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And with the blink of an eye, another year has flown by. We wish all our friends and followers ✨𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏'𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔✨ Warm wishes for 2025! Team Apheon

Sustainability is firmly at the core of Apheon's strategy 🌱🌍 In 2024, we achieved significant new milestones in our sustainability strategy across 1) 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀, 2) 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺, and 3) 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲. 📽️ Discover how we are progressively 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, undertaking concrete actions to build more 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 for a more sustainable future. It has certainly been a rewarding ride! #Sustainability #ESG #PrivateEquity #Impact #Apheon

Paul Ung, Head of Valuation at Apheon, represented the firm at a workshop on "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻" held by the BVA | Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association in Belgium yesterday. In today's business environment, ESG factors are increasingly seen as crucial to a company's long-term success and resilience. However measuring and managing ESG metrics is tricky and begs the question, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Paul shared important insights on 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗖𝗙 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 as well as the 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗙𝗖𝗙 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗩-𝘁𝗼-𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲. Whilst there is still much to be done at the industry-level to align approaches, we believe in playing our part in shaping these discussions. Paul was joined by Kenneth Depuydt, CFA, Partner at Creafund, Paolo Taticchi, OMRI, Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, and Deputy Director at UCL, Peter Van Assche, Director at Deloitte and Jessica Peters, Head of ESG at Argos Wityu. Thank you to the BVA | Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association for driving forward the discussion on a very pertinent topic that all GPs are facing, and for having Apheon participate. Looking forward to the next one!

Apheon's COO John Mansvelt is the man who creates magic behind the scenes. Having been with the firm for 12 years, he has certainly seen it all! We invite him to share his view. As a private equity firm operating in the 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 across Europe, we focus on 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 to prepare their companies for the future. At the same time, we believe in doing good and giving back to society. We founded our in-house foundation, 𝗔𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘆 to help support and youth & inclusion across Europe. Take a look 👇 If this sounds interesting, keep an eye out on our website for open positions.

𝟭𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝟭𝟵 𝗖𝗘𝗢𝘀 and 𝟭𝟲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 joined us for Apheon’s 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 which took place at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels. We gathered investors, portfolio companies and Apheoners for a dinner and a full day of sessions. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱: 📌Fund performance and outlook 📌Portfolio company key updates 📌CEO presentations 📌Panel discussion giving an Insider’s View into Apheon Thank you to everyone who joined us!🎥 We captured the key highlights in a short reel, take a look 👇

Apheon is thrilled to announce the 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱, ATH LTVF, to support portfolio companies TMC and Haudecoeur in their next phase of growth. We are pleased to have HarbourVest Partners as lead investor. The Fund 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 €𝟰𝟯𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 to invest solely in TMC and Haudecoeur, and will provide an 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 to continue building both platforms and support a new phase of growth. A portion of the new commitments will be available to the Fund to use as follow-on capital to support organic growth and strategic M&A initiatives at both companies. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗩𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, a global private markets firm, as lead investor. It has been further supported by existing Apheon investors, who were provided the option to reinvest into the Fund and participate in future growth or generate liquidity.  Apheon was advised by Evercore and Kirkland & Ellis. Please read our press release here: https://lnkd.in/dfnHXCiP

Bas Kea, Director in Apheon's Amsterdam office, takes the spotlight this morning in our 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 video series. At Apheon, we love the daily challenge at work - we 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 and local family-backed companies, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 and bringing them abroad. But amidst all that hard work, we know it's equally important to take a 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 as well 🏄🏽 Interested in joining our team in Amsterdam? Keep an eye out for open positions on our website 👀

🏆Apheon is excited to have been nominated by AIFI - Associazione Italiana Private Equity, Venture Capital e Private Debt for the 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁é 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 for 2024, under the Buyout category. We have been nominated for the exit of Dolciaria Acquaviva, a 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, to the European food group Vandemoortele earlier this year. It is an honour to have been selected together with a group of very strong candidates. Thank you #AIFI for the consideration.

Apheon Partner & Head of Sustainability, Patrick Gavoty, joined the expert panel “𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲,”at the 23rd Private Equity Exchange in Paris yesterday. 🎙️ The panel brought together industry experts to share their insights on 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 that benefits companies, stakeholders, communities, and the planet. Patrick shared his views on 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁 by developing new long-term business opportunities for companies during the holding period, especially through sustainability. At Apheon, sustainability is more than a priority - it’s at the heart of our strategy. 𝗪𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. 🔊 Patrick shared the stage with Amelie Brossier (Aldebaran Capital Partners), Damien Marty (Ambienta), Bonnecuelle Alexandre (Montefiore Investment), and Nicolas de Saint Laon (Gimv). A fantastic edition this year, filled with rich discussions and valuable connections. Thank you to PEX for hosting such a dynamic and impactful event!  -------------------------------------------------------- 🌍 Patrick Gavoty, Partner & Head of Sustainability chez Apheon, a participé à un panel d’experts lors de la 23ème édition du Private Equity Exchange à Paris. 🎙️ Le panel, «𝗣𝗮𝗿-𝗱𝗲𝗹à 𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀 : 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗿é𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿», a réuni des experts du secteur pour partager leurs perspectives sur la manière 𝗱’𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘂-𝗱𝗲𝗹à 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶è𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴é𝗻é𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘂 𝗯é𝗻é𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘂𝘁é𝘀, 𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻è𝘁𝗲. Patrick a exposé sa vision sur la création de multiples leviers de croissance et de valorisations plus élevées à la sortie, en développant de nouvelles opportunités commerciales à long terme pour les entreprises pendant la période de détention, notamment grâce à la durabilité. Chez Apheon, la durabilité n’est pas qu’une priorité - elle est au cœur de notre stratégie. Nous sommes convaincus que l’intégration de pratiques durables permet aux entreprises de connaître un succès accru. 🔊 Patrick a partagé la scène avec des intervenants de renom, notamment Amelie Brossier (Aldebaran Capital Partners), Damien Marty (Ambienta), Bonnecuelle Alexandre (Montefiore Investment) et Nicolas de Saint Laon (Gimv). 📈 Une édition exceptionnelle cette année, riche en échanges constructifs et en nouvelles connexions. Merci à PEX pour l’organisation de cet événement dynamique et inspirant!

It's an Apheon deal! 🔔 We are thrilled to share that Apheon has acquired a majority stake in Hittech Group, a leading 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 that engineers and develops 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands, Hittech is a leading integrated systems supplier that engineers and develops highly complex mechanical and mechatronic components and assemblies for blue-chip OEMs in high-growth markets. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝗘𝗠’𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻, 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀. Hittech operates nine well-invested production and clean room facilities in the Netherlands, Germany and Malaysia, employing over 700 people. Pieter Lambrecht, Partner at Apheon and Bas Kea, Director at Apheon, commented: “We are very excited to invest in Hittech, enabling the progression of cutting-edge technologies used in AI, digitization, medtech and many other high-tech end markets. Hittech’s philosophy of innovation, partnership and excellence is very much aligned with our values at Apheon. We would like to thank Hittech and its stakeholders for the trust they have placed in us, and are looking forward to supporting Eric and the team in further developing the company together.” Read our press release here: https://lnkd.in/dEEs-SAM