Verlinvest: anyone knows abt this European shop?

Does anyone know about Verlinvest?

It says it's a PE company with HQ in Brussel and offices around the world. Also, it focuses on the consumer industry and has a current AUM of 1.6 Bn EU As there's little other info online except for its official website, can anyone gimme a hint of the company? What's its reputation like, career advancement, culture, and stuff?

Thanks!

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Verlinvest was founded by the Belgian families from AB InBev, hence their consumer focus. They invest globally in growth stage companies. So you could define them as a family office growth equity shop. It seems they did great investments (especially in India)and they recently booked a 50x return on a €50m investment in Oatly with their IPO. Mind that this is an outside in view…

 

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