Full-service provider for Dutch municipalities.
Municipalities
The Netherlands
Entry in 2017
Exit in 2021
Buyer: House of HR
“Argos helped us become the leading service provider for municipalities in the Netherlands.”
Jeroen Ekkel
CEO
The Netherlands
What we achieved together
Management transition
As part of an MBI transaction in 2017, Argos invested in Cohedron alongside Jeroen Ekkel and the rest of the management team.
Strengthening the organisation
The internal organisation kept its entrepreneurial approach towards each of the business units while reinforcing the support functions helping the company to accelerate its organic growth.
Acquisitions
17 build-ups enabled the company to expand its service offering and become the leading service provider for municipalities in the Netherlands.
Software investments
Significant investments were made in customised software to create a unique market position for the company’s outsourcing services.
Rebranding
A complete rebranding was undertaken in 2020, identifying Cohedron as a one-stop-shop service provider for the public sector.
“Jeroen Ekkel and the Cohedron teams successfully managed the group’s growth and the integration of external teams and businesses.”
Latest News
Argos to divest Cohedron after a successful collaboration.
21/06/2021
Utrecht (The Netherlands), June 21, 2021 – Argos, a European independent private equity group, today announced the signing of the divestment of Cohedron, service provider for municipalities in the Netherlands, to House of HR, a leading European HR service provider…
Cohedron, a company supported by Argos, acquires Newpublic.
04/05/2021
Utrecht (The Netherlands), 4 May 2021 – Cohedron, full-service provider in the social domain for municipalities in the Netherlands, acquires Newpublic, specialist in young talent recruiting. Supported by Argos since 2017, Cohedron is an investment of the Argos VII fund…
