Acquisition of a Dutch managed services company

The acquired company is a managed services company located in the South of the Netherlands
The company that was acquired has revenues of more than 5 mio €
The buyer is an international managed services group that buys managed services companies
CFIE business acquisition input: The CFIE M&A team member, Govert Derks screened the MSP market. Govert knows many MSP targets and approaches further target companies. The managed services buyer is looking to grow via systematic acquisitions of similar managed services companies in Western Europe.

Overview of a transaction of a managed services company

The acquired company focusses on managed services combined with an own datacenter. The managed services portfolio has been build up over a long period of time. The owner had some health related issues. The owner thinks the managed services company can grow better with the support of a strong buyer.

The strategy of the managed services buyer

The buyer is an international managed services company. It is supported by a strong financial investor. The companies plan is to grow a Western European cloud related group of companies that is active in managed services. Here are some of the activities the group is performing:
• Managed services
• Security
• Other cloud related services

Activities of the CFIE M&A team in the support of acquiring this managed services company

The CFIE IT M&A team helps IT buyers in software, services or any other IT services acquisitions. The work consists for a large part in sourcing the right targets for an acquisition. CFIE selects and contacts targets. CFIE convinces business owners that it is a good decision to grow further with a strong strategic partner. Govert Derks has spoken to a large number of managed services companies and has explained the buyers strategy. Together with the buyer who has practical experience in the process of acquisitions of international managed services companies the further acquisition process was performed and finished.

Highlights of the acquisition of this managed services company

Both companies are active in the managed services industry and the growth of the managed services company can be quicker with support of the new buyer
The target company has a focus on higher level managed services activities and will be able to grow it’s services portfolio together with the new buyer
The managed services buyer can invest further in the company to grow it’s sales and marketing activity and hence the overall business

Information about business sales and acquisitions in the Dutch services industry

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