Investment strategy
Our approach
Our investment strategy focuses on organizations facing succession challenges or requiring support in this area. We bridge the gap between current shareholders and ambitious (future) leaders who, as co-owners, want to contribute to the growth and continuity of the company.
If there is no management within the company that can continue the day-to-day management, we provide a new leader of the company before the takeover. By doing so, we guarantee a short transition period. From our network, we are able to carefully select and match profiles to the culture and needs of the company. We thus fulfil the role as a search fund. After the transition period, the former owner-director will sit on an advisory board, together with several other (former) entrepreneurs from the Noventis network, to continue to advise the company.
Investment criteria
Does your company meet the following requirements?
- The company is profitable and active in a growing market
- There is a need for support related to succession
- The SME has an EBITDA of over €750k
- The headquarters is located in the southern part of the Netherlands
- The SME has been in existence for at least 5 years
Transaction Structures
The Financial Picture
In every type of transaction, the current owner-director will take on a role in the company’s advisory board after stepping down from day-to-day management.
Option 1
Noventis acquires 100% of the shares and offers the new leader(s) the opportunity to buy in.
Option 2
Noventis offers the current management the financial opportunity to buy in. In doing so, Noventis acts as a financial partner.
Option 3
Noventis takes over part of the shares and the entrepreneur eventually sells the remaining equity stake. Noventis also offers the opportunity to the new leader(s) to buy in.