Main sells Tedopres to Etteplan

Main Capital and Andre Verduijn sell technical documentation service provider Tedopres to stock exchange quoted Etteplan from Finland.

The Hague/ the Netherlands, 8 March 2012

Main Capital Partners (Main Capital) in The Hague has sold its minority stake in Tedopres, technical documentation service provider, to Etteplan Oyj (Etteplan). Etteplan is a listed industrial equipment engineering and technical product information service provider based in Hollola, Finland. In 2011 Etteplan had revenues of app. EUR 120m and is operating on a global scale. Tedopres, based in Best (near Eindhoven) offers a complete solution for technical documentation, which includes technical illustrations and translations. In the last couple of years Tedopres has focussed on software development to support the creation and management of technical documentation. With the acquisition by Etteplan these innovative products can be introduced faster to a large number of customers over the entire world. For Main Capital this disinvestment means a good contribution to the return for the fund participants. After the exit of software company Actuera to Waterland earlier this year this is the second succesfull exit of a Main capital portfolio company this year.

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Main Capital sells Actuera to Waterland

Main Capital sells majority stake in successful software company Actuera to Waterland

The Hague, the Netherlands, 24 January 2012

Main Capital Partners (Main Capital) in The Hague has sold its majority stake in Actuera, leading supplier of policy administration systems, to Waterland Private Equity Investments (Waterland). In the past years, Actuera, based in Capelle aan den IJssel (near Rotterdam) developed into a market leader in the area of total software solutions for insurance companies, pension funds and pension providers in the Netherlands. Since private equity fund Main Capital II invested in the management buy-out of Actuera in 2006, the company has shown strong growth. Currently a European expansion is scheduled, also prompted by the new European regime for Premium Pension Institutions (PPI). For Main Capital this disinvestment means a good contribution to the return for the fund participants.

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