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Uteron Pharma successfully raises 14 Mio Euro

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Liège, 30 March 2012 - Uteron Pharma successfully completed a 14 million EUR capital increase. This new equity round enables Uteron Pharma to further finance its strong growth ambitions as a specialist in female healthcare.

Read full press release here: icon Uteron PR Capital Increase

 

Saffelberg Investments sells stake in Altachem

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May 2011 - Saffelberg Investments sells its 40% equity stake in Altachem NV to German market leader LINDAL Group.

Saffelberg entered the capital of Altachem (http://www.altachem.com/pages/news_press.html) in 2008, and successfully managed to advance and professionalize the company, appointing Koen Claerbout as new CEO thus laying the foundations for long-term sustainable growth. In May 2011, Saffelberg has reached an agreement, together with the other shareholders, to divest its stake to German market leader Lindal Group (http://www.lindalgroup.com/) - thus contributing to a further consolidation of the aerosol valves industry worldwide.

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Saffelberg supports BELSPEED Management Buy-out

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Also see article in Trends magazine: icon Trends BELSPEED - 30 Sept 2010

Brussels, 30 September 2010 - Belspeed NV (http://www.belspeed.eu), a leading European player in fashion logistics with Belgian roots has entered a new era. The historical founders/shareholders have sold 100% of the shares to a new management team, working in partnership with Saffelberg Investments. 

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Saffelberg Investments partners up with biopharmaceutical Uteron

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Also see article in De Standaard : icon DS Uteron Pharma - 28 April 2010

UTERON PHARMA HOLDING ATTRACTS STRATEGIC FINANCIAL PARTNER TO FUEL GROWTH AMBITIONS.
 

Liège, 27 April 2010 - Uteron Pharma Holding SA ("Uteron" - www.uteron-holding.com), a biopharmaceutical company located in Liège (Belgium), is proud to announce that Saffelberg Investments, an independent Belgian private equity group, will provide growth capital to Uteron.  The investment of Saffelberg Investments will be used to complete the funding of Uteron's phase III trials for the contraception indication of its series of Levosert® Intra Uterine Devices ("IUD") and to fund the integration of Uteron's production facility in Liège into the group.

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Descartes to acquire Porthus

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Belgian subsidiary of The Descartes Systems Group Inc. acquires 96,17% of Porthus' outstanding shares.

Read more here : icon Porthus Press Release - 16 March 2010

 

Double interview Jos Sluys and Luc Osselaer - De Tijd - March 27, 2010

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Jos Sluys & Luc Osselaer on 2 years Saffelberg Investments.

Read full article here: icon De Tijd - Jos Sluys & Luc Osselaer - 27 Mar 2010 

 

Interview with Jos Sluys in Trends Magazine - January 7, 2010

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Jos Sluys talks about the investment philosophy behind Saffelberg Investments.

Read full article here: icon Trends interview Jos Sluys - 7 Jan 2010

 

CDM GROUP prepares for further worldwide expansion

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SAFFELBERG INVESTMENTS BECOMES STRATEGIC FINANCIAL PARTNER

Brussels, 3 November 2009 - CDM Group (www.cdm.be) with headquarters in Overijse - Belgium, is a technological leader in noise and vibration control systems in building, industry and railway applications and pioneering in this niche market since 1951.  In order to aggressively pursue its growth strategy, the Group has now attracted Saffelberg Investments as a strategic financial partner.

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Saffelberg Investments becomes strategic shareholder in Gemaco Group

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Brussels, 8 July 2009 - Gemaco Group (www.gemaco-group.com) has strengthened its leading market position in the promotional merchandising sector by attracting Saffelberg Investments (www.saffelberg.com) as shareholder and strategic partner. With this transaction, Saffelberg has now become a 45% shareholder of the group. Managing Director Olivier Somers, together with the current management team, will remain at the helm of the group. KBC Securities successfully closed the transaction.

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Saffelberg Investments, Biovest and KBC Private Equity to invest in PharmaNeuroBoost

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Alken, 6 0ctober 2008. PharmaNeuroBoost N.V (PNB), based in Alken, Belgium, is set to raise EUR 6.5 M, of which EUR 2.5 M from Saffelberg Investments (Jos Sluys), EUR 2 M from Biovest (Rudi Mariën) and EUR 2 M from KBC Private Equity. The funds raised will be used to carry out further research aiming at market authorization of PNB's two lead products PNB01 and PNB02.

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"Active across Europe, Saffelberg Investments participates in corporations operating in diverse sectors through equity and/or mezzanine financing."