Founder
Antoine Woitrin
President of Entrepreneurship Organization and CEO of Posidonia (B2B ingredients & salt, multiple international markets). Commercial profile, broad network, strong at opening foreign markets.
Entrepreneur-acquirers · Belgium
Acquire, operate,
grow.
Two Belgian entrepreneurs. Forty years of friendship. A simple thesis: find a great company, operate it with discipline, and take it further through international expansion and AI.
€5–50M
Target revenue · B2B Belgium
40+
years of friendship
15+
years running B2B companies
Long term
No turnaround, no resale
"
What a founder built over 30 years deserves better than a fund that exits in five.
42.ventures
Who we are
Two entrepreneurs. Not a fund.
Antoine and Valentin have known each other since childhood. Both have built, led and grown companies. They know what it takes to make tough decisions, manage teams, hold a budget, win markets.
Today, they are looking to acquire a Belgian company with untapped potential: international commercial growth, digitalisation to drive, an organisation to strengthen.
Their commitment: acquire, operate, and build on what the founder spent years creating. No quick turnaround. No rushed resale. A long-term ambition.
Kabouterland, Tervuren — May 1988.
What we're looking for
Our acquisition criteria.
Five clear criteria. If you tick most of them, it's probably the right time to talk.
- 01
Geography
Benelux and northern France. Operational proximity is non-negotiable: we manage, we don't steer from a distance.
- 02
Size & profitability
Revenue between €5M and €50M. A profitable company with potential. No turnaround, no gamble.
- 03
Sector
B2B services, light industry, specialised distribution. Where operational excellence and sales make the difference.
- 04
Transition
Founder or long-standing manager looking to pass the baton to people who will grow the business.
- 05
Untapped potential
Possible international expansion, digitalisation to drive, sales to structure. The potential is there — we bring the hands and the method.
What we bring
Our approach.
01
International expansion
Antoine has been opening export markets for 15 years. Entering a new country, building a distribution network, negotiating in a foreign language: a reflex, not an exceptional project.
02
Digital & artificial intelligence
We embed digital and AI into how the business is run. Not to look modern — to gain efficiency where it can be measured: prospecting, customer follow-up, reporting, operations.
03
Hands-on leadership
We take operational charge of the company. Not from a board seat. We build a management team able to perform over the long term — not just to report.
04
Respect for what exists
What a founder built over 20 or 30 years deserves respect. We work with the culture, the people, the customers. We build on the foundations — we don't tear them down.
The team
Two operators. Two advisors.
04 members
Founder
Valentin Lambrecht
Discipline and structure. Ex-CFO Sharingbox, Groupon (€20–250M). Operational management, financial steering, team leadership. Complements Antoine on execution rigour and building durable systems.
Advisor · M&A
Matthieu Denis
15 years of M&A across investment banking (Degroof Petercam) and corporate roles at Lhoist. Brings the rigour of institutional deal-making.
Advisor
Nicolas de Ridder
CEO of TEGO since 2015 (4 brands, 5,000+ installers across Europe). Ex-BCG, M&A and general management at Alcopa, then entrepreneur-acquirer of TEGO. Europe expertise.
Get in touch
Considering passing on your company?
A first direct and confidential conversation to see whether it makes sense. No heavy process. No intermediary. No pressure. Just a conversation.
Direct email
hello@42.ventures
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