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Country: France
Vermeer Capital is a company that provides equity capital to companies through long-term majority or minority investments, with a team of investor-entrepreneurs. This structure provides entrepreneurial and financial support to companies with strong potential, or those going through a period of crisis.
The following success stories are just some of the many examples, which have led to increased sales and improved operating performance:
- Léon de Bruxelles: following Jean-Louis Detry's intervention in 2002, sales increased by 50% between 2002 and 2007, with operating profitability at 12% of sales in 2007. In 2008, the banks were repaid early.
- Dataciné Group: following its acquisition in 1997 by Jean-Louis Detry, sales multiplied by 3 between 1997 and 2001, and EBITDA reached 12% of sales by the third year.
- Disques Vogue: following acquisition by Jean-Louis Detry in 1986, sales increased 4-fold in five years.
- Ateliers Volumes : following the implementation of Pierre Khoury's business recovery plan in 2013, the company was completely repositioned within a year, with sales multiplied by 2 and operating profitability raised to +7% in 2006