Company Profile
Sofina Sociรฉtรฉ Anonyme is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. Within direct investments, it specializes in growth capital, early, startup, later stages, mature, emerging growth, mid venture, late venture and LBO investments.
The firm primarily invests in portfolio of companies that engages in digital transformation, consumer & retail, education, healthcare, life sciences, sustainable supply chains, energy and services, e-commerce, consumer goods, digital, satellite operations, industry, finance companies, and financial services globally.
It also invests in the media, communications, insurance, property development sectors. It invests in minority investments between ย100 million ($103.08 million) and ย300 million ($309.25 million). The firm seeks to invest between ย20 million ($20.62million) and ย100 million ($103.08 million) in fast growing business.
It seeks equity investment between ย5 million ($5.35million) and ย50 million (54.18 million) in venture and growth capital funds. It invests in privately owned and listed companies.
It invests in private companies to support growth, finance acquisitions, give liquidity to existing shareholders/families, support sales processes, and make minority investment alongside shareholders controlling shareholders and in listed companies for replacement of existing shareholder, long term support of controlling shareholders, and delisting.
Within fund of funds, the firm focuses on private equity, venture capital and growth equity funds, and selected relationships in buyout and special situations. It also manages funds in the fields of private equity funds. It typically invests in the North America, US, Europe and Asia, and concentrates on emerging markets.
The firm prefers to hold a minority ownership equity in its portfolio companies and seeks board seat. The firm also prefers majority stake and co-invests. It typically holds its investments for ten to twelve years. The firm typically invests in European based companies with a global exposure, and it also has a particular focus on companies based in Western Europe and Asia such as in India, China and Southeast Asia and in the United States. Founded in 1898, Sofina Sociรฉtรฉ Anonyme is based in Brussels, Belgium with additional offices in Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Singapore, Singapore and London, United Kingdom.