Company Profile
De Groot Family Office (DGFO) is a committed family office investor based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with a long-term investment horizon. The firm strategically allocates capital across various sectors, including technology, life sciences, media, financial services, and real estate. DGFO engages in private equity investments, targeting companies with EBITDA ranging from €1 million to €10 million, and is open to taking both minority and majority stakes. Additionally, the firm provides direct lending services, offering private credit solutions such as senior secured loans, junior unsecured credit for new construction financing, and loans against specialized assets like contractual revenue streams.
The firm was founded by drs. J.A.G. (Han) de Groot, who established DGFO following the successful sale of his globally operating marketing technology company, MetrixLab (which included US-based MarketTools). After merging MetrixLab and MarketTools with Japan-based Macromill under the sponsorship of Bain Capital, Han de Groot served as Global CEO and Board Director until his departure in early 2018. This entrepreneurial background underpins DGFO's approach to value creation.
DGFO's investment strategy is characterized by its experienced team, which assists portfolio companies in building high-performing organizations, expanding globally, growing through mergers and acquisitions, and executing successful exits. The firm emphasizes a long-term approach, without preset exit dates, and leverages its own balance sheet alongside capital from its network of high-net-worth individuals and other family offices. This independent model, free from traditional fee and carried interest structures, allows DGFO to align closely with its partners' interests.
In the real estate sector, DGFO operates its own real estate development company, Stadswaarde, and co-operates with GTDC-Switch Datacenters, a data center developer. This demonstrates the firm's hands-on involvement and expertise in specific real estate niches, particularly digital infrastructure.
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