Capital A Takes Majority Stake in Ambitious People Group

Ambitious People Group Acquires Majority Stake in FSM Group (backed by Capital A)

November 30, 2022

Staffing & HR

Ambitious People Group has acquired a majority stake in FSM Group, an international recruitment advisory headquartered in Brussels, with financial support from private equity investor Capital A. FSM Group — which operates four specialist recruitment brands across eight offices in five countries and employs roughly 150 people — will keep its current management team in place while joining Ambitious People Group's buy-and-build strategy focused on digitalization and accelerated international growth.

Capital A Acquires Majority Stake in Pimm Solutions

March 9, 2023

E-Commerce

Capital A has become the new majority shareholder in Pimm Solutions, a Dutch e-commerce scale-up and market leader in employee gifting. The existing management team (Rick van Nispen and Joost van Kalmthout) will continue to lead the company as Capital A provides capital, network and expertise to accelerate growth and international expansion.

Capital A Acquires Majority Stake in AB Software & Consultancy BV

March 14, 2023

IT Services

Capital A (an investment company) has acquired a majority stake in AB Software & Consultancy BV, an ERP implementation partner and software developer serving the manufacturing sector in the Netherlands. The investment will support AB's organic growth and a buy-and-build strategy to expand its portfolio of services and products; AB has about four locations in the Netherlands and roughly 80 employees.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Office People

April 12, 2023

Staffing & HR

An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital has acquired a majority stake in Office People GmbH, partnering with founder Olaf Hansen and the existing management team. Office People is a leading German personnel management and temporary staffing provider (over 9,000 external staff across ~100 locations); H.I.G. plans to support the company's growth through organic expansion, add-on acquisitions and selective internationalization.

Capital A Acquires Majority Stake in Smart IM

October 1, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

Capital A (formerly ABN AMRO Participaties) has acquired a majority stake in Dutch digital marketing agency Smart IM. The investment will support Smart IM's growth ambitions and a buy-and-build strategy via the newly formed Avalanche Digital Group, with Smart IM keeping founder/co-shareholders and roughly 50 employees.

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.