Gilde Buy Out Partners Acquires Minority Stake in ]init[ AG für digitale Kommunikation

Gilde Buy Out Partners and To-Increase Management Acquire To-Increase from Columbus

December 21, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Columbus A/S agreed to divest its software subsidiary To-Increase to Gilde Buy Out Partners alongside To-Increase management for an enterprise value of EUR 113 million. The divestment is part of Columbus' strategic refocus to become a global consultancy and is expected to close in January 2021 subject to Works Council consultation; Gilde plans to support organic growth acceleration and bolt-on M&A for To-Increase.

]init[ AG Acquires HBSN Group

February 4, 2025

Healthcare Services

]init[ AG, a portfolio company backed by Rivean Capital and EMERAM, has acquired HBSN Group, a German healthcare-focused digital transformation and IT services provider. The add-on expands ]init['s capabilities and client base in the healthcare and regulated markets — combining roughly 1,500 employees across both groups and adding ~380 new healthcare institutions to ]init['s customer base.

]init[ AG Acquires Ironforge Consulting AG

September 1, 2022

IT Services

]init[ AG, a portfolio company of Rivean Capital and EMERAM Capital Partners, has acquired Swiss IT consulting firm Ironforge Consulting AG effective 1 September 2022. The add-on strengthens ]init[’s international public sector offering and provides Ironforge with additional scale and end-to-end digitalisation capabilities to serve Swiss federal and administration-related customers.

Gilde Buy Out Partners takes significant stake in Eichholtz Group

July 23, 2019

Consumer Products

Funds advised by Gilde Buy Out Partners have signed an agreement to become a significant shareholder in the Eichholtz Group alongside founder Theo Eichholtz and management. The investment will support Eichholtz’s international expansion and accelerate growth, particularly focused on the US and Asian markets; terms were not disclosed.

Capital A Investment Partners Invests in ODMedia

February 14, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Capital A Investment Partners has acquired a minority stake in ODMedia to support the company's buy-and-build strategy and international consolidation across the EMEA region. ODMedia — a Netherlands-based digital media, localization and content aggregation provider — will retain existing shareholders Sjef Pijnenburg and William Linders while onboarding Jeroen Tielens and Emma Geelen as new shareholders.

Gilde Buy Out Partners Takes Stake in EDCO Group

April 23, 2021

Transportation

Gilde Buy Out Partners will become a shareholder in EDCO Group as part of a transaction to support EDCO's next phase of growth; the Adriaanse family will retain a significant interest and continue to run the business. EDCO, a Netherlands-based distributor of non-food FMCG products headquartered in Eindhoven with over 500 employees, will use the partnership to accelerate its growth and pursue further European consolidation.