Eline Blaauboer

GIM investment strategy focuses primarily on transactions involving business succession, buyouts and the growth of innovative firms. GIM provides their investee firms with access to their regional and international network of entrepreneurs, sector experts and advisors. The Gilde Buy Out Fund invests in mid-market private equity with a geographical focus on buyout transactions in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium and Luxembourg. They define mid-market as firms having an enterprise value between €75 and €600 million. They seek investment opportunities across all sectors in non-core businesses spun off from large multinationals, public-to-private transactions, secondary buyouts and family businesses. The Gilde Benelux fund targets only management buyouts of mid-market firms headquartered in the Benelux with transactions typically ranging between €15 and €75 million. They seek firms across all sectors with strong or niche market positions, sustainable cash flows, and growth opportunities through buy and build strategies and entrepreneurial management teams. The Gilde Healthcare fund focuses on private start-up firms in the healthcare sector. They seek primarily European and some US firms that develop new therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. They are active investment partners with involvement at board level. Portfolio risk is diversified across different development stages, varying business models, markets and geographies. Their preferred exit route is through IPOs within a realistic time-frame.

Functions as a College/University

Provides mobile phone services, fixed line wireless telecommunication, internet and data services

Provides ground handling and cargo services

TBL Invest BV focuses on late start-ups and mid-stage companies located in East Africa and Nigeria. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of ICT, healthcare and consumer good. It provides equity and quasi equity financing for growth stage capital requirements with the investment size ranging from €250k - €3.5 million. The firm takes seat on the board and has an active co-investment policy.

Provides digital payment services

African health systems management invests in healthcare companies with annual turnover of between €1 million to €20 million, located in sub-Saharan Africa. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of care provisioning, health insurance, pharmaceuticals, education and ICT. It provides financing for later-stage, growth and buyouts with an investment size of between €0.5 million and € 7.5 million.

Provides mobile educational platform

Africa Tech Ventures invests in companies located in Kenya primarily in Sub-Sahara Africa. The firm focuses on the technology sector. It participates in early stage capital requirements.