Current investments

Vemedia develops, produces and sells owned, branded OTC (Over-The-Counter) pharmaceuticals in selected European countries. Vemedia is the market leader in the calming & sleeping self-medication in Europe with strong market positions in the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy and Spain with its Valdispert and Sleepzz brands. In addition, the Company has strong positions with Excilor brand in medicated footcare. Vemedia is the largest self-medication company in the Netherlands, in part through its vitamin brands Dagravit, Roter and Optimax. Headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands, Vemedia employs approximately 200 people.

Unipex Group is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of natural active ingredients and specialty chemicals for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, nutrition and industrial sectors. It is also active in the areas of vigilance and consumer testing through its Iris division. Its distribution and marketing network serves more than 50 countries in North America, Europe and Asia. The Company employs 190 people and has six offices across North America and Europe.

Actic (formerly Nautilus Gym) is a leading low to mid market Nordic health and fitness club chain with over 140 clubs and more than 200,000 members in six countries. The company's vision is to create a healthier society by inspiring people to better health and increased well-being. Actic's geographical focus markets are Sweden, Norway and Germany, but the company is also present in Finland, Iceland and Austria. Actic was founded in Sweden in 1981.

In the field of hydraulics, pneumatics, instrumentation and controls, Doedijns International B.V. has built up a leading position in the Oil & Gas, Maritime & Dredging and High-End Machine Building industries. Because of its specific knowledge and effective working method, Doedijns supplies worldwide on request for many tier 1 clients the complete management for their projects: from advising, customer specific system engineering & procurement to installing, commissioning and maintenance.

Since 1879 Doedijns International has grown into a modern, innovative company with approximately 275 highly qualified employees and branches in the Netherlands (headquarter), the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Dubai and Malaysia.

Trigo is a world leading provider of components quality inspection and conformity upgrade services.

Trigo’s main activity is to provide quality inspection services to automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) on behalf of their suppliers. The company is the clear market leader in France, Hungary, China and India, with rapidly expanding operations across Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Asia and Turkey.

Headquartered in Nanterre (France), Trigo employs more than 3,500 people, located in 140 sites, to service 6,000 clients worldwide, including the major industrial players in the automotive, aeronautics and railway transportation sectors.

Solina designs and produces ingredient-based functional and culinary solutions for the food industry. The company operates in four business areas: taste solutions (aromatic ingredients), meat solutions (functional ingredients), nutrition (dietetic ingredients) and food service.

Solina has four production sites, employs 250 people and serves 4,000 clients in the food industry in France and throughout Europe with a wide range of products combining texture and taste. Clients include food industrialists, catering firms and mass distribution companies.

The company is headquartered in Bréal-sous-Montfort, near Rennes in France.

EPiServer, the leading supplier of solutions that enable true Web engagement and drive business results for end customers. More than 3,000 customers worldwide use EPiServer’s technology platform that combines content, community, commerce and communication with a configurable metrics dashboard. EPiServer CMS is the foundation for more than 9.500 websites and is used by more than 130,000 web editors daily.

The EPiServer platform is delivered through an extensive network of over 450 partner companies in 30 countries. EPiServer combines the stability and support of a commercial product with EPiServer World, a thriving developer community of more than 11,000 developers. Further, EPiServer is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

The company was founded in 1994 and has offices in, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, the United States, South Africa and Australia.

Hansa Group is widely recognised as a leader in the sanitary fittings market for bathrooms and kitchens in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

The product portfolio ranges from faucets, shower heads and systems, thermostats to in-wall fittings and various accessories. Hansa Group divides into two businesses units operating under different brands being “Hansa” and “KWC”.

Headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, Hansa Group has over 1,000 employees.

GHD is the market leader for homecare services in Germany providing medical devices to patients at home. GHD operates an integrated business model including own production of e.g. ostomy bags and pharmaceuticals to the oncology market as well as wholesale/logistics services. GHD was founded in 1992 and since then has built a market leading position in the German homecare market with a national presence.

The business is headquartered in Ahrensburg, near Hamburg, and employs among others over 800 trained medical experts.

Snacks International is the market leader for private label salted snacks in France, but also operates in the entry price and hard discount sectors.  The snack categories that the company currently focuses on include stapled chips and extruded products. Snacks International operates in an industry benefiting from substantial volume growth and exhibiting significant potential for further penetration of private label products. Snacks International is recognised by major retailers for its wide range of products, flexibility and excellent levels of service.  The company is headquartered in Saint-Denis-la-Chevasse, France and has approximately 400 employees.

Headquartered in Warsaw and employing a total of 2,300 staff, Agros Nova is a top three player in all three of its operational business segments, comprising fruit and vegetable reserves, ready-made food and non-carbonated beverages.

The company currently operates four manufacturing plants in central Poland, offering a wide range of quality products to all major retail outlets across the country.

Agros Nova is the market leader in both the fruit and vegetable preserves and ready-made food segments including jams, ketchup, tomato paste, sauces, ready meals, soups and frozen foods. The company also ranks third in the non-carbonated beverages market including juices, nectars and fruit drinks.

Colosseum is the leading provider of private dental care in Scandinavia. The company currently operates 11 clinics in Norway, 7 in Sweden and 2 in Denmark, offering a range of services from basic dental care to specialist surgery. Colosseum’s business model allows dental professionals to fully focus on the provision of dental care in a flexible and stimulating working environment, supported by centralised support functions.

