CarCollect has entered a strategic partnership with Main Capital Partners
May 2026 — CarCollect, a leading European B2B platform for automotive remarketing, has entered a strategic partnership with Main Capital Partners, a prominent European software investor.
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Roosendaal, the Netherlands, CarCollect provides a B2B automotive remarketing platform that digitizes the end-to-end used-vehicle workflow, covering vehicle intake, pricing, sales execution, transport coordination, settlement and stock management. The company serves approximately 750 customers, including branded dealers, leasing companies, universal dealers, fleet operators and rental companies across 10 European countries. Its cloud-native, multi-tenant SaaS platform supports 15 languages and 10 currencies and is used by more than 14,000 automotive companies.
The partnership with Main Capital Partners marks the next phase in CarCollect’s development, with a clear focus on accelerating product innovation, further international expansion and strengthening the company’s position in the European automotive remarketing market. Growth is expected to be driven by the launch of new products and features, including CarCollect’s stock management solution, expanded cross-border customer relationships and a selective buy-and-build strategy. The existing management team will continue to lead the company, supported by Main Capital Partners as a long-term strategic partner.
Main Capital Partners is a leading European software investor with more than €6.5 billion in assets under management. With over 20 years of experience in scaling enterprise software businesses, Main Capital Partners acts as a long-term strategic partner to management teams. The firm focuses on driving profitable growth, accelerating strategic value creation and building market-leading software groups across Europe and North America. Headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands, Main Capital Partners has offices in Düsseldorf, Stockholm, Antwerp and Paris, as well as an affiliated office in Boston. Its current portfolio comprises approximately 55 software companies, collectively employing more than 12,000 professionals.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins’ team in the Netherlands acted as the sell-side advisor to the shareholders of CarCollect. The transaction further reinforces Oaklins’ track record in enterprise software and automotive technology and deepens its insights into SaaS business models, sector-specific valuation drivers and the evolving European software investment landscape.
Robin van den Berg
On behalf of the shareholders of CarCollect
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Frederik van der Schoot
Oaklins Netherlands
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