Ivu Woud
Investment Director
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- Full Name
- Ivo Groen in 't Woud
- Title
- Partner / Investment Director (also Managing Director, PE Evergreen)
- Firm
- Egeria (Egeria B.V.)
- Firm Type
- Private equity firm (mid-market buyout & growth) — *not an angel investor / seed fund; the stub classification is inaccurate*
- Investment Stage
- Mid-market buyouts, growth capital, and buy-and-build (control positions), not seed
- Check Size
- Deals in companies with enterprise values generally between €50m and €350m (Egeria invests across the Benelux, DACH region and North America up to ~€500m EV)
- Target Company Profile
- Healthy, profitable mid-sized businesses with significant growth potential that can be scaled organically and via buy-and-build, with management retained as co-owners
- Sector Focus
- Generalist; personally active in aviation/industrial services (aircraft painting, aircraft parts) and industrial manufacturing
- Geographic Focus
- Netherlands / Benelux, DACH region, and North America
- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background
Ivo Groen in 't Woud is a Partner and Investment Director at Egeria, an independent, Amsterdam-based private equity investment firm founded in 1997. He joined Egeria in October 2016, where his work spans sourcing new investment opportunities, running divestment processes, and actively overseeing portfolio companies. He also holds a role as Managing Director within Egeria's PE Evergreen (permanent-capital) practice.
Before Egeria, Ivo worked at APM Terminals, the port and terminal division of the Danish Maersk Group, within its M&A and Investment Strategy department, where he focused on international mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in his career he served in the M&A department of NIBC Bank, advising clients on acquisitions across a range of industries.
He holds a Master's degree in Finance & Investments from Erasmus University Rotterdam. On Egeria's team page he describes himself as "highly enthusiastic about exploring new situations and working on ambitious growth plans in tandem with a motivated team" — reflecting Egeria's stated preference for partnership with committed management teams.
Note: Egeria is a mid-market private equity house, not an angel network, and it does not invest at the seed stage. The "Angel Investors / Seed Round" labels in the source stub appear to be a mis-classification.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Invests via control buyouts and growth capital in established, cash-generative mid-market companies — not early-stage or seed deals
- Targets enterprise values generally between €50m and €350m (Egeria mandate extends up to ~€500m EV)
- Core geographies: Benelux, the DACH region, and North America
- Value-creation playbook: organic growth plus buy-and-build acquisitions and operational improvement, over a typical 5–7 year hold
- Foundational principle: "management is a co-owner" — Egeria backs and partners with motivated management teams rather than taking passive stakes
- Ivo's own emphasis: ambitious growth plans executed "in tandem with a motivated team," favouring situations where he can work hands-on with committed operators
Notable Investments
- MAAS Aviation Group — aircraft exterior painting/coating services; Egeria entry 2019 (~€42m revenue at profile time); a portfolio company Ivo is directly involved with
- APOC Aviation — aircraft parts trading, leasing and teardown; Egeria entry 2020 (~€33m revenue)
- M&G Group — flue-gas exhaust and ventilation systems manufacturer; a long-held Egeria asset (entry 2004, ~€149m revenue)
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