
Bregal Milestone invests €20m in Anywhere365
Bregal Milestone has invested an additional €20m in Netherlands-based Anywhere365, a developer of contact centre software.
The follow-on investment brings total external funding to €60m.
Anywhere365 founder Gijs Geurts will retain a majority interest in the company.
The company will use the new capital for growth and development.
Following the investment, Anywhere365 also announced the appointment of Will Blench to the board of directors. Blench currently serves as general manager, enterprise EMEA, at Microsoft. In addition, Frans Koch, who most recently led finance at LivePerson, will join as chief financial officer.
Previous funding
In December 2019, Bregal Milestone invested €40m in Anywhere365, for an undisclosed minority stake.
Company
Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Rotterdam, Anywhere365 is a software provider for Enterprise Dialogue Management and Cloud Contact Center for Microsoft Teams. It has 89 employees, according to LinkedIn.
People
Anywhere365 – Gijs Geurts (founder, CEO).
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