Paul Lamers

Delft Instruments NV manufactures and supplies medical, dental, and hospital equipment. Its products are used for medical applications including radiation treatment for cancer, X-ray and ultrasound diagnostics, and digital archiving of X-ray images. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands.

AlpInvest Partners BV (AlpInvest) is a private equity asset subsidiary AP BV, ultimately owned by The Carlyle Group, Inc founded in 2000. AlpInvest Partners BV is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Taminco NV produces alkylamines and derivatives, key building blocks for the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, animal feed and water treatment industries. Its amines are organic compounds produced through the reaction of an alcohol with ammonia. The company was founded on August 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Taros Capital Holding BV (TCH) is an independent investment management firm established in 2005 when the buyout team completed their spin-off from AlpInvest Partners NV. They operate as one firm with local offices in Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Antwerp. TCH operates in a wide range of transactions such as corporate spin-offs, public to private operations, secondary buyouts, investor buy-in, and sales by family/ founder-owner. They are the investment manager and advisor of Taros Capital Holding Fund. They invest on behalf of AlpInvest.

Gilde Equity Management is a Private Equity firm founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in Heemstede Estate, Netherlands.

Smile Invest Management Co. NV (Smile Invest) is a private equity firm founded in 2017 by Urbain Vandeurzen. The firm is headquartered in Linden.