IH acted for Recruitee and its shareholders on its merger with Sympa HR, a Providence Strategic Growth (PSG)-backed company.
IH acted for Promaton and its shareholders on a strategic investment by Straumann. Promaton is leading in B2B dentistry automation. Artificial Intelligence is opening up a new era in dentistry diagnostics and treatment workflows. Promaton is a frontrunner, turning imaging data into clinical insights.
IH advised Creative Fabrica BV on the equity investment led by Felix Capital with FJ Labs acting as co-investor
IH advised ChannelEngine BV on the equity investment led by INKEF Capital with Airbridge Equity Partners acting as co-investor
IH acted as counsel to the company in this funding round. Investors in this round are Timeless Investments, SHAPE Capital, DWI Grundbesitz and the European Research Fund. PHYSEE develops coatings, solar technology en sensor technology
IH acted as counsel to the company in this funding round. SHIFT Invest invests through its technology transfer fund. ION+ fund is a fund managed by Oost NL. Existing investors in SAIA Agrobotics include Innovation Industries. SAIA Agrobotics develops technologies for greenhouse robotics.
IH acted as counsel to the company in this funding round. Oost NL and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency also participated in this round. Pepscope is a Dutch biotechnology company.
IH acted as counsel to Catawiki’s earliest investor Peak Capital in this investment round. Catawiki is a curated online auction site targeting wealthy consumers with high-end collectibles from classic cars to art and movie memorabilia. Catawiki will use the €150M Permira investment to hire more specialist buyers, who select items for listing, and to return cash to early investors and employees. The Catawiki investment is made by Permira’s Growth Opportunities Fund, a Permira fund that takes minority stakes in tech businesses and has previously invested in Klarna, the Swedish buy-now-pay-later start-up used by online retailers.
IH acted as legal advisor to the fund manager on certain aspects relating to setting up the fund. henQ IV invests in B2B software companies
IH acted as counsel to InvestNL in this funding round. Invest-NL is a large Dutch VC and growth capital impact investor, backed by the Dutch State. EclecticIQ helps governments and companies to identify, protect against and address cyber security threats. Other investors in EclecticIQ include Ace Management, Capricorn Partners, Arches Capital, INKEF Capital, Keen Venture Partners and KPN Ventures.
IH acted as counsel to the company in this funding round. Satelligence combines satellite data, AI and local expertise to help monitor deforestation.
IH acted as counsel to Sendcloud. The funding round was led by AXA Venture Partners with participation from existing investors BOM Brabant Ventures, Bonsai Partners and accompanied by a loan from Rabobank. Prior investors also include HenQ, TiiN Capital and Startupbootcamp. Sendcloud strengthens the market position of online stores by optimising their shipping- and returns process.
IH acted as counsel to the company’s founder Wilem van de Weide in this €2M equity funding round.
IH acted as legal advisor to TCHF III, setting up the fund. Initial capital providers to TCHF III include the European Investment Fund (EIF). The fund so far raised EUR 43M. It expects to raise a total of EUR 75M to EUR 100M.
IH acted as counsel to Wakuli in this equity funding round.
IH acted as counsel to Zivver in this equity funding round.
IH acts as legal advisor to CM.com, the Euronext-listed company.
IH acted as counsel to lead investor Spark Capital, alongside US counsel Gunderson Dettmer. The investment round gives MessageBird a $3B valuation. The round includes participation from Bonnier, Glynn Capital, LGT Lightstone, Longbow, Mousse Partners and New View Capital. Existing investors Accel, Atomico and Y Combinator also followed on. MessageBird is a cloud communications company, offering an Omnichannel Platform as a Service (OPaaS). The idea is to easily enable medium and smaller sized companies to communicate with customers on any channel of their choosing.
IH acts as counsel to shareholder Rabo Corporate Investments in respect of the contemplated IPO of shares on Merkur, Oslo.
IH acted as counsel to lead investor Prosus Ventures. Bykea leads the ride-hailing market in Pakistan.
IH acted as counsel to lead investor Holland Capital. U-Needle designs and manufactures very small needles created for intra-dermal (within the skin) drug delivery.
IH acted as counsel to the lead investor. AMT Medical will use the funds to bring the ELANA bypass system to the market, replacing open-heart coronary bypass surgery with a minimally invasive procedure.
IH acted as counsel to Salvia BioElectronics in this Series A round. The round was led by Panakès Partners, INKEF Capital, and SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement with participation from BOM Capital, Thuja Capital, and Dolby Ventures. Salvia BoElectronics is a neurostimulation platform company targeting chronic migraine.
IH acted as legal advisor to SHIFT III, setting up the fund, and now for the second close of the fund whereby the European Investment Fund, Corbion and others invested another €23m. SHIFT III is a multi-stage impact investments venture capital fund.
