Main Capital Partners acquires VWE Automotive

● PLATFORM | AUTOMOTIVE · Fleet & Aftersales

SEPTEMBER 9, 2026

Main Capital Partners acquires VWE Automotive (NewPort)

TARGET

Dealer management, vehicle-data and RDW-compliance SaaS platform serving more than 11,000 Dutch car dealers, leasing companies, insurers and fleet operators.

Ownership	PE-backed · NewPort Capital (prior owner); NewPort Capital
Headcount	185 FTEs
Headquarters	Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
Leadership	Piet Renses, CEO
Sell-side advisor	William Blair; GrowthPoint Technology Partners; KPMG Corporate Finance; Lincoln International; Stifel (side unstated)
Advisor team	Robert White, Managing Director, KPMG Corporate Finance LLC (KPMG Corporate Finance)

ACQUIRER

Main Capital Partners

Software-focused private equity firm investing in profitable small- to mid-sized enterprise software businesses in the Benelux, DACH, Nordics and North America.

Headquarters	The Hague, Netherlands
Deal team	Jeffrey Sanya
Buy-side advisor	Houlihan Lokey

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Main Capital Partners -> VWE Automotive  (2026-09-11)
buyout | Automotive | announced
Target: Dealer management, vehicle-data and RDW-compliance SaaS platform serving more than 11,000 Dutch car dealers, leasing companies, insurers and fleet operators.
Website: vwe.nl | Buyer site: maincapital.com
HQ: Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | Ownership: pe-backed | Seller: NewPort Capital
Advisors - Sell-side: William Blair; GrowthPoint Technology Partners; KPMG Corporate Finance; Lincoln International; Stifel (side unstated); Buy-side: Houlihan Lokey
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/main-capital-partners-vwe-automotive.html

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