Success stories

Cohedron

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Country: Netherlands

Region: Utrecht

Investors: Argos Wityu

With over 1,800 professionals and more than 30 yearsโ€™ experience, Cohedron supports and advises government authorities, non-profits, and the business world. They are a full-service provider for municipalities, in areas including debt relief and spatial and social fields. And for organisations, as a partner in HR, communication, administration, and finance.

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+900
more employees since 2017
1,800
staff in 2021
500+
clients

Jeroen Ekkel and the Cohedron teams have done a remarkable job managing the groupโ€™s significant growth and the integration of external teams and businesses, while continuing to develop new services.

Key achievements

  • Organic growth thanks to a reinforcement of the organization โ€“ the internal organization has kept its entrepreneurial approach towards each of the business units while reinforcing the support functions that helped them to accelerate their organic growth

  • Active buy & build strategy โ€“ 17 build-ups enabled the company to expand its service offering and transform into the leading service provider for municipalities in the Netherlands

  • Software investments โ€“ A significant investment has been made in customized software to create a unique positioning for the companyโ€™s outsourcing services

  • Rebranding โ€“ A complete rebranding was undertaken in 2020 for Cohedron to be identified as one coherent service provider for the public sector

Employment impact

  • Strong increase in number of employees (from 900 in 2017 to 1,800 in 20211)

  • Very diverse employee base

  • Almost 35 managers invested in the share capital

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1. https://argos.wityu.fund/portfolio/previous-portfolio-companies/cohedron/