Business Description
Sofina is a Belgium-based investment firm founded in 1898 that backs both private and publicly listed companies across Europe, Asia, and the United States, typically holding minority stakes and taking board seats to support long-term growth. The firm invests directly in businesses at various stages of development, from early startups to mature companies, focusing on sectors such as consumer goods, healthcare, education, digital technology, and energy, with individual investments generally ranging from ?20 million to ?300 million. It also allocates capital to private equity, venture capital, and growth equity funds as part of a fund-of-funds strategy, and tends to hold its investments for ten to twelve years.
