News

Food & Agri

26 april 2024

Michael Advocaat joins Food & Agri Fund

Anders Invest is pleased to announce that Michael Advocaat has joined the investment team of the Food & Agri Fund as a Senior Associate.

Michael (1994) studied International Business Administration and Finance & Investments at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM).
After his studies, he started as an M&A consultant at boutique Mahler Corporate Finance, where he was involved in 7 closed transactions over 3 years, including for a key client in the Agri sector.

Following this, Michael gained experience as CFO at IoT scale-up SODAQ (40 FTE), where he established the finance department and ERP system, raised equity & debt funding, and served as finance manager at VC-backed Joint Venture Basetime.

Within Anders Invest, Michael is primarily involved in supporting acquisition processes and portfolio companies.

Other news

industry

Acquisition Spaans Babcock Anders Invest has acquired screw pump manufacturer Spaans Babcock from Balk. The company has an annual turnover of €20 to €25 million and employs over 100 people. Spaans Babcock engineers, produces, builds and installs screw pumps, screw generators, grids and aeration for wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations and hydroelectric power plants. The company is over 125 years old and was founded in 1897 by the Spaans family. In 1974, the company became part of the FKI Group Ltd., which also had a Babcock company in its group, and the current company name was created. In 1995, the company was acquired by the Alpha Group International. The company realises the majority of its turnover with screw pumps, aerators and hydro turbines, in which niche the company is the global market leader. A large production location is located in Balk where the screw pumps are produced using CNC-controlled machines and welding robots. The screw pump distinguishes itself from other pumping techniques because of its capacity, lifespan, insensitivity to contaminated liquids and energy efficiency. In addition, the screw is fish-friendly and maintains the biological balance in purification plants because the pump has no destructive effect on the composition of the liquid. In addition to the branch in Balk, there are branches in England and Canada/United States. The end customers are generally (waste) water purification companies, water boards (for example polder pumping stations) and companies active in the construction or operation of sewage treatment. With its own sales offices in England (Heywood) and Canada (Ontario), Spaans Babcock supplies its products worldwide. The shares in Spaans Babcock were acquired from Alpha Group International.  The Alpha Group is an investment vehicle of Mr. Nolst Trenité and Mr. Eijt. Mr. Eijt is general manager at Spaans Babcock and will remain as general manager and shareholder.

Read more

02 september 2024

industry

Investment in HTC Group Anders Invest has acquired a minority stake in HTC Group from Waddinxveen. HTC is the Dutch market leader in speed gates and employs over 80 people. HTC is known for its high-quality products and innovative custom solutions. For example, the company has introduced mobile speed gates for temporary applications and produces speed gates with safety standards up to and including RC5. HTC has developed a product-as-a-service model and is investing in sustainability by developing the circular speed gate. The company's head office is located in Waddinxveen, where the production and assembly of the speed gates also takes place. From this location, the company carries out service and maintenance work with a nationwide network. HTC has its own engineering branch for the development of its products. Sales take place from the Netherlands and through a dealer network in Europe. Its customers are parking managers, government institutions, installers and homeowners' associations. The shares in HTC were acquired from Peter Thun. In addition to Anders Invest, operational director Robert-Jan Karsman has joined as a shareholder. Peter will remain as general manager and majority shareholder.

Read more

02 september 2024


All the news