A better world, through better companies

About us

Bencis is an independent investment company that was founded in 1999 by Zoran vanGessel and Jeroen Pit. Bencis supports business owners and management teams in achieving their growth ambitions.

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Our vision

Building Better Companies

We have been investing in strong, successful businesses in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany for over 20 years. Our experience and expertise in sectors such as Industry & Manufacturing, Food & Beverages, Business & Consumer Services, Healthcare & Leisure and Wholesale & Retail enable us to add true value. Moreover, it is not just the business itself that is key to us, but above all we support the people who build companies and want to take it further!

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Our Values

“Moreover, it is not just the business itself that is key to us, but above all we support the people who build companies and want to take it further“

Integrity
Improvement
Inspiration

Meet our people

Meet the team

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Lesley van Zutphen

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Zoran van Gessel

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Basiel Rijnen

TIMELINE

From 2015
and beyond

2015 AND BEFORE

Became signatory of the UN PRI1 and conducted first ESG review of the portfolio.

2016 – 2017

First company level ESG assessments were conducted and more focus placed on value creation opportunities; including a bestpractice sharing session.

2018 – 2019

General process and reporting improvements were made (e.g. reporting re-aligned with latest UN PRI standards). An ESG survey as well as an internal review was held for the Bencis team.

2020 – 2021

The SGDs3 were integrated in ESG assessments and reporting. Portfolio-wide assessment of climate-related risks as defined by TCFD2 was conducted.

2022 – 2023

Conducted a portfolio wide estimation of companies’ Scope III emissions. An ESG workshop was organised for the Bencis team. Conducted tailored deepdives to support portfolio companies in realising identified value creation opportunities.

2024 AND BEYOND

Prepared companies for CSRD4 disclosures. Drove emission reduction target setting in line with SBTi5 requirements. Establish a new data-gathering approach that facilitates better quality, more detailed, and ongoing data collection.

The scale behind our partnerships

A vision comes to life if carried out by a dedicated and passionate team. The shared drive to build lasting and successful relationships is what makes our team stand out, and what has made a true impact on the partnerships with our portfolio companies.

Staff members

who operate out of offices in Amsterdam, Brussels/Diegem and Düsseldorf.

Businesses

with a combined turnover of approximately 2.5 billion euros employing a total of 13,235 people.

50±

Million euros

as a result of Bencis’s investments in businesses.

People, purpose, and shared ambition

Collaboration, teamwork, and having fun along the way are essential to our culture. Teamwork has truly made the dream work.

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A better world, through better companies

Building Better Companies

“Moreover, it is not just the business itself that is key to us, but above all we support the people who build companies and want to take it further“