Strategic merger completed: Dynamate and VanRoey become one under the name Dynamate

The merger fits within a clear strategic vision: to jointly grow into a leading, integrated managed IT partner for medium-sized and large organisations and governments in Belgium. Customer service will remain unchanged and there will be no operational impact.

Complementarity, customer value, and scale

The merger stems from a strong complementarity between both organisations. VanRoey and Dynamate share a similar ambition and corporate culture, focusing on medium-sized organisations, large companies and governments. At the same time, they complement each other in geographical presence and expertise.

The integration process will lead to one integrated IT group, ensuring optimal support for SMEs and large enterprises. By bringing together the expertise and in-depth sector knowledge of both parties, a broader and deeper integrated offering will be created for all clients: from infrastructure and security to business applications, managed services, e-commerce, and AI innovation.

“From now on, we can assist our customers even better.”, says Joachim Lauwers, CEO of the new group Dynamate.“Thanks to their strong complementarity, organisations can now rely on a broader, even more specialised, and future-oriented offering with sufficient scale for continued investment. This will provide companies with even better support during these challenging times, for instance.”

Sustainable Belgian growth

Dynamate is an IT group with headquarters in Passendale and branches in Roeselare, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Ghent, Bruges, Genk and Kortrijk. For over 40 years, the company has been the lifelong family project of Marc Christiaens and is now being further developed by his sons Olivier and Alexander Christiaens, together with the management, in the second generation. Since 2020, private equity player Sofindev has also been a shareholder.

Dynamate supports both SMEs and large companies in their digital transformation, with an integrated offering organized into three complementary business units that together cover the entire digital and IT chain: from business applications (ERP, CRM, and WMS), to cloud & ICT infrastructure, security, and modern workplace, to online and mobile (e-commerce) applications and digital marketing. This results in a single integrated ecosystem in which strategy, technology, and implementation are seamlessly aligned. In recent years, Dynamate has grown through acquisitions of Harmonize IT, denk IT, Esign, and Make it Fly.

VanRoey, founded in 1993 by Pat Van Roey, has grown into an established managed IT service provider with headquarters in Turnhout and branches in Geel, Antwerp, Mechelen, Houthalen, Zele, and Oostkamp. The company supports medium-sized organizations, large companies, and governments with solutions for (cloud) infrastructure, networks, cybersecurity, business applications, and managed services.

VanRoey is known for its strong focus on providing peace of mind for its customers due to in-depth vertical technological IT expertise, strong partnerships, its own Security Operations Centre (SOC), and a comprehensive range of managed services. In 2022 Fortino Capital to as a shareholder to support further growth. Since 2024, Joachim Lauwers has been at the helm as CEO. Over the past year, VanRoey has already grown in Limburg, West Flanders and East Flanders with the acquisitions of respectively Group K, Sonic and The Collective.

Both undertakings are and remain 100% Belgian, with Flemish roots and Flemish shareholders. The current family shareholders, the management, and Sofindev and Fortino Capital will all continue to participate in the new Dynamate.