Gilde Equity Management Invests in Raak Metals Group
February 20, 2020
Gilde Equity Management has become a new investor in Raak Metals Group, a regional recycler of ferrous and non-ferrous metals based in Tilburg, the Netherlands. The investment will support Raak Metals' next phase of growth and its ambition to expand from a regional into a national market leader in metal recycling.
- Buyers
- Gilde Equity Management
- Targets
- Raak Metals Group
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- North Brabant, Netherlands
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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