IH acted as counsel to the company in this Series B round. Goeie-Grutten Impact Fund and existing shareholders DSM Venturing, Oost NL, SHIFT Invest and Thuja Capital acted as co-investors in this round. Nutrileads develops innovative natural food ingredients with clinically proven health benefits for application in dietary supplements and functional foods.
IH acted as counsel to the company in this Series A round. Castor is a cloud based clinical data management system which enables researchers to easily capture and integrate data from clinicians, patients and devices.
IH acted as counsel to the lead investor in this Series A round. Siilo is a collaboration platform for medical professionals.
IH acted as legal counsel to Blendle and its shareholders (sellers). Blendle is an online news platform.
IH acted as transaction counsel.
IH acted as counsel to Studytube. StudyTube is an online education platform
IH acted as legal advisor to Gradyent on €1.9m equity investment round in Gradyent. Gradyent developed a AI cloud platform that helps improve the management and efficiency of district heating networks.
IH acted as legal advisor to iON+ on this first investment by ION+, a fund managed by Oost NL. AMT Medical develops the ELANA heart bypass system, which aims to make bypass operations secure and simple, minimising the risk of complications
IH acts as legal advisor to CM.com, the Euronext-listed company. The transaction comprises a consideration of € 15.5 million (excluding a capped earn-out). The agreed consideration of € 15.5 million will be paid via a combination of cash and shares.
IH acted as one of the legal advisors to HenQ IV, setting up the fund. HenQ invests in European B2B software companies.
IH acted as legal advisor to GATT Technologies. The €10.5M series B financing was led by NGI LLC, a US based healthcare investor, along with the participation of Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc., and Oost NL. GATT Technologies developed a breakthrough patented synthetic technology intended to address severe and problematic surgical bleedings and organ leakages.
IH acted for the founder of Tjoapack. Tjoapack is a global contract packaging organization (CPO) for the pharmaceutical industry. Tjoapack has received a majority investment from Ampersand Capital Partners, a private equity firm that specializes in partnering with entrepreneur-led healthcare companies.
IH acted as transaction counsel. Wakuli cuts out the middlemen between coffee farmers and consumers, selling and delivering coffee directly to consumers
IH acted as transaction counsel. Route42’s ‘transport intelligence platform’ tracks and leverages data to provide services to the transport and logistics sector
IH acted as legal advisor to SHIFT III, setting up the fund. Investors in the fund include cornerstone investor Rabo Corporate Investments. SHIFT III is a multi-stage impact investments venture capital fund.
IH acted as legal advisor to OLX Group relating to Dutch law aspects. OfferUp and letgo, two of America’s most popular apps to buy and sell locally, have announced their intention to combine their US businesses. OLX Group – the classifieds business of Prosus and letgo’s majority investor – will own 40% of the combined entity. The agreement includes a new $120 million investment round led by OLX Group along with existing OfferUp investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Warburg Pincus
IH acted as legal advisor to Peak Capital, the VC fund. Trengo streamlines customer requests into a shared team-inbox
IH acted as legal advisor to Innovation Industries, setting up the fund. Investors in the fund include PME, PMT and Rabo Corporate Investments. Innovation Industries is a venture capital fund that invests in high-tech, med-tech and agri-food-tech companies in The Netherlands.
IH acted as legal advisor to PeakSpan. PeakSpan is a US-based growth stage VC fund focused on the B2B software arena. Oaky is an automated up-selling platform that helps hoteliers capture incremental revenue.
IH acted as legal advisor to Axign. Innovation Industries and Oost NL acted as co-investors in this round. This investment round enables Axign to mass produce and launch their new audio devices worldwide.
IH acted as legal advisor to Healthy.Capital. Other investors participating in the round included Adeline Lee (worked at Clue and Framer), Omri Amir (founder, Easytobook), Paul Veugen (founder, Usabila and Human), Wouter Broekhof (founder, Wakoopa), and Peter Driessen (founder, Spil Games). Clear is a tech startup that designs personalised nutrition for better health scores
IH acted as legal advisor to CM.com’s founders. CM.com is a global Conversational Commerce platform that provides enterprises full-scale CPaaS (Communication Platform as a Service) services with integrated payment solutions
IH acted as legal advisor to Equalture on the investment by 4Impact and InnovationQuarter. 4Impact is a VC fund investing in Dutch digital tech4good start-ups focusing on societal and sustainable impact and financial return. Equalture’s predictive hiring platform uses neuroscience and AI to help scaleups prevent mishires and efficiently create optimal team composition
IH acted as legal advisor to ATO-GEAR on the investment round led by Innovation industries. BOM Brabant Ventures and a consortium of business angels co-invested in this round. ATO-Gear has developed a device that analyzes the performance of runners and running shoes, providing real time coaching guidance and feedback (B2B and B2C).