Pieter Janssen and HAL Investments expand ownership of Dutch-based Prodrive Technologies Group

Noord Brabant-based Prodrive Technologies Group’s founder and CEO Pieter Janssen and HAL Investments announced on Thursday, March 2, their intention to purchase all of the shares of co-founder Hans Verhagen in Prodrive Technologies.

This transaction follows after an initial entry as a shareholder of HAL Investments B.V. in 2022.

Consequently, the ownership of HAL Investments B.V. increases from 31.45 per cent to 47.18 per cent. Pieter Janssen, management, and employees collectively possess the remaining shares. 

“Prodrive Technologies acknowledges the paramount contribution of Hans Verhagen as co-founder and former CEO to the company’s growth and achievements,” reads the press release. 

Prodrive Technologies: Creating meaningful technologies

Founded by Pieter Janssen and Hans Verhagen in 1993, Prodrive Technologies designs and manufactures high-tech electronics, software, and mechatronic products and systems.

The company is on a mission to contribute to innovations that tackle society’s major challenges.

The Dutch company operates four dedicated R&D programmes and three highly automated manufacturing sites. 

The company owns subsidiaries in the Netherlands, the US, China, Israel, Germany, and Japan.

HAL Investments

Based out of Rotterdam, HAL Investments is the Dutch investment subsidiary of HAL Holding, an international investment company listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange via HAL Trust. 

HAL Investments holds significant positions in several companies listed on major European stock exchanges, as well as majority stakes and significant minority positions in non-listed companies active in a wide range of industries.