OV Group (Vistra/OIL) is a global independent provider of trust, fiduciary, corporate and fund services delivering personal and tailored solutions to international corporations, institutional investors and high net worth individuals and their families.

In 2011 Vistra became a global leader in the trust and corporate services sector following its merger with the Asian market leader, Offshore Incorporations Group, in a transformational deal which has doubled the size of the group and provided the opportunity to cross-sell corporate services on a truly international basis.

Through its Vistra brand, the group is a leading, global, independent provider of trust, corporate and fund services delivering personal and tailored solutions to international corporations and high net worth individuals (“retail”). Under the OIL brand, the group is the largest offshore company formation and services specialist in the world, with a renewal base of over 100,000 companies and serving clients a comprehensive range of corporate formation and management services (“wholesale”).

The combined group has approximately 550 employees and 22 offices across the world.

Axtone is Europe’s largest manufacturer of buffers, draw-gear devices and related components for rail and metro vehicles and rail infrastructure. In addition the company offers the complete service of buffers being fully responsible for their servicing and logistic maintenance.  With over 200 product certificates, Axtone supplies all major rail operators and wagon manufactures in Europe and selected markets around the world. The company is headquartered in Kanczuga, Poland and manufactures its products in five locations: in Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia and China.

Flabeg, headquartered in Nuremberg (Germany), is the global leading manufacturer and supplier of solar parabolic mirror and automative glass for the renewable energy and automotive mirror system industry.

Flabeg operates its mirror glass production in two business units - the Solar and Automotive segment. In the Solar segment Flabeg produces parabolic mirrors which are used in CSP plants (Concentrating Solar Power), namely for parabolic troughs. This segment of the renewable energy market has recently seen significant growth driven by the increasing global demand and governmental support for renewable energy sources aiming at decreasing pollution and reducing dependency on fossil resources. As a Tier 2 manufacturer, the Company's Automotive segment manufactures mainly exterior and to a minor extent interior mirror glass for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

Schenck Process is one of the global market-leading providers of industrial weighing, feeding, screening and automation equipment and solutions. It has significant operations in Europe, North and South America, China and Australia and serves a diversified customer base across a wide range of International Business Segments (IBS), including Heavy, Light, Mining Power and Transport Automation.

Attendo is the leading Nordic provider of outsourced social and health care. In Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Attendo Care provides social care to more than 10,000 clients. In Finland, Attendo MedOne is the leading outsourcing provider in social and health care and more than 3,500 doctors and nurses worked for Attendo MedOne during 2009. The primary customers are local authorities that purchase services from Attendo.

Minimax Viking is the market leader in the development and supply of fire protection systems primarily for the industrial market with a special focus on special hazard situations. Minimax operates an integrated business model throughout the fire protection value chain, including system configuration, sourcing and manufacturing, project management, installation and after-market service. Minimax is the cleas market leader in Germany and the global number three fire equipment supplier with leading market positions in Iberia, France, Poland and China. Following the acquisition of Consolidated Fire Protection (CFP) in the US 2007 and the industry transforming Viking merger in 2009, the Company has a leading market position in the US. Minimax serves both the fixed fire protection market (sprinkler water systems, mist and foam systems, gas systems and industrial detection) which is approximately 92% of sales and also the portable fire extinguishers market which is approximately 8% of sales.

Sport Group is a worldwide market leader of outdoor sport and recreational surface systems. Sport Group installs artificial turf fields and tracks (both running tracks and multi-purpose surfaces) and manufactures all system critical components in-house. Sport Group has three main product groups (artificial turf, tracks and playground) used in a variety of applications. The business benefits from its unique system competence, leading technology and a strong market position, especially in Germany. Sport Group successfully expanded its operations internationally through four add-on acquisitions in recent years and therefore strengthened its prioduct and brand portfolio as well as its geographical presence.

Kwintet is the European mrket leader in the top-to-toe work wear with a range of strong brands and a reputation for quality amongst its customers throughtout Europe. The Kwintet group supplies high-quality professional wear for a variety of uses and industries across Europe, and owns a range of strong brands including Kansas, Fristads, Wenaas, B&C, Lafont, KLM, Simon Jersey and Hejco. Kwintet is organised into four divisions; Fristads & Co, Wenaas, Indiform & Co and The Cotton Group. The company is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden and has approximately 3,300 employees.

Sia is a leading international brand within home decoration products with Nordic roots and with a core presence in Europe. Its products, positioned at the middle top end of the market, include artificial flowers and plants, vases, accessories, candles, small items of furniture and a basic assortment of tableware and soft furnishings.
Two collections are produced each year and sold in 15 European countries to independant retailers, affiliates and department stores and the company has approximately 15,000 active customer accounts.  

Dynea, headquarted in Helsinki, Finland, is a global provider of superior adhesion and surfacing solutions. Prefere by Dynea adhesive sesins are used in a variety of applications by the panel board industry, laminate beam and structural woodmanufacturers, the mineral and glass fibre industry, the paper impregnation industry, and many orthers. Ultim by Dynea is a family of high quality paper overlay products for both decorative and industrial uses. DYnea serves its customers inte the woodworking and other industries by tailor-making solutions and creating added value. DYnea's high value adhesion and surfacing products and service solutions are available in Europe and Asia Pasific and are produced at 40 sites across the regions.