{"id":7944,"date":"2023-01-14T17:57:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T16:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centum.werk4.com\/portfolio\/item\/blinklane-auctus\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T13:10:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T11:10:58","slug":"blinklane-auctus","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/centumcapital.de\/en\/portfolio\/item\/blinklane-auctus\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch consultant for transformation goes with German investor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBlinkLane is a leading consulting firm with focus on organizational transformation projects, to make clients more agile.\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDutch consulting firm BlinkLane, with focus on organisational transformations, is taking German investor AUCTUS onboard to push international expansion.\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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AUCTUS Capital Partners invested in BlinkLane Consulting.\u00a0<\/strong>AUCTUS will support the management regarding their ambitious growth strategy, including international acquisitions.<\/p>

The fast-growing companies BlinkLane Consulting and Gladwell Academy have received a growth investment from funds managed by the German investment company AUCTUS Capital Partners AG. AUCTUS will support the Management of the companies in the execution of international buy-and-build strategy. With this transaction, AUCTUS is acquiring an interest in the Dutch business, which has its headquarters in Amsterdam as well as branches in Paris and Bangalore.<\/p>

Founded in 2007, BlinkLane offers high-value consultancy services to corporates and governments, with an emphasis on innovation and organizational transformation. In 2014, it added training and events to its portfolio in technology, strategy and organisation under the Gladwell Academy label.<\/p>

Driven by digitization and the urgent need for companies to increase their agility and reduce time to market, the market for organisational transformations with a focus on \u2018Agile\u2019 has grown spectacularly. Independent market research shows that the Dutch market for Agile Transformations is still far from saturated, with annual growth levels of 10% to 15% expected over the next five years. The Netherlands has a leading position in the field of Agile Transformations and, together with the Nordics, is a leader in Europe. The German and French markets are developing rapidly and are catching up, with expected growth rates of 15% to 20% over the same period.<\/p>

The explosive market growth at the European level, along with increasing demand both in the Netherlands and abroad, prompted BlinkLane to search for a strong partner. After discussions with various European investment companies, AUCTUS was ultimately chosen. AUCTUS and the Management plan to invest significantly in further acquisitions in the field of transformational consulting and digitization, primarily in Germany, France and the Netherlands.<\/p>

BlinkLane is one of the leading players when it comes to Agile Transformations, and has already carried out some 30 major transformations at leading companies. With this infusion from AUCTUS, a party with a proven track record in buy-and-build, the conditions have been created for BlinkLane to become number one in the field in Europe.<\/p>

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Florian Buddemeier<\/strong>\u00a0from AUCTUS is enthusiastic about working with the BlinkLane-Management: \u201cIts unique and solid position in a fast-growing European market, combined with its experienced management team, makes BlinkLane an ideal platform for rolling out a buy-and-build strategy.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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