Bechtle continues European M&A spree with Grupo Solutia buyout
The VAR’s now counts 782 employees and €220m in revenue in the region
Bechtle has purchased Grupo Solutia Tecnologia to boost its capabilities in workplace solutions, software development, and IT services across Spain.
Based in Seville with additional offices in Madrid and Murcia, Grupo Solutia specialises in serving public-sector clients, with a particular focus on healthcare and education.
The IT services provider brings €100m (£85.98m) in revenue and 637 employees to Bechtle.
The existing management team, including founder and chairman Valentin Rangel, as well as CEO Juan Lucas Retamar, will remain in place.
With operations in Spain since 2001 and 145 employees across Madrid, Barcelona, and Zaragoza generating consolidated revenues of around €120m, Bechtle intends to become one of the top five IT service providers in Spain within the next two years.
Spain is now the third largest foreign market for the Bechtle Group by number of employees, alongside the Netherlands, and behind France and Switzerland.
Following the acquisition, the combined workforce will total 782 employees, and consolidated revenues will reach €220m.
“With Grupo Solutia, we’re significantly strengthening our presence in the Spanish market and gaining a team whose expertise complements our strategic direction and holds potential beyond regional borders,” said Konstantin Ebert, COO at Bechtle.
“Especially with its focus on healthcare and education, the company addresses resilient, future-ready sectors.”
Juan Lucas Retamar, CEO of Grupo Solutia, added: “We are very pleased to expand our growth as part of the financially strong Bechtle Group.
“This strengthens our ability to succeed in winning large and complex infrastructure projects.
“We are confident that our corporate cultures align well and look forward to our future as part of the Bechtle family.”
In addition to Grupo Solutia and Bechtle direct, the German VAR counts two other organisations in the country: Prosol, acquired in 2023, and iDoo, purchased in February last year.
Through their combined operations, these firms will “form a powerful team with excellent prospects,” according to John Malone, EVP for Southern and Eastern Europe at Bechtle.
This marks the second European M&A move in less than a week.
On Friday, it took over Dutch IT service provider E-Storage to boost its data infrastructure management portfolio.
The organisation has also expanded throughout Europe over the past 24 months thanks to the buyouts of Qolcom and DriveWorks in the UK, as well as the acquisition of Magnetic Media Network (MMN) in Italy.
Becthle’s UK branch ranks number 35 in CRN’s Top VARs 2025 list.