Bolster

What is Bolster?

Bolster Investment Partners is a long-term, flexible investor, specializing in partnerships with DGA (director-major shareholder) and family businesses. They focus on acquiring minority and majority stakes in exceptional Dutch companies with a clear focus and a proven business model.

Bolster's investment philosophy is deeply rooted in working as equal partners to make a difference and help entrepreneurs realize their companies' full potential. Their portfolio showcases investments in a diverse set of industries, demonstrating their commitment to responsible investing and creating real value.

For instance, they have backed companies such as Leeuwendaal, recognized for its high ranking in the MT1000 in the HR-advisory category; WIND, known for removing and recycling over 100,000 km of decommissioned undersea cables; and Kwabo, which annually produces more than twice the Earth's circumference in cover material from recycled materials.

Other key investments include SelektHuis, with over 8,000 unique detached houses built in 42 years; Snoeks Automotive, equipping more than 80,000 commercial vehicles annually with interior concepts; BTG Positioning Systems, whose products are used in around 100 container ports worldwide; Dinnissen Process Technology, capable of producing 300,000 cans of baby milk powder daily with their Lean Gravity Mixing Line; Public Search & Kasparov Finance & BI, with over 5,000 interim finance professionals placed; Optima Cycles, producing over half of the electric cargo bikes for the Dutch market; Oceanwide Expeditions, with more than 1,000 expeditions to Spitsbergen since 1993; Infoplaza Group, reaching over 10 million unique users monthly through apps and websites; Mark Climate Technology, providing climate solutions for over 5,000,000 m2 of built space annually; Giesen Coffee Roasters, used worldwide for roasting beans for 30 million cups of coffee a day; Partinzo Groep, requested approximately 30,000 times a year to deploy its caregivers; Esschert Design, selling over 2 million pots of bird peanut butter globally; Jansens & Dieperink, producing custom silos with the capacity of about 100 truckloads; Adomex, supplying greens for 350 million bouquets annually; Trophy Assets Holding, processing more marble than the entire kitchen industry in the Netherlands; OGD ict-diensten, conducting 175,000 service desk phone calls per year; Oxbo, producing 45 different machines for around 20 different crops; and Tecnotion, developing motors that position with precision greater than that of human hair growth per second.

These investments underscore Bolster's dedication to supporting sustainable growth and innovation within their portfolio companies.