Sofindev is a leading independent private equity firm, specialised in buyout and growth capital for small and mid-sized companies in the Benelux region. Sofindev was founded in 1991 by Sofina and Colruyt, two prominent family-controlled publicly listed groups. Throughout the years, Sofindev has evolved into a fully independent investment team and counts a wide number of respected families and (international) institutions in its investor pool. Among these investors are entrepreneurs and family business owners of companies in which Sofindev has invested in the past. The Sofindev funds have made equity investments of more than 300 MEUR in more than 50 SMEs. Currently, the Sofindev Management team manages the Sofindev IV fund (°2015) with committed capital of 107 MEUR and they recently raised the Sofindev V fund (°December 2019), with total commitments of 170 MEUR. With the Sofindev V fund, the Sofindev team aims to invest equity tickets between 5 and 30 MEUR in successful Benelux-based SMEs. More details on our website: www.sofindev.com.