Essers Family Office
Also known as EFO
Genk-based investment arm of the Essers family, owners of logistics group H.Essers; holds stakes in ExtraPower (solar EPC, 51%) and Cargo Floor.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Essers
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Transport and logistics (H.Essers)
- HEADQUARTERS
- Genk, Belgium
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Europe
- STAGES
- Buyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investments
- LATEST DEAL
- ExtraPower (Majority stake (51%)) · Jan 2023
Overview
Essers Family Office (EFO) is the Genk-based investment branch of the Essers family, which owns and runs the transport and logistics group H.Essers. In January 2023 it took a 51% stake in ExtraPower, a Belgian photovoltaic engineering and construction company, to back a European buy-and-build strategy. In 2022 it joined Smile Invest as a minority shareholder in Cargo Floor, a maker of horizontal trailer unloading systems; Smile Invest describes the Essers family as one of the investors in its fund.
Holdings & investments (2)
- ExtraPowerClimate & Energy · since 2023
- Cargo FloorIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2022
Frequently asked questions
Essers Family Office is a single family office based in Genk, Belgium.
Essers Family Office invests on behalf of the Essers family (Transport and logistics (H.Essers)).
Essers Family Office invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments.
Essers Family Office invests at Buyout stage in Climate & Energy and Industrial & Manufacturing.
Essers Family Office's holdings and investments include ExtraPower and Cargo Floor.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Essers Family Office is ExtraPower (Majority stake (51%)), announced in Jan 2023.
No. Essers Family Office invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.