Main Capital Partners has closed €5.25 billion across two funds at their hard caps, which the firm says is the largest private equity buyout fundraise ever completed in the Netherlands.
Existing investors re-committed at over 120%, supported by 38 exits with a weighted average gross return of 4.7x and a loss rate below 0.5%.
The new funds will finance Main’s first push into the United Kingdom, adding a sixth core market alongside Benelux, DACH, the Nordics, France, and North America.
Since 2003, Charly Zwemstra has focused on acquiring essential, stable software companies instead of high-growth or trendy SaaS firms. These include platforms for hospital appointments, municipal tax records, and accounting workflows that organisations rely on every day.
After 23 years, investors have entrusted him with €5.25 billion to continue this strategy.
