Sofina (SOF)

Sofina Société 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 worldwide. It also invests in the media, communications, insurance, property development sectors. 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. It invests in minority investments between €100 million ($103.08 million) and €300 million ($309.25 million). The firm seeks to invest between €20 million ($20.62million) and €100 million ($103.08 million) in fast growing business. It seeks equity investment between €5 million ($5.35million) and €50 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. Sofina Société Anonyme was founded in 1898 and is based in Brussels, Belgium with additional offices in Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Singapore, Singapore and London, United Kingdom.