For the next phase of strong businesses.
Entrepreneurial ownership with a long-term perspective.
Cipresco invests in established businesses in the Netherlands. We partner with entrepreneurs and management teams to preserve what makes them distinctive and help build what comes next.
Preserving what works. Building what’s next.
We look for established businesses with a solid foundation and clear opportunities to develop further.
Resilient businesses
Healthy economics, recurring or repeat demand, and a strong position in their market.
Entrepreneurial people
Founders and management teams who care deeply about the business and its future.
Potential to strengthen
Businesses with opportunities to strengthen their organisation, market position or commercial capabilities.
Room to build
Opportunities to grow organically, expand into adjacent areas or add businesses through acquisitions.
How we invest
01
Succession
For entrepreneurs considering succession and looking for a committed shareholder for the next phase of their business.
02
Partnership
For founders and management teams looking for capital, strategic support and a shareholder to help them develop further.
03
Buy & build
For businesses with the potential to grow into broader groups through selective acquisitions.
Committed ownership
We invest with a long-term perspective rather than a fixed timetable. The right path depends on the business, its people and the opportunities ahead.
We aim to preserve the strengths that made a business successful, while supporting change where it helps the company develop further.
How we work
Aligned ownership and incentives
Disciplined capital allocation
Respect for existing culture and entrepreneurship
Practical support when useful
Organic growth and selective acquisitions
Our investment structures are flexible, and we can invest alongside co-investors when that suits the situation.
Businesses built on strong fundamentals.
Cipresco invests in established businesses in the Netherlands, with a particular interest in resilient B2B markets.
Our current investment activity includes safety & compliance, where we are building a broader group through organic growth and selective acquisitions.
Areas of interest
Business services
Safety & compliance
Niche industrials & distribution
Other resilient B2B markets
Characteristics we value
Recurring or repeat revenue
Resilient underlying demand
Healthy cash generation
Strong customer relationships or defensible market positions
Capable management or a clear path to organisational continuity
Opportunities for organic growth and acquisitions
Experience
Cipresco combines an investor’s perspective with practical experience in acquiring, building and developing businesses.
We bring experience across private equity, M&A, business succession, buy & build, governance and working with boards and management teams.
How we contribute
Strategy and capital allocation
M&A and buy & build
Governance and organisational development
Commercial and financial expertise
Management support where useful
Our role varies by business. Some management teams mainly need capital and room to operate; in other situations, we are more actively involved.
Selected advisory engagements
Alongside its investment activities, Cipresco selectively supports entrepreneurs, management teams and capital partners on strategy, transactions and board-level matters.
Thinking about what comes next?
We welcome conversations with entrepreneurs, management teams and advisers about businesses entering their next phase.
Cipresco · Netherlands