Buyer for data management company in Western Europe

• Revenue: 2-50M EUR
• Employees: not decisive
• Location of the target: Western Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The company is a well-known enterprise activating in data management. It has a strategy for growing its operations in Western Europe via acquisitions, therefore the management is open to speaking to interested sellers
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The company is an international organization that provides data management solutions to clients that manipulate large amounts of documents. The buyer wants to expend the business in Western Europe by acquiring a company that has similar activities and solutions. The buyer has large amounts of funds at disposal and is looking for companies that are stable on the market and have plans to grow further. The target company should demonstrate it has synergy with the buyer and should also have a wide network of clients.

The company that is looking to buy another enterprise is an international organization that is activating in data management sector. It has more than 1000 employees that are specialized in data security and are able to provides services such as data and document collecting and destruction, physical and digital archiving. The group is already present in more than 20 European countries and registers an annual turnover of more than 80M Eur. It disposes of more than 150k tons of data that is deposited into a series of containers, sacks, boxes or entirely secure metal bins. The data destruction operation is kept secure and confidential, material being destroyed in a complex shredding process that protects the clients from information leaks. The company has specialized teams with high levels of expertise in management and security and who can offer support, training and advices to meet the client’s needs.

To better manage the data inside an organization, the company develops solutions that help the clients to work digitally. With digital technologies, files are exchanged and retrieved faster, tracking them becomes much easier and the security is higher since software platforms can be organized to permit access only to assigned persons. The company uses scanning processes to digitise all kinds of documents of all sizes, the solutions are certified, audit-proof and tailored made to respond to each client’s requirements. Scanning centres are all across Europe, prepared to deposit large archives. Scanning can be also performed at the client’s location, in this case hardware and software is provided by the company. The documents can be recognized due to the use of bar and QR code recognition. A cloud archive solution for document management is provided by the company so that clients can upload, save, manage and exchange data or track the business processes. Because this solution is web-based, it can be operated through Internet using normal web browsers. Clients can also use the mobile app available for smartphones. The company is certified with ISO 9001:2008 for quality management and with ISO 27001:2013 for information security.

The buyer is looking to acquire a company that operates in the same sector and has similar services such as:

• Physical & Digital Archiving
• Scanning
• Digital Inbox
• Data & Document Destruction
• Data Security & Retrieving
• Consultancy
• Training

• The buyer is an important enterprise activating in data management
• The company uses documents management technologies to increase efficiency
• The company has decided to enlarge its activities in Western Europe and is looking to buy another company with similar activities and solutions
• Target companies should be stable on the market and should have clear plans to grow further