William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to VWE Automotive (VWE), a portfolio company of NewPort Capital (NewPort), in connection with its pending sale to Main Capital Partners (Main). The transaction was signed on August 10, 2026, and is estimated to close in October.
About the Companies
VWE Automotive is a leading Dutch provider of software, data and transaction services for the automotive sector. Since its establishment in 1993, VWE has supported automotive companies and other participants in the automotive value chain in digitalising and optimising their day-to-day processes. The modular MijnVWE software platform provides solutions for RDW transactions, inventory management, vehicle valuation, advertisement distribution, websites, and vehicle import and export, among other areas. VWE also provides data and insight products to insurers, financial institutions and leasing companies and offers the Finnik consumer application.
NewPort Capital is an independent private equity firm focused on investing in Dutch lower mid-market companies with a proven track record, significant growth potential, and strong, ambitious management teams. With entrepreneurs across more than 25 sectors, NewPort can truly be considered an entrepreneurial investor. The funds managed by NewPort focus on controlling stakes in the sectors of software, data & technology, business or financial services, industry, and food & packaging. These companies typically generate annual operating profits between EUR 2 million and EUR 10 million.
Main Capital Partners is a software investor managing private equity funds active in the Benelux, DACH, France, the Nordics, the UK, and North America with approximately EUR 12 billion in Assets under Management. Main has over 20 years of experience in strengthening software companies and works closely with the management teams in their portfolio as a strategic partner to achieve profitable growth and larger international software groups. Main has approximately 100 employees operating out of its offices in The Hague, Düsseldorf, Stockholm, Antwerp, Paris, London, and an affiliated office in Boston. Main maintains an active portfolio of over 55 software companies. The underlying portfolio employs approximately 15,000 employees. Through its Main Social Institute, Main supports students with grants and scholarships to study IT and Computer Science at Technical Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences.
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