Gimv buys Ellis Gourmet Burger

Co-founder and CEO Thierry Canetta will continue in his role as CEO. He reinvested significantly in the business, retaining a minority stake.

Top Brands, based in Wilrijk, is a food group that owns, among others, Pizza Hut Belgium. It manages around 124 point of sale units. 

The GP's backing is expected to help Ellis Gourmet Burger to further expand in Belgium, the Netherlands and France.

Company
Ellis was founded in 2010 and has 25 restaurants in the Netherlands, France and Belgium. The company generated a turnover of €24m in 2017 and has a workforce of 270.

People
Ellis Gourmet Burger – Thierry Canetta (CEO).  
Gimv – Dirk Dewals (head of Connected Consumer team).
Top Brands – Stef Meulemans (CEO).

Advisers
Company – ING Belgium (corporate finance).

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