We organized our first Private Equity dinner for our PE clients on 3 October.
We welcomed many operations and investment partners and directors from leading private equity firms in the Benelux like Parcom, Egeria, Torqx, GIMV and Mentha.
In addition, six of our valued Sweav members – experienced in PMI, build and build, exit readiness and pricing – joined us for dinner.
Special thanks to Bradford Tribble, CEO at Cordstrap and a valued client of ours, for sharing his thoughts and learnings about value-creation at mid market (portfolio) companies during an inspiring keynote.
We hosted the event at Hoogtij Amsterdam, experiencing stunning views of the city and delicious food. Because of the informal and relaxed setting, the young, emerging leaders in private equity and strategy professionals were able to strengthen their relationships, share knowledge and discuss trends within the market.
This dinner was the first step into building a community for our private equity clients. With this community, Sweav focuses on the PE partners and directors of medium-sized and large private equity companies in the Benelux.
The aim is to bring them together, not only for dealmaking, but also to exchange knowledge and experiences in the field of value creation. It will also offer valuable insights for operating partners, who focus on optimizing companies and the successful rollout of deals made.
“In the past two years, we’ve built a thriving community of top strategy and M&A freelancers in the Netherlands, now consisting of over 275 professionals, and this number is rapidly growing. Through our app, we connect these freelancers with ambitious corporates, PE, and mid-market companies,” says Joeri Schouten, co-founder and CEO of Sweav. “Given our close collaboration with many private equity firms, we recognized the need for a space where the top players in Dutch PE can meet in an informal setting, without being bombarded by traditional advisors or lawyers. That’s why launching this private equity community felt like a natural next step for Sweav as a connector. Our ultimate goal is to build dynamic, exclusive communities of high-profile clients, PE firms, and freelancers, and link them together through Sweav. We’re more than just a dull, transactional ‘platform‘.”
One of the attendees at Sweav’s PE dinner, Gijs van Reen, Operating Managing Director Parcom, confirms that: ‘There are not a whole lot of places where a group of private equity directors and partners can meet in a casual atmosphere and learn something from each other. I’m glad Sweav has now filled this gap.’
We look forward to intensifying this community in the coming years.
Earlier this year we also organized a strategy and M&A director dinner for our corporate clients.
After almost 3 years down the road with Sweav, we’ve established a strong community of freelance strategy and M&A professionals. We’re excited to continue to build these client communities for corporate and PE.
Thijmen founded Sweav together with Joeri Schouten in 2022.
