Shock Media attracts Strikwerda Investments for further growth

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Shock Media, a leading Dutch managed hosting company, attracts Strikwerda Investments to shape its next growth phase. Hogenhouck m&a assisted shareholder Alain Götz of Shock Media in this transaction.

Almelo Shock Media is a renowned managed hosting specialist for business-critical websites, web shops and (web) applications. The business was founded in 1999 by Alain Götz and was a continuous winner of the FD Gazellen Award from the Financieele Dagblad for the fastest growing businesses in the Netherlands from 2013. With Strikwerda Investments Investments' investment, Shock Media aims to further scale up and attract new talent. In addition to acquisitions at home and abroad, we will then become an even more attractive employer for scarce Linux talent, for example."

Hogenhouck established the relationship with Strikwerda and supervised the entire process to arrive at this transaction. The transaction team consisted of Rik Stikkelbroeck, Hein Stoops and Daan Zonneveld.

Rik Stikkelbroeck, partner Hogenhouck m&a: "The ambitions to take ShockMedia to the very highest level were clear from the first meeting in 2017. The challenges in entrepreneurship and personal motivations also came up regularly. ShockMedia's growth and entrepreneur Alain's wishes, needs and ambitions now lead to this next step in his entrepreneurial career.'

Hein Stoops, partner Hogenhouck m&a, on this transaction: 'When entering into a long-term relationship, it is best to take a good look at the initial phase, the choices and ambitions. This has now led to a match that really energizes both parties.