Jan Spoelstra

Residex BV is a private equity and venture capital fund manager based in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Residex traces their history to 1987 when the firm was set up as Participatiemaatschappij BV in The Hague. The current firm was formally established in 1991. Residex is a subsidiary of Achmea Holding NV which provides insurance and financial services. The ultimate parent firm is Eureko BV, which offers insurance services as well as asset management and banking services. Since 1996, Residex focuses on investments in the healthcare sector and specializes in expansion capital, MBOs, MBIs and re-structuring transactions. They manage a number of venture funds with a healthcare/life sciences focus as well as those in biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industries.

Prins Dokkum possessed the expertise and the means to develop, engineer and produce steel road restraint systems. Its expertise was widely recognized. They were, among others pro-actively involved in the formulation of the harmonized norms for road restraint systems in Europe. They were also members of national and international commissions and work groups that deal with safety for the road user. They knew the market, continuously monitor and research the latest developments in the field of road restraint systems and they translate these into products for tomorrow.