We advised Thorizon on its 12.5 million euro funding round for the development of a new generation of nuclear power plants. The ‘Thorium molten salt reactor’ developed by Thorizon will use long-lived waste in combination with the abundant metal Thorium as fuel. This makes the reactor capable of making an important contribution to a safe, virtually inexhaustible and CO2-free energy supply. The investors are a strong team of private and public sector parties, including Positron Ventures, Invest-NL, Huisman, PDENH and Impuls Zeeland.

Rodeo Software is a leading cloud-native project management software provider with a focus on creative services companies. PSG is a leading growth equity firm that focuses on partnering with mid-market software and technology-enabled services companies. We advised Rodeo Software and its shareholders, including No Such Ventures, on the transaction with PSG.

We advised the former shareholders of Quantib, including Holland Capital, InnovationQuarter and Erasmus Medical Centre, in the sale of shares in Quantib to RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDNT), a US leader in providing high-quality diagnostic imaging services through a network of 350 owned and operated outpatient imaging centers. Quantib is a leading radiology artificial intelligence (“AI”) company focusing on clinical solutions for prostate cancer, breast cancer and neurodegeneration.

Standard Investment sold Synres (producer of synthetic resins for coatings/paints) to the Italian chemical group COIM. In 2015, Standard Investment together with management acquired Synres from DSM. In six years, volumes have grown by more than 60% and an extensive transformation program has been implemented. COIM is an international producer of speciality chemicals with head office in Milan, Italy. The acquisition is aimed on one hand at enhancing the existing production and expertise of Synres in the field of resins and, on the other hand, at creating added value for both shareholders and employees. Olym acted for Standard Investment in this transaction.

Visualfabriq has partnered with leading growth equity investment firm PSG. Visualfabriq’s SaaS platform supports global consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers in managing and optimizing their promotions and demand planning. Its solutions are designed to improve revenue growth management for the world’s leading CPG brands by integrating big data, AI and intuitive workflows. PSG is a leading growth equity firm that focuses on partnering with mid-market software and technology-enabled services companies. PSG’s investment aims to accelerate Visualfabriq’s organic growth and assist in future product development. We advised Visualfabriq and its shareholders on this transaction.

Dutch scale-up Orderchamp, the fast-growing wholesale marketplace for brands and retailers, has raised $20 million in growth capital for further expansion in Europe. The Series-A round is led by Prime Ventures. Existing investors henQ and a number of business angels also participate in the round. We advised Prime Ventures.

NET2GRID empowers with its product offering utilities and energy retailers by providing actionable insights to their end customers based on the real-time analysis of their energy usage data. At the heart of NET2GRID’s product portfolio sit its cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies that deliver unique energy insights and energy consumption predictions. We advised the Company and the founder on this funding round.

Rodeo Software, a fast-growing project management SaaS platform catering to the needs of SMEs in the creative industry, raised € 7.5 million growth capital to accelerate its global roll-out in an equity funding round from No Such Ventures, a new style investment firm headquartered in Amsterdam, and other shareholders. We advised Rodeo Software.

Wij advised SET Ventures with its investment in Trunkrs. The new financing round in which € 2,2 million was raised, was led by SET Ventures with participation of existing investor Ponooc.  Trunkrs is conquering the Dutch market for same day and next day parcel deliveries at a rapid pace. Not only does the company offer fast and reliable deliveries, it also made it their mission to make parcel delivery sustainable.

We advised SMART Photonics, the independent foundry for photonic integrated circuits, who successfully raised a €35M equity investment round from a Dutch consortium of investors led by Innovation Industries. The funding will help SMART Photonics to accelerate the growth for photonic chip manufacturing. The funding round includes a contribution from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) of The Netherlands through the Brabant Development Agency (BOM), as well as participations from KPN Ventures, PhotonDelta and existing shareholders.