“It takes a bee 10,000,000 trips to collect enough nectar to make 1 pound of honey”
Sue Monk Kidd – The Secret Life of Bees
The firm
Founded in 2020, Workerbee Capital is an independent investment firm whose mission is to create value in small and medium businesses through an active management oriented to transformation and growth.
Transformation
Passion for improving and transforming small and medium businesses into leaders of their market niches.
Growth
Active management together with the management teams to accelerate organic growth and market consolidation.
Experience
Solid professional experience as investors and managers allowing the implementation of proven and successful business development models.
Team
The Workerbee Capital team, with a strong entrepreneurial identity, benefits from a large experience in industry, private equity and family-owned businesses.
Strategy
Invest and actively manage projects with solid business models and ambitious growth plans.
Protect the value of the businesses we invest in by aligning the interests of founders, shareholders and management teams.
Develop and execute well-ordered transformation plans to help investee companies reach their objectives.
Continuous improvement through six value creation levers
Active management
Active support to the companies with on-site presence to accelerate and optimize improvement plans.
Talent
Protect, grow and reinforce talent within the organization.
Processes
Review critical processes and identify improvement areas. Groom and prepare the company for profitable and sustainable growth.
Financial control
Identify business performance indicators and set measurable improvement goals to optimize profitability and cash generation.
Technology
Review the role of technology in the business and identify improvement opportunities.
Consolidation
Support the identification of (i) organic market opportunities as well as (ii) potential acquisitions of competitors to reinforce and accelerate growth.
Investment Profile
Leading companies in their respective niche markets, with solid, profitable and cash-generating business models.
Mostly controlling stakes which permit a generational handover or an agreed settlement to a specific shareholding situation.
Partner with forward-looking founders, entrepeneurs and management teams in sustainable, long-term, value-creating projects.
Average investment tickets range from €5m and €10m per deal, with additional capacity from our co-investors.
Responsibility
At Workerbee Capital, we believe that a responsible investment must create value in the economy and generate a positive impact on society.
Consequently, Workerbee Capital integrates environmental, social, and corporate governance considerations (ESG) into its value creation strategy during all stages of the investment process: pre-investment, portfolio management and divestment.
Moreover, these ESG criteria form part of the day-to-day work of our organisation, and are integrated in Workerbee Capital’s relationship with its employees, advisors, investors, partners, clients and suppliers.