Venture Capital & Private Equity - Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
For more than 20 years Amplicore has been investing alongside private equity funds, family offices and entrepreneurs, taking hands-on Board positions. Value has been created by successfully executing strategic changes to grow the business, achieve an exit, refinance or raise capital.Amplicore stands for ‘amplifying the core', its guiding principle is that value will be created by growing the core strength of a company. Focus and execution of the right strategy are key. Amplicore has extensive experience across a wide range of industries, and since 2013 has a strong focus on SaaS software platforms.The team at Amplicore draws on more than 25 years of experience, including:INVESTMENTS- Since 1998 investing successfully own and third-party capital in private companies in a hands-on manner, realising top quartile returnsBOARD REPRESENTATION- Executive Board Member and Non-Executive Board Member in various international companiesCFO- Functional leader of subsidiaries' CFO's. Building and leading an international team of professionals in Finance, Tax, Legal and IP, located in The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland and Hong Kong- Board Member with responsibility for international legal and tax mattersSTRATEGY- Member of executive team setting and implementing new Strategic Agenda- Supporting and challenging management teams in formulation of strategic plans- Instigating and leading turn-arounds- Design, set up and management of international royalty operationsM&A- Leading acquisitions and disposals (including lead negotiator, deal origination, due diligence, negotiating and raising debt finance)- Preparing investments for exits and managing exit processFINANCE- Raising and negotiating acquisition finance (a/o €200m bridge finance)- Structuring, raising and negotiating long term finance facilities (a/o €160m)- Leading business review for financial restructuring