Sofindev Private Equity

sofindev is a leading independent private equity firm, specialized in buyout and growth capital for small and mid-sized companies in belgium and surrounding countries. sofindev was founded in 1991 by sofina and colruyt. since then, sofindev has invested about 200 meur through 4 funds: sofindev i, ii, iii and iv, in more than 40 belgian companies. sofindev iii has invested in 6 belgian sme's of which two are still in its portfolio: - cassis and paprika (women's clothing retailers), - i3 group (solutions and technology for learning environments). previous investments include bockstael (ip services), abelag (business aviation), novy (cooker hoods) and syx automations group (software solutions for leisure facilities and visitor attractions). in may 2015, sofindev launched a new fund, sofindev iv, backed by the same group of investors who invested in sofindev iii and a number of new investors. among these new investors are entrepreneurs and family business owners of companies in which sofin