About Berk Partners
A team for 25 years, together with entrepreneurs
Berk Partners focuses supports entrepreneurs in accelerating growth and generating business value from companies.
We have been investing for 25 years in successful, well-run, (family) companies with headquarters in the Netherlands, with a turnover of € 5- € 75 million and who are active in the food and manufacturing industry or as a supplier to healthcare.
Berk Partners is independent and strives for active support from entrepreneurs and management teams to realize their (international) growth ambitions at an accelerated pace. Berk Partners has invested in more than 40 companies over the years.
Berk Partners’ experienced and entrepreneurial investment team assists participating interests in the financial, strategic and operational areas. In close consultation with the management of the company a strategic direction is determined and Berk Partners helps to implement this if desired.
Sustainability is a top priority at Berk Partners, which is why we have signed the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN-PRI) and we act in accordance with these six principles.
Berk Partners is registered with the Dutch regulator, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM).
Anchor Criteria
Investment strategy and criteria
How we work
Berk Partners participates in small and medium-sized companies with long-term growth potential.
Berk Partners is constantly looking for companies that are well positioned in (niche) markets, industries and sectors with a long-term growth potential. Themes with special attention are: aging, trends in nutrition and innovation.
A strategic growth plan is drawn up for each investment in close consultation with the company’s management, which forms the basis for further long-term cooperation. We see strong and participatory management as crucial for the success of a joint investment. Berk Partners inspires, stimulates and supports management.
Berk Partners invests in majorities and minorities (under specific conditions). In addition, we mainly facilitate growth capital, buy-outs and pre-exits and we support, among other things, improvements within the organization, acquisitions and buy-and-build strategies.
Prior to an investment, it is jointly identified what opportunities there are to create value. The aim is for the company to become larger and stronger after the investment period (3-6 years) due to sustainable growth. Together with the entrepreneur or the management team, a new owner is then sought to continue the deployed growth.
Berk Partners applies the following strict investment criteria and -situations.
- Profitable history
- Proven and driven management
- Turnover of €5-75 million
- Clear growth opportunities
- Family business succession
- Growth capital
- Management Buy-out/Buy-in
- Pre-exit/Carve-out
40+ transactions completed
Sectors
Our areas of focus
Berk Partners gives private individuals and Dutch and international, professional and institutional investors the opportunity to participate in healthy, well-run small and medium-sized businesses.
Berk Partners has a strong track record in and knowledge of various sectors. Sectors where we have gained experience in the past have our specific interest. Berk Partners has a preference for suppliers to healthcare, the food industry and the innovative manufacturing industry.
Healthcare
suppliers
Foodindustry
Innovative manufacturing industry
Anchor Team
Berk Partners Team
Experienced and driven
Investing succesfully is only possible with the right people and with a passion for results. Our team consists of experienced investors, all professionals with extensive experience as entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized companies.
The Berk Partners team is fully attuned to each other and together has more than 100 years of financial, banking and private equity experience or as an entrepreneur. Together they have a powerful mix of entrepreneurship, knowledge about mergers and acquisitions, strategic advice, business financing and operational skills. Entrepreneurship is in Berk’s DNA, which is why we invest in it ourselves.
Stefanie Aalst
Team Support
Tom van den Berk
Investment Intern
Rimco Geels
Partner
Alexander Geeris
Investment Analyst
Frank Govaert
Partner
Thijs Hofman
Investment Analyst
Willem Kamps
Partner
Frans Jan Vergouwen
Partner
Advisors
Involved and experienced
The Berk Partners investment team is assisted in terms of content, legally and procedurally by advisers with a long track record as entrepreneurs, in private equity or as directors or who provide valuable market knowledge or contacts in another way.
The advisers are actively involved in the investment process. They can offer assistance with the identification and analysis of investment opportunities. Our investment professionals also have access to an extensive network of experts through these advisers.
Dick Eyckel
Advisor
Kees Faber
Advisor
Suzan van Koeveringe
Advisor
Ton Lahaye
Advisor
Jan Martin Timmer
Advisor
Herman Beens
Advisor
Aart Veldhuizen
Advisor
Independent investment fund with lots of entrepreneurial experience
Anchor Portfolio
Current investments
Present participations
Berk Partners invests in companies in various sectors and has no specific sector focus. Berk Partners does, however, have a specific knowledge of and preference for a few sectors: innovative manufacturing industry, the food industry and healthcare supply.
Former investments
Proven track record
Berk Partners has a proven track record in creating value for small and medium-sized businesses. Berk Partners has participated in more than 40 companies over the past 25 years.
Below you find a selection of the companies in which Berk Partners has had an interest.
Corporate social responsibility goes hand in hand with successfull investments
Anchor Sustainability
Sustainability
Berk Partners believes it has the task to make a positive contribution to its environment, the community and the environment. Not only from the perspective of social responsibility, but also from the conviction that in this way the most value can be created for its participations and shareholders. Both before and after an investment, corporate policy in the field of the environment, society and corporate governance (environmental, social and governance: ESG) plays an important role. Read our Responsible Investment Policy here, which sets out what is expected from Berk Partners as an investor and what Berk Partners expects from its portfolio companies.
Anchor Nieuws
News items
Investor Berk Partners acquires stake in Rivièra Product Decorations from Drachten, the European sleeve packaging market leader
Investor Berk Partners acquires stake in Molenmaker Techniek, manufacturer of hydraulic systems for civil engineering
Acquisition of Theha BV by management and Berk Partners
Item in newspaper “Het Financiële Dagblad”
Anchor Contact
Diemerzeedijk 27 C
1095 KK Amsterdam
+31 (0)20 26 19 350
info@berkpartners.nl
