Bolster Investment Partners is a long-term investor. We partner with Dutch owner-managed and family-owned businesses through minority and majority stakes. We do so with an approach that fits the company’s stage of development and the ambitions of its management team.
The companies in which Bolster invests are highly specialised, often operate on a global scale, and hold a clear leading position in their markets.
Since 1982, we have successfully partnered with more than one hundred businesses. Van Lanschot Kempen participates as a minority investor, investing alongside a select group of (former) entrepreneurs and the Bolster team itself.
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As a long-term investor, we support entrepreneurs in taking the next step. We do this by deploying our expertise, our network and targeted strategic support, and by being a reliable partner.
Bolster has years of experience with owner-managed (DGA) and family businesses, from growth to transition of ownership. We understand the dynamics of growth, succession and professionalization, and know which choices help move a company forward.
Our network consists of (former) entrepreneurs, management teams and experts who can help entrepreneurs with knowledge, contacts and practical support.
We think along on direction, organization and priorities. We ask constructively critical questions and offer guidance where needed. For strategic projects, we are happy to roll up our sleeves ourselves, but we let the entrepreneur run the business. Day-to-day management always remains with the company itself.
We invest in the relationship and understand the particular dynamics of owner-managed (DGA) and family businesses. In addition, robust transaction structures combined with our long-term focus ensure a clear, shared agenda and the long-term continuity of the company.
Our culture is down-to-earth, engaged and focused on the long term. We work carefully, listen closely and keep communication lines short. We build relationships that last for years.
In this series, Dutch novelist Ronald Giphart tells the stories behind Bolster’s portfolio companies. About entrepreneurship, the choices that were made, and what it means to partner with an investor.
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