M&A Deal Summary

Finco Acquires Datashift

On February 6, 2024, private equity firm Finco acquired information technology company Datashift

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Finco’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Finco’s 11th transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-02-06
Target Datashift
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Finco
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Datashift

Mechelen, Belgium
Datashift is a data consultancy company positioned as an end-to-end solution partner. The company’s service offering includes Business Analytics, Data Governance, Data Science & Data Engineering and Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Automation. Datashift was founded in 2015 and is based in Mechelen, Belgium.

Search 214,238 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Finco

Antwerp, Belgium

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 160M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Finco is an investor in small and mid-sized public and private companies based in the Benelux. Within private investments, Finco invests in growth businesses that serve B2B markets. The Firm looks to commit €2 to €10 million to help fund LBOs, MBIs, recapitalizations, and growth capital financings. For listed investments, Finco will consider a variety of businesses valued up to €2.5 billion. Finco was formed in 1998 and is based in Antwerp.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 12
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Belgium M&A 11 of 11
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-13 Whyte Corporate Affairs

Brussels, Belgium

Whyte Corporate Affairs is an independent Belgian communication agency. Whyte specialises in corporate communication (media and influencers), crisis communication and management of sensitive issues, public affairs, internal communication and change management, as well as financial communication and information design. Whyte Corporate Affairs was founded in 2008 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Buy -