Rivean Capital Acquires 2Connect from IK Partners

2Connect Acquires Components Express

November 1, 2023

Manufacturing

Waalwijk-based 2Connect, a portfolio company of Rivean Capital B.V., has acquired Components Express Inc. (CEI), a US manufacturer of specialty high‑speed cable assemblies for machine vision, industrial automation and other mission‑critical end markets. The acquisition (terms not disclosed) is intended to accelerate 2Connect’s US market strategy, expand local manufacturing and product capabilities, and preserve CEI’s family-oriented culture.

Rivean Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Acture Group from IK Partners

December 12, 2024

Healthcare Services

Rivean Capital has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Acture Group from IK Partners (IK Small Cap II), with Acture CEO Maudie Derks and the management team reinvesting alongside Rivean. Acture, headquartered in Nijmegen, Netherlands, is a provider of employee welfare and absence-management services (including case management, reintegration programmes and an absence insurance proposition) and employs roughly 390 full-time employees across the Netherlands and Germany. Rivean will support Acture's international growth and digital/product development to scale the business across Europe; completion is subject to regulatory and works council approvals.

The Leadership Edge Acquires 2Connect

February 18, 2026

Consulting

The Leadership Edge, a San Diego-based leadership and organizational development consultancy, has acquired 2Connect, a communications and presentation skills training firm. The acquisition combines The Leadership Edge's leadership development capabilities with 2Connect's presentation and communications expertise to offer an integrated suite of services for life sciences and other technical industries; financial terms were not disclosed.

Rivean Capital and Dataciders Management Acquire Dataciders from Funds Advised by AUCTUS

December 18, 2023

Data & Analytics

Rivean Capital, together with the Dataciders management team, is acquiring Dataciders GmbH from investment funds advised by AUCTUS Capital Partners AG. Dataciders is a Dortmund-based data & analytics service provider with over 500 employees and about €70 million in expected revenues; Rivean will provide capital and strategic support to accelerate growth and establish the company as a DACH market leader. Closing is planned for January 2024 and the purchase price was not disclosed.

Rivean Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Valcon

December 30, 2024

Consulting

Rivean Capital will acquire a majority stake in Valcon, the Utrecht-based digital transformation consultancy, subject to ACM approval and consultation with Valcon's Dutch works council. Waterland will be replaced as majority investor but will remain a minority shareholder; the investment is intended to accelerate Valcon's organic and acquisitive growth, expand capabilities (including AI and data services) and strengthen its position across Northwestern Europe.

Rivean Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Trustteam from Ardian Expansion

June 21, 2022

IT Services

Rivean Capital has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Trustteam, a Belgium-headquartered IT managed services provider, from Ardian Expansion. The deal positions Trustteam to continue its buy-and-build strategy under Rivean's backing, supporting further organic growth and strategic M&A across Belgium and Northern France.