Desotec

Innovative, fast growing company in environmental services

Business activity and description

Desotec is an innovative, fast growing company in environmental services, specialised in purification of liquid and gaseous industrial flows based on activated carbon. Through a unique business model, Desotec offers full service activated carbon solutions through a captive fleet of mobile filters. Desotec serves a broad range of industrial and utility customers throughout Europe. The company is headquartered in Roeselare, Belgium, and operates a joint-venture in Poland.

Deal Information

• Deal size: Undisclosed
• Deal type: MBO
• Turnover: € 23 mln
• Date of investment: April 2011
• Bought from: Company Founders

Investment rationale

Having achieved a market-leading position in Belgium and France, Desotec’s management, in close partnership with AAC Capital Partners, is eager to further expand the business into a truly pan-European player through organic growth. AAC Capital has a track record in consolidation and internationalisation of Benelux champions and aims to achieve the envisaged growth through further professionalisation of the company.