Investment Summary

Apheon Invests In Sofico

On March 6, 2020, private equity firm Apheon invested in software company Sofico

Investment Highlights
  • This is Apheon’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Apheon’s 9th transaction in Belgium.
Investment Fate
  • Sofico was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2023.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-03-06
Target Sofico
Sector Software
Investor(s) Apheon
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Sofico

Gent, Belgium
Sofico is a supplier of mission-critical software solutions for automotive finance, leasing, fleet, and mobility management companies, and its software is used by a broad range of renowned automotive mobility and financial services companies all over the world. Sofico was founded in 1988 and is based in Gent, Belgium.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Apheon

Brussels, Belgium

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 2.8B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apheon is a generalist private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies throughout the Benelux, Italy, Iberia, France, and Switzerland. Ergon looks to invest €25 to €75 million in businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and operating in 'attractive' niche markets. Apheon was formerly knowns as Ergon Capital Partners. The Firm was formed in 2005 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 40
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: Belgium M&A 9 of 11
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 4
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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