With an ambition to build a leading European supplier of mission-critical Enterprise Content Management, Main Capital Partners (‘Main’) has acquired a majority stake in the Nextway Software group. Nextway retains its name and its management and continues its growth journey.
The acquisition follows the successful transformation of Nextway to become the go-to partner for organizations in Insurance and Finance that depend on mission-critical Enterprise Content Management (ECM).
“For us in the management team, this is a dream come true. We have appreciated the time of being founder-owned, but we have also identified that to secure a future with continued growth, a succession was needed. We all look forward to the collaboration with the skilled team from Main.“
— Thomas Hougaard-Enevoldsen, CEO at Nextway Software
The remaining part is still owned by Nextway's former owners, who remain actively involved in the daily management along with a number of employees.
“As a founder of Nextway — almost 4 decades ago — I’m truly happy and proud to see my “first-born” in these new settings with Main. I’m excited to follow the new developments, and feel privileged to be a part of Nextway’s future“
— Kim Hellum, Founder of Nextway
Business as usual
Nextway will continue to serve its many customers in Insurance, Finance and other industries valuing the same virtues, under the current management:
- CEO, Thomas Hougaard-Enevoldsen (DK)
- COO, Raphael Schlegel (CH)
- CTO, Kim Hellum (DK)
- SVP, Insurance Annette Weber (DK)
- SVP, Finance Marcel Ritter (CH)
Chairman of the board – Lars Rüger – continues on the board of directors together with representatives from Main.
“This strategic step provides us with extra muscles to harness our potential, both for ourselves and for our customers. All our colleagues are excited about the growth journey ahead, which we now look forward to with even more strength, and later on with more new colleagues"
– adds Thomas Hougaard, CEO of Nextway Software.
A step with enormous potential
Main is a leading software investor managing investment funds active in Northwestern Europe and North America. Leveraging 20 years of experience in software investing and deep-sector knowledge, they work closely with management teams in their portfolio to achieve sustainable growth and larger, outstanding software groups.
With 44 platform companies in their active portfolio, they have deep sector knowledge that Nextway will now benefit from.
“We are excited about the partnership with Nextway and committed to supporting their journey ahead. Nextway’s strong organic growth and strategic vision for international expansion in Northwestern Europe position them for continued success. We see significant opportunities for enhancing their product offerings and exploring new markets through a targeted buy-and-build approach. We look forward to driving Nextway’s market presence and facilitating their growth through this partnership.“
— Jonas Bäckman, Sr. Investment Manager at Main
Press contact:
Thomas Hougaard-EnevoldsenCEO, SVP Partnerships
Nextway Software
+45 61 63 96 71
the@nextway.software
Wessel Ploegmakers
Partner and Head of the Nordics
Main Capital Partners
+46 732 611 700
wessel@maincapital.se
Jesper Møller Sibbern
Performance Lead
Nextway Software
+45 60 40 92 96
jms@nextway.software
