
Main Capital takes majority stake in Inergy
Main Capital has acquired a majority stake in Dutch data analytics and business intelligence services provider Inergy.
With the GP's backing, Inergy will pursue an international expansion strategy and grow its product and services portfolio, with potential targeted acquisitions. Main Capital said it has specifically identified growth opportunities in the area of predictive analytics.
Main Capital is currently investing from Main Capital IV, which closed on its €85m hard-cap in 2015. The fund focuses on the software industry in the Benelux and DACH regions, targeting companies with at least €4m in revenues and writing equity cheques of €2-7m.
The firm recently opened a DACH office in Dusseldorf.
Company
Founded in 2008, Inergy provides managed business intelligence, data analytics and predictive analytics services to companies within the finance, retail, logistics and industrial sectors. Its customer base includes Dutch corporates such as PostNL, Obvion, DetailResult, Yarden, Sodexo and Intergamma.
Headquartered in Woerden, the Netherlands, Inergy also has an office in Heerlen. It currently employs 70 people.
People
Main Capital – Pieter van Bodegraven (partner).
Inergy – Mathijs van Houweninge (CFO); JanKees Lampe (chief marketing officer).
Latest News
Stonehage Fleming raises USD 130m for largest fund to date, eyes 2024 programme
Multi-family office has seen strong appetite, with investor base growing since 2016 to more than 90 family offices, Meiping Yap told Unquote
Permira to take Ergomed private for GBP 703m
Sponsor deploys Permira VIII to ride new wave of take-privates; Blackstone commits GBP 200m in financing for UK-based CRO
Partners Group to release IMs for Civica sale in mid-September
Sponsor acquired the public software group in July 2017 via the same-year vintage Partners Group Global Value 2017
Change of mind: Sponsors take to de-listing their own assets
EQT and Cinven seen as bellweather for funds to reassess options for listed assets trading underwater