Standard Investment acquires Flatfield

The company aims to double its sales in the next five years. Flatfield plans to grow both organically and through acquisitions under Standard's ownership, with a focus on bolt-ons in the German market.

Standard is an Amsterdam-based investor that focuses on the SME market in Belgium and the Netherlands. The firm invests in industrial distribution and production companies with revenues of €10-200m in exchange for a controlling stake.

Company
Founded in 1987, Flatflied is headquartered in Tiel with additional offices in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

The company is a manufacturer of PCBs, and also provides design consultation, sourcing and logistics services to the electronic manufacturing services and original equipment manufacturing industries. It generates around €22m in turnover.

People
Jeroen Plat and Frans Pastoor are the executive directors of Flatfield. Idgar van Kippersluis is a partner at Standard.

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