Bechtle AG acquires the Spanish IT service provider Solution Grupo Solutia Technology SL, with headquarters in Seville and offices in Madrid and Murcia. Founded in 2005, Solutia Group has earned a reference position in the public sector and an extraordinary reputation in the Spanish market has been worked. The company generated around 100 million euros in revenue last year, and currently has a template of 637 people who form a broad and diversified equipment in the computer services sector. With this acquisition, Bechtle quintupple your team in Spain and displays its capacities in the areas of the workplace, software development and IT services.
During the last 20 years, Grupo Solutia has established itself as a specialist in IT services in the public sector, especially in the fields of education and health. Bechtle and Solutia Group already have a long history of successful collaborations in different projects. In this way, the companies of the Bechtle Group in Spain, Bechtle Direct, Idoo and Prosol, and the new acquisition combine strength and will benefit from a wide synergy.
According to Konstantin Ebert, Coo of Bechtle Ag: “With Solutia Group, we significantly reinforce our presence in the Spanish market and win a team whose experience complements our strategic direction and that has potential beyond the regional territory. By focusing on health and education, the company deals with some resilient sectors and with a vision of the future. We are very happy to welcome the group of group to the group. Bechtle. ”
Leadership continuity
The current management team, including the founder and president Valentín Rangel and the CEO Juan Lucas Retamar, will continue to lead the company. With its annexation to Bechtle, Solutionia Grupo seeks to continue developing its activity within a large European group of the IT sector with financial solidity and accelerate its growth. The goal is to place Bechtle in the top five of computer services in the next two years.
Bechtle increases its product range and its presence in Spain
Continue European expansion through acquisitions
The strong organization formed by the four companies of the Bechtle Group in Spain guarantees broad assistance to public and private sector clients. In addition, Bechtle acquires a team with excellent training and great experience, particularly in technical support.
According to John Malone, Executive Vice President of Europe in the South and East in Bechtle:
“We have the best conditions to expand our presence in the market and grow exponentially in the Spanish market, which is very attractive. Together, Bechtle, Prosol, Iidoo and Grupo Solutia we form a powerful team with excellent perspectives.”
Juan Lucas Retamar, CEO of Grupo Solutionia, adds:
“We are very happy to strengthen our growth as part of the Bechtle Group. This increases our ability to gain large and complex infrastructure projects. We are sure that our corporate cultures align well and excite our future as part of the Bechtle family.”
Important expansion of the market position in Spain
Spain, together with the Netherlands, is now the third foreign market of the Bechtle group in terms of number of employees, behind France and Switzerland. Bechtle has been active in Spain since 2001, with 145 employees in Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza, generating consolidated income of approximately 120 million euros. With this acquisition, the Bechtle template in Spain will be made up of a total of 782 employees and their consolidated income will reach 220 million euros.
As usual, the conditions and purchase price remain confidential.
