Expertum concludes a strategic partnership with Sofindev. The partnership between Sofindev and Expertum, a leading player in the SAP consulting market, will strengthen Expertum’s financial basis and support its ambition to take a leading role in the further growth of the SAP landscape in Europe.
September 8th 2023
In order to support its growth, Expertum has entered into an agreement with Sofindev for an investment in the group. Through its recently raised fund, Sofindev VI, Sofindev is taking a stake in the Expertum Group. The founders of Expertum, Hans Bockstal and Wim Conings, will remain on board and retain a strategic interest.
The current management team in Belgium, led by Bert Vanstechelman, along with Chris Walravens, Ilse Brock, and Katrien Ringoir, as well as the Dutch management team led by Sjoerd van Middelkoop, Reninca de Zwart, Pascal de Zwart, and Chris van Gerven, are increasing their stake in Expertum. They will also continue to be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of Expertum in Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Croatia.
Through the partnership with Sofindev, Expertum wants to continue and accelerate its strong growth trajectory of recent years. This collaboration aspires to further enhance Expertum’s position as a leading strategic partner for SAP implementations and related services in the Benelux and beyond. This will be achieved by placing even greater emphasis on expanding existing capacity and innovation capabilities, diversifying the SAP product range, and cultivating sustainable customer relationships.
ABOUT EXPERTUM: “YOUR SAP SOLUTIONS FROM A TO Z”
Expertum was founded in 2006 by two former SAP employees, Hans Bockstal and Wim Conings. Over the past years, Expertum has grown into one of the leading independent SAP consulting players in the Benelux region, with offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Croatia.
Expertum is renowned for its extensive group of highly experienced SAP professionals, which is why it is recognized as a reliable and accredited SAP partner with expertise in a wide range of SAP products and supporting services (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, SAP C/4HANA, SAP Rise, SAP Analytics, SAP Business Technology Platform, and more). Expertum holds the esteemed status of being an SAP Gold Partner and has received multiple SAP awards in recent years (SAP Business Technology Platform Partner of the Year in ’23, SAP Award – Gold winner for rapid time to value in SAP S/4 HANA Cloud implementation in ’23, and SAP Award for rapid time to value in ’22).
Supporting companies in their migration to SAP S/4HANA, advancements on the SAP Business Technology Platform, and maintaining/monitoring their SAP applications around the clock (24/7) holds no secrets for Expertum. Expertum positions itself as a pragmatic, no-nonsense, long-term partner with a large team of highly experienced in-house consultants boasting diverse functional and technical expertise. As a result, Expertum has grown into one of the leading SAP implementation partners with a substantial and loyal blue-chip customer portfolio (> 150 customers) spanning various industries. In 2022, Expertum achieved approximately €25 million in revenue with over 150 employees.
For more information about Sofindev, please visit our website: www.sofindev.com
For more information about Expertum, please visit our website: www.expertum.net