET, Risk and Compliance Officer at Apheon, plays a vital role at Apheon. He is responsible for monitoring risk and compliance across the firm, our investments and how we operate. Despite his busy schedule, he finds the time to nurture his many talents and interests. Take a look to see why he joined the firm, and what drives him when he's not busy keeping Apheon operationally safe 👇🏼 At Apheon we encourage everyone to bring their unique selves to work. Days can be long, and it's important to build a firm culture that our people are happy to come to work in. We are constantly on the look out for great talent to join us and have a range of different teams - Investment, Investor Relations, Finance, Operations, Risk & Compliance and HR. Interested in any of these? Do keep a look out on our website for any openings and get in touch! 👀

Emmanuel Mottrie, CEO of Apheon portfolio company TMC, gave an insightful interview to Belgium's leading newspaper De Tijd sharing the ambitious growth plans he has for TMC. TMC is a high-tech consultancy company which employs more than 2,700 engineers, scientists and digital experts worldwide, and the goal to bring this number to 5,000 by 2028. TMC is active in 15 countries around the world, including the US and the Middle East and is currently opening an office in Mexico. TMC's unique 'employeneurship' model, where consultants receive a permanent contract but also share in the profits, is what really distinguishes the company from other consultants and makes it an attractive and exciting place for engineers to work. We are proud to support Emmanuel and TMC on this accelerated path. Have a read, article linked below 👇 https://lnkd.in/d2_xave8 #employeneurship #consultancy #TMC #Apheon #PrivateEquity #international #growth 

We are thrilled that Sofico has been nominated🏆𝗕𝘂𝘆-𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 by the prestigious BVA | Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association. The Awards celebrate successful private equity and venture capital backed Belgian companies. Good luck to all the nominees!

As we enter into the summer season, Herbert Vanden Eynde, Director in Apheon's team in Belgium, shares his thoughts on what makes Apheon a unique place to work. With 6 investment offices across Europe, Apheon is a truly pan-European firm, which brings opportunity for Apheoners to operate in an international context. And as importantly, we ask him what keeps him going outside of the office. As the saying goes.. work hard, play hard! Take a look👇

Congratulations to Apheon portfolio company Haudecoeur for the strategic acquisition of CEPASCO Located in southern France, Cepasco is the leading supplier of herbs and spices to the French traditional retail channel with a turnover of €25 million. The company distributes a comprehensive range of herbs and spices through four complementary and iconic brands: Espig, Spigol Cepasco, La Planète des Epices, and Flavori, across France and other parts of Europe. The acquisition will strengthen Haudecoeur's position in the herbs and spices market and consolidate its leadership in France whilst also opening to a new market in Belgium. Read more in our press release: https://lnkd.in/dQK7ea_B