Down 2 Earth Capital is an independent private equity fund established in 2013. D2E Capital focusses on small and medium sized equity transactions in Belgium.
The partners of D2E Capital combine their successful private equity experience with a top level industry experience. The knowledge of the SME environment and their typical challenges makes D2E Capital the pre-eminent partner of entrepreneurs and managers for the further expansion of their company. In addition, the team of D2E Capital can rely on the expertise of a large network of CEOs and entrepreneurs.
D2E Capital invests in both buy-out transactions and growth capital.
As investor, D2E Capital emphasizes a solid partnership with the management team of our participations in order to achieve future value creation through growth, international expansion and further professionalization..
D2E Capital actively supports its companies on a financial and operational level, always in a no-nonsense approach.
The partners of D2E Capital combine their successful private equity experience with a top level industry experience. The knowledge of the SME environment and their typical challenges makes D2E Capital the pre-eminent partner of entrepreneurs and managers for the further expansion of their company. In addition, the team of D2E Capital can rely on the expertise of a large network of CEOs and entrepreneurs.
D2E Capital invests in both buy-out transactions and growth capital.
As investor, D2E Capital emphasizes a solid partnership with the management team of our participations in order to achieve future value creation through growth, international expansion and further professionalization..
D2E Capital actively supports its companies on a financial and operational level, always in a no-nonsense approach.
Location: Belgium, Antwerp
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2013
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Private Equity
Portfolio 18
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 04.04.2024 | Golden Car... | golden-care.com | - | - |
| 19.03.2023 | Water Is L... | waterislifegroup.com | - | Belgium, L... |
| 19.03.2023 | Sisu | sisu.be | - | United Sta... |
| 16.09.2022 | RentalTec | rentaltec.com | - | Belgium, B... |
| - | VK archite... | vkgroup.be | - | - |
| - | Gudrun | gudrungroup.be | - | Belgium, A... |
| - | Metes | metes.be | - | Belgium, L... |
| - | Orbit | orbit-lighting.com | - | Belgium, E... |
| - | Hertecant ... | hertecantflanges.com | - | Belgium, A... |
| - | DP Survey ... | dpsurveys.com | - | Belgium, A... |
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Persons 11
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Regis | De Preter | Investment... | linkedin.c... | - | r***s@d2e.... | - |
| - | Ivo | Marechal | Founding P... | linkedin.c... | - | i*o@d2e.be | - |
| - | Alain | Keppens | Founding P... | linkedin.c... | - | a***n@d2e.... | - |
| - | Charlotte | Van Den He... | Communicat... | linkedin.c... | - | l******t@d... | - |
| - | Susanne | Plasschaer... | Management... | linkedin.c... | - | s*****e@d2... | - |
| - | Pieter | de Bakker | Business C... | linkedin.c... | - | p****r@d2e... | - |
| - | Christophe | Beghin | Investment... | linkedin.c... | - | l******t@d... | - |
| - | Matthias | Neirynck | Principal | linkedin.c... | - | m******s@d... | - |
| - | Peter | Kloeck | Founding P... | linkedin.c... | - | p***r@d2e.... | - |
| - | Maarten | Wuyts | Investment... | linkedin.c... | - | m******s@d... | - |
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News 19
| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.04.2024 | Scandinavia Specialist Nordic strengthens Position in the international travel market with acquisition of Askja Reizen | Londerzeel, April 10, 2024 Nordic, a specialist in travel to Scandinavia, has just announced the acquisition of Askja Reizen. This acquisition fits into Nordic’s goal to further diversify and expand its range of travel options, offering ent... |
| 08.04.2024 | The Wallfashion House acquires a controlling stake in Rasch Wallpaper and Textil | Creation of a new European market leader Tielt, April 8, 2024 – The Wallfashion House, a leading European association of designers and producers of wall decoration products, is joining forces with Rasch Tapeten, the second largest wallpape... |
| 03.04.2024 | Down2Earth invests in Golden Care and reinforces its management to accelerate growth ambitions | Golden Care is a global provider of eco-friendly cleaning and (colour)protection products for outdoor furniture in a wide range of materials (such as teak, fabric, wicker, …). To support its growth, Down2Earth Opportunities Fund (D2E) acqui... |
| 08.11.2023 | Down2Earth sells its stake in Hertecant | WISE EQUITY ACQUIRES A MAJORITY STAKE IN HERTECANT FLANGES, A BELGIAN LEADING MANUFACTURER OF CUSTOM FULLY MACHINED FORGED COMPONENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT FROM BELGIAN INVESTORS PMV & DOWN2EARTH CAPITAL |
| 14.06.2023 | Sisu Group expands digital services through merger of Ariad with NedWorks | Jeroen Geleyn, managing director Ariad |
| 20.03.2023 | Down2Earth Capital sells its stake in VK architects+engineers to Sweco | D2E Capital sells its majority stake in VK architects+engineers to Swedish listed group Sweco. This marks the end of an intense growth and “buy and build” process for D2E in which VK architects+engineers grew into a leading Benelux player.... |
| 23.12.2022 | Down2Earth and Vectis to support the growth of Water Is Life Group | Water Is Life Group (WILG) is a European group, headquartered in Pelt, active in production, distribution and sales of pump- and irrigation systems and piping solutions for infrastructure projects. In recent years the group has grown rapidl... |
| 09.09.2022 | DOWN2EARTH INVESTS IN SISU | Sisu is a group that includes companies such as Strand Associates Consulting, Catalay, Prosource and Nedworks and specializes in staffing, consultancy and training of specialized project consultants in pharma, engineering, project managemen... |
| 06.06.2022 | D2E invests in RentalTec | RentalTec is a company that specializes in the rental of test and measurement equipment, both short and long term. RentalTec focuses mainly on the telecom sector, but also serves customers in sectors such as electrical installations, defens... |
| 23.07.2021 | Grandeco grows with the acquisition of WallSupply | Grandeco Wallfashion Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire shareholder capital of Wall!Supply, the market leader in decorative 3D panels. Following the acquisition of Holden Decor in 2020, this acquisition is part of Gr... |
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