Zeist, 5 january 2026 – Investor Karmijn Kapitaal is taking a majority stake in security organization Met WA Beveiliging. The Zeist-based company specializes in safety within care environments and community settings. The collaboration, which has been established under the guidance of Marktlink, is aimed at further growth in a consolidating market. Met WA Beveiliging and Karmijn Kapitaal want to realize growth through both organic growth and acquisitions.
Since 2016, Met WA has been providing security solutions in, among others, mental health care (GGZ), hospitals, youth care, reception locations and distribution centers. Security guards and Care & Safety employees work daily at locations where rapid signaling, maintaining calm and careful action are essential. In close collaboration with care professionals and other chain partners, they combine safety with practical support on the work floor, such as accompanying clients, supporting care providers and carrying out daily work activities within care institutions.
Own academy
Through its own Met WA Academy, employees receive practice-oriented training in, among other things, de-escalation, dealing with special behavior, risk management, aggression regulation and emergency response (BHV). This broad base makes teams deployable at diverse locations, from closed departments to the emergency room. The organization consists of 21 staff members and several hundred security professionals.
In recent years, Met WA expanded its field of work, among other things through the acquisition of the Nederlandse Veiligheidsgroep (NVG) in 2023. With this, in addition to care security, public safety also became a permanent part of the service provision.
Investment with positive social impact
Karmijn Kapitaal supports the further professionalization and growth of Met WA. As an investor, Karmijn focuses on SME companies with a positive social impact, among others within the themes of care and safety. “We have carefully prepared this step and consciously searched for a partner who shares our vision,” says founder Michiel Broeksma. “Together with Marktlink, we actively explored the market. In Karmijn Kapitaal, we have found the right party to further develop Met WA. This acquisition enables us to accelerate building a professional, scalable organization that is ready for the future.”
Karmijn underlines the distinctive character of the organization. “The need for safety in care and public domains continues to increase. At the same time, this requires different solutions than traditional security,” according to Nicole Zomerhuis of Karmijn Kapitaal. “Met WA offers a professional and people-oriented model that is scalable and broadly applicable. We are pleased to support the organization in increasing its positive impact on care and other social environments.”
Buy-and-build as growth path
The collaboration with Karmijn forms the starting point of a buy-and-build strategy. Met WA aims for targeted acquisitions of security companies within care, hospitality or public safety. “This transaction is a logical step within the consolidation wave in this sector,” says Jeffrey Scholtens, partner at Marktlink. “We see an increasing demand for security services that match the complexity of care and public environments, whereby tightened legislation and regulations around self-employed (zzp) constructions strengthen this demand. Met WA is a mature and distinctive player who is excellently positioned to play a central role in this dynamic. We facilitate the connection with parties that match the profile and ambitions of the organization through our network. Within the group that arises from this, the companies strengthen each other to become a leading player within (care) security.”
