{"id":60278,"date":"2026-11-04T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editing.capitalmind.com\/deals\/sale-of-certigo-to-socotec\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T12:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:46:48","slug":"verkoop-van-certigo-aan-socotec","status":"publish","type":"deals","link":"https:\/\/www.investec.com\/advisory\/nl\/deals\/verkoop-van-certigo-aan-socotec\/","title":{"rendered":"Verkoop van Certigo aan SOCOTEC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Investec heeft de aandeelhouders van Certigo geadviseerd bij de verkoop van de groep aan SOCOTEC.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over de deal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certigo is een toonaangevende, technologisch ondersteunde aanbieder van wettelijk verplichte veiligheidstrainingen en certificeringsdiensten voor werknemers op de Franse B2B-markt. Via zijn 24 vestigingen traint en certificeert Certigo meer dan 65.000 werknemers van bedrijven in de sectoren bouw, industrie, energie en uitzendarbeid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De catalogus omvat meer dan 90 programma&#8217;s, over onderwerpen zoals tillen en hanteren, CACES\u00ae, elektrische risico&#8217;s, asbest, werken op hoogte en werken in besloten ruimtes. Certigo is een technologiegedreven speler, gestructureerd rondom Planner, hun eigen digitale platform dat de planning, documentatie en verlengingstermijnen beheert, klanten met meerdere locaties inzicht en traceerbaarheid biedt in hun trainingen en de integratie van overgenomen centra versnelt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Na een competitief verkoopproces is Certigo verkocht aan SOCOTEC, een wereldleider op het gebied van testen, inspectie en certificering in de bouw en infrastructuur, met een geconsolideerde omzet van \u20ac1,85 miljard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Door deze overname wordt SOCOTEC Formation de op \u00e9\u00e9n na grootste speler op het gebied van technische en reglementaire trainingen in Frankrijk, met 70 vestigingen en een omzet van circa \u20ac100 miljoen in 2027. Het combineert de expertise van SOCOTEC op het vlak van risicobeheer en het landelijke bereik van de organisatie met de praktijkgerichte veiligheidstrainingen, het lokale netwerk en het digitale platform van Certigo, om zo zowel mkb-bedrijven als grote ondernemingen te kunnen bedienen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Onze rol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investec adviseerde de aandeelhouders gedurende het gehele verkoopproces:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Het vormgeven van het equity-verhaal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing materiaal voor bereiden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Het bedrijfsplan beoordelen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Het identificeren en selecteren van relevante strategische kopers en financi\u00eble investeerders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Het management team coachen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Het co\u00f6rdineren van het financi\u00eble due-diligenceonderzoek naar verkopers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Het begeleiden van due diligence-onderzoeken voor kopers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Een competitief proces organiseren<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Onderhandelen over de definitieve transactievoorwaarden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section class=\"content--block quoteBlock \">\n    <div class=\"holder\">\n        <div class=\"stories slide-up d-flex\" data-scroll=\"\">\n            \n            <blockquote class=\"stories__desc\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;max-width: 100%;\">\n                <span class=\"stories__desc_quote\">\u201c\u201d<\/span>\n\n                                    <div class=\"justified\"><p>Onze relatie met Investec is in de loop van meerdere jaren opgebouwd, lang v\u00f3\u00f3r deze transactie. Deze nauwe band, in combinatie met hun kennis van onze onderneming en het bredere regelgevingskader, was doorslaggevend voor onze keuze. Hun vermogen om binnen een strak tijdschema een zorgvuldig en effici\u00ebnt proces te doorlopen, was cruciaal voor de totstandkoming van de combinatie met SOCOTEC, waarbij zij bovendien oog hadden voor zowel de financi\u00eble als de menselijke aspecten van het project.<\/p>\n<\/div>                \n\n                                    <cite>&#8211; Fran\u00e7ois de Buhren, President, Certigo<\/cite>\n                            <\/blockquote>\n        <\/div><!-- \/.stories -->\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- ============= End of \/.QuoteBlock =============== -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investec heeft de aandeelhouders van Certigo geadviseerd bij de verkoop van de groep aan SOCOTEC. 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