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Karmijn Kapitaal has invested in UniKidz, a unique childcare organization that encourages the development of children's and young adults' talents. UniKidz achieves this through various programs focused on sports, creativity, science, and skills. With Karmijn Kapitaal, UniKidz aims to strengthen and expand its offering.

Karmijn Kapitaal has purchased a majority stake in InvesTree. InvesTree invests in the conservation and management of trees through, among other things, tree inspections, growth- and transplantability research. Reliable data and specialist knowledge are important aspects. Together with Karmijn Kapitaal, InvesTree aims to secure tree quality, necessary for our quality of life in the Netherlands and beyond.

Investment fund Karmijn Kapitaal made a substantial investment in IT company BPI. Technology company BPI specializes in identification applications for various Dutch government services, the National Police, border control and health care institutions,  as well as companies like KPN, Kuehne+Nagel and Secure Logistics. BPI sought investors to help keep pace with the rapidly changing market and with this investment, the company can accelerate its growth autonomously and pursue a number of strategic takeovers.

Natural Planet Holding BV, an investment by Karmijn Kapitaal, announces the acquisition of Girasol Natural Products BV in Breda, The Netherlands. Natural Planet Holding is taking a strategic step in its ambition to become a leading European platform for production companies and brands in the sustainable cosmetics industry.

Karmijn Kapitaal, the Dutch PE fund investing in firms with diverse management teams and those open to diversifying, has received B Corp certification. With this certification, Karmijn Kapitaal is now part of a global community of companies that meet the highest standards of social and sustainable impact.

Karmijn Kapitaal has received a €15 million investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF). EIF, already a major investor in Karmijn Kapitaal’s Fund I and II, is now also part of the third fund with a target size of €100 million.

Freerk Smit werkt inmiddels 9 jaar bij Karmijn. Hij vertelt over zijn rol en persoonlijke drijfveren.

Yes! We won! Karmijn has been named Best Private Equity House Lower Mid-Market during the M&A Awards ceremony in mid-December. Over 900 experts cast their votes. We are extremely proud of this award and our Karmijn team. Thank you to everyone who voted. And our very own Claire de Jager was named the public winner of the Best Young PE Manager M&A Award. Congratulations, Claire!

Cilian Jansen Verplanke and Victor van Nieuwenhuizen, the managing director of our home deco portfolio company POLSPOTTEN, participated in the informative documentary about Private Equity by ABN AMRO MeesPierson. What is private equity, and what can it do for you as an entrepreneur? Watch the documentary here.

“We give everyone the space to play by their own rules and have fun.” This sentence appears on the website of the interior design brand POLSPOTTEN and serves as the opening of the conversation with Victor van Nieuwenhuizen – CEO of POLSPOTTEN and Juliette van der Eerden – COO/CFO of POLSPOTTEN. We talk about the brand, the people, the ambitions, and of course, the design products.

Young M&A approached Brigitte van der Maarel, Managing Partner at Karmijn Kapitaal and a member of the Dutch committee of Level20, for an interview on the topic “M&A/PE, D&I then and now.”  

Founders Ann Berlips and George Cramer of fashion brand and Karmijn portfolio company King Louie tell FD about the founding of their brand and their exit in 2017."

Tover, known for its healthcare product Tovertafel (Magic Table), is joining forces with private equity fund Karmijn Kapitaal, with the aim of expanding internationally. In particular, the company sees opportunities in the U.S., where it showed its products to the general public at CES in early January.

It was signed today that as part of Invest International business strategy to support SMEs, the company, which recently joined forces with the Regional Development Agencies ROMs and partnered with Atradius Dutch State Business, is now announcing an investment in Karmijn Kapitaal Fund III Cooperatief U.A. (“Karmijn Kapitaal Fund III”) to support Dutch SMEs in their international expansion, specifically into emerging markets.

Karmijn Kapitaal, the first Dutch private equity fund focusing on diversity and inclusion, announced Brigitte van der Maarel as Managing Partner as of October 1. Van der Maarel will lead Karmijn Kapitaal as Managing Partner in its new phase of growth and investments.