As of yesterday, Dutch success firm Energetic Ants has been absolutely acquired by Belgian postal firm Bpost. The acquisition was already introduced in 2018, however at the moment administration remained within the fingers of Energetic Ants. Now, the corporate has offered its remaining stake to Bpost.
The acquisition came about again in March 2018. Energetic Ants is a Dutch success firm, which has grown considerably since its founding in 2011. Final yr, it opened a distribution heart in the UK. It now has a complete of 5 places in 4 international locations.
Residual stake offered
The founders of Energetic Ants determined to promote the remaining stake to Bpost, to ensure that the corporate to proceed rising. This was introduced by Energetic Ants in a e-newsletter. In consequence, Bram Blondé will change into the corporate’s new CEO.
‘Bpost needs to proceed to put money into the way forward for Energetic Ants.’
“With at present’s transaction, Bpost Group makes it clear that it needs to proceed to put money into the way forward for Energetic Ants. Our distinctive strategy, which provides superior options for warehousing, order processing and packaging, and the place man and machine work harmoniously collectively, places us in a wonderful place to deal with on-line orders effectively,” Blondé stated.
‘Energetic Ants suits with Bpost operations’
“Our end-to-end strategy is completely aligned with Bpost Group’s cross-border actions and can be utterly complementary to the custom-made success companies supplied by Radial, additionally a Bpost Group member.”
‘The founders will stay in place for a while to finalize the acquisition.’
The founders of Energetic Ants, Jean Lahaye and Jeroen Dekker, are leaving the corporate. Nonetheless, they are going to stay in place for a while to finalize the acquisition. “Our dedication to innovation, sustainability and high quality stays unchanged. Along with Energetic Ants’ skilled administration crew, we’ll discover how we are able to additional enhance and optimize our companies.”