About us

Established in 2009 and based in Brussels, Syntagma invests in companies that can benefit from our hands-on operational expertise to accelerate growth and improve performance for the benefits of their employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders.

Syntagma’s Partners have deployed €1.1 billion in over 40 companies with revenues in excess of €4 billion and employing over 11,000 people worldwide. Our team has successfully carved-out businesses from public and private companies, among others, Solvay, Tessenderlo, Ashland, Clariant, Tyco International, Smurfit Kappa, ADT and Getronics.

As signatory of UN-PRI, we have a strong commitment to high ESG standards across all our investments.

Factsheet

We are true operators with experience managing companies on a global scale, leveraging our in-house resources to develop successful strategies, execute them to realise their full potential and to create sustainable long-term value.

Our approach

Leverage complexity

Navigate complex situations to identify key value drivers in mid-market companies headquartered in Western Europe

Focus on corporate carve-outs and family-owned businesses requiring operational and / or organisational transformation

Operating in sectors where Syntagma has strong knowledge and hands-on operational experience

Complementary team

Leveraging over 100 years of combined experience operating and transforming businesses

International team with deep local understanding of local specificities in Europe, Americas and Asia

Creative approach to value creation

Long Standing Expertise

Sector focused investment approach

Operator and investor team

Partnership with outstanding management teams and established network across core industries

Our sectors

The companies in which we invest are active in various industries.

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Chemicals / Materials

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Industrials / manufacturing

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B2B Services

  • Agrochemicals
  • Coatings, adhesives and sealants
  • Construction materials
  • Food and nutrition ingredients
  • Flavours and fragrances
  • Personal care ingredients
  • Pharmaceutical ingredients
  • Plastics, composites and related additives
  • Specialty films
  • Water treatment and modifiers
  • Metals and mining
  • Aerospace & Defense
  • Automotive
  • Building Products
  • Capital Equipment
  • Food & Beverage
  • Heavy Equipment
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • Infrastructure
  • Marine
  • Medical Devices
  • Plastics & Packaging
  • Business Process Outsourcing
  • B2B Distribution
  • Engineering
  • Facility Management
  • IT Services
  • Materials handling, management and logistics
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Chemicals / Materials

  • Agrochemicals
  • Coatings, adhesives and sealants
  • Construction materials
  • Food and nutrition ingredients
  • Flavours and fragrances
  • Personal care ingredients
  • Pharmaceutical ingredients
  • Plastics, composites and related additives
  • Specialty films
  • Water treatment and modifiers
  • Metals and mining
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Industrials / manufacturing

  • Aerospace & Defense
  • Automotive
  • Building Products
  • Capital Equipment
  • Food & Beverage
  • Heavy Equipment
  • Industrial Manufacturing
  • Infrastructure
  • Marine
  • Medical Devices
  • Plastics & Packaging
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B2B Services

  • Business Process Outsourcing
  • B2B Distribution
  • Engineering
  • Facility Management
  • IT Services
  • Materials handling, management and logistics

Our values

At Syntagma, culture is paramount and we are committed to building a successful and durable environment which promotes diversity, openness and collaboration internally and with all our partners. Syntagma encourages its team at all levels to be entrepreneurial and open-minded.

Committed

We are committed to be the right partner to all our stakeholders

Efficient

We keep everything we do simple, direct and transparent

Bold

We know how to take on big challenges and we enjoy seeing the results

Responsible

We are part of the community. As such we aim to be good citizen in everything we do

Teamwork

Everyone can have a good idea which means together we are stronger