Best International Venture Capital Specialists - 2022 Ramphastos Investments - The Netherlands, Recognised Leaders in SME Investment - 2022 - Ramphastos Investments
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BEST INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL SPECIALISTS – 2022: RAMPHASTOS INVESTMENTS - THE NETHERLANDS Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic political and industry leaders face challenges of unknown proportions. Investors need to capitalize on rapid market shifts, support portfolio companies in pivoting, and spot new investment opportunities resulting from the current climate. Private equity firms with the right industry knowledge, experience, and technological aptitude have a great advantage in these turbulent times. One such enterprise is Ramphastos Investments. Ramphastos Investments is a venture capital and private equity firm dedicated to driving topline growth in enterprises in all stages of their evolution: from startups to scale-ups to high-growth medium-sized companies and mature enterprises. Ramphastos originates from The Netherlands and is currently active around the globe. The company holds interests in more than 30 companies with a cumulative revenue above EUR 2.5 billion and employing more than 15.000 people. Ramphastos is active across a range of sectors from financial services, sustainability, gaming, IP, innovation and advanced manufacturing across all continents. TRACK RECORD Ramphastos Investments was founded in 1994 by Marcel Boekhoorn, a passionate entrepreneur well known as an investor and as a strong supporter of many nature and wildlife conservation and education initiatives. Since its founding, Ramphastos has successfully seeded and exited multiple startups, led IPOs and completed delistings. Being a firm of smart, creative thinkers and hardworking, hands-on business builders, Ramphastos Investments has realized average multiples of money invested above ten. The company’s first landmark deal was the sale of Telfort, a Dutch mobile telecom provider, in 2005. In just 8 months from the acquisition of Telfort as the majority shareholder, Ramphastos increased profits from €50 million to €150 million, through a robust and innovative strategy to boost top line figures. Soon after, Telfort was sold to market leader KPN for over €1 billion, with roughly half a billion in profit. Other high-profile exits include Bakker Bart, a Dutch bakery chain sold to Kamps AG; Cocachoc, sold to Suchard/ Kraft Foods; Novaxess, a telecom provider sold to the BSkyB Group, VHZ - Vereenigde Havezathen (market leader in the Netherlands in customized uPVC window frames) in 2021 sold to Gilde Equity Management and VHZ management and the High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE) sold to Oaktree Capital Management in 2021.
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INDEPENDENT, UNCONVENTIONAL, FLEXIBLE, AND FAST Thanks to its amazing track record, Ramphastos Investments can invest with its own money. In today’ fast-changing marketplace, this gives them the freedom to follow their entrepreneurial instincts and vision, challenge the status quo and adapt, often more quickly than the rest. They also have the financial independence and flexibility to take on complex transactions and special situations, and they always welcome such opportunities. As independent investors, Ramphastos is not beholden to predetermined exit deadlines. As investors, they have the freedom to take the time that they need to reach their collective goals. Value creation can sometimes be achieved in a flash, but more often it takes time. Ramphastos’ managers are known for their eagerness and energy for growth, but their capital is patient. It’s always about growth and maximizing value. Doing what it takes – positively, forward-focused, solution-minded, and always with their eyes on opportunities – as long as it takes. Ramphastos always aims to acquiring a majority stake and is focused on companies that meet three criteria: a unique competitive position (through a patent, brand or operational efficiency), strong intrinsic growth potential and favorable underlying trends in the industry or marketplace. Ramphastos believes in driving growth on the revenue side of the equation through buy-and-build strategies, marketplace innovation, internationalization, management empowerment and strategic partnerships. A distinctive characteristic of Ramphastos’ acquisition strategy is, furthermore, to never buy into an enterprise without having a prospective future buyer in mind. If Ramphastos cannot foresee an exit strategy, it does not invest. Through investing its own capital, Ramphastos does not face a pressure or obligation to sell. This enables the firm to focus on the execution of a predefined strategic value creation plan and only exit when the time is right.
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