Vendis Capital Management

Managing partners Cédric Olbrechts and Vincent Braams lead the investment committee and day-to-day operations. Both co-founded the firm in 2009 after careers at established European private equity houses — Olbrechts at Gilde and Braams at 3i. They maintain direct involvement in deal origination, negotiation, and portfolio company board roles.

No. Vendis has maintained an exclusively consumer mandate since founding in 2009. The firm targets branded goods, specialty retail, and consumer services across food and beverage, personal care, home goods, and adjacent categories where brand equity drives pricing power and customer loyalty. The firm explicitly avoids technology, healthcare, industrials, and financial services.

The firm relies heavily on a centralized origination function and deep sector networks cultivated over 15 years of exclusive consumer investing across the Benelux, France, and DACH regions. Management partners maintain direct relationships with brand founders, family-owned consumer companies, and sector-specialist intermediaries. Vendis also conducts proactive thematic sourcing within sub-verticals such as organic food, personal care, and sleep-health before targets formally come to market.