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Digitopia: New Investor for Belgian Market Leader

Another digital signage private equity invest – Smile Invest has become the new majority shareholder of Belgian digital signage and smart office market leader Digitopia. Founder Jan Bussels and his team will remain active in the company and will invest together with the Belgian PE. Digitopia will especially focus on its inhouse digital signage CMS platform Centoview to expand the installed base.

In digital signage market terms, Digitopia belongs to the category of national champions – integrators with their own software that are often little known outside of their home market. This is set to change for Digitopia with new investors onboard. The Belgian-Dutch private equity investor Smile Invest is acquiring the majority of Digitopia.

First visible change is the rebranding as Dgtgroup – integrating all digital signage activities of Digitopia, Centomedia, Aviniti and Thisplays2 in one organisation. The new strategic partnership with Smile Invest is intended to accelerate Digitopia’s growth strategy and create new opportunities for expansion at home and abroad. Founder Jan Bussels and his team remain active in the company and invest together in the transaction

Becoming the market leader through acquisitions

With a focus on a buy-and-build strategy, the group aims to become a market leader for digital signage and smart office solutions in the Benelux countries and Europe. An important part of this strategy is the further introduction and positioning of Centoview, the digital signage CMS platform. Currently Dgtgroup is powering 34.000 touchpoints in the BeNeLux region generating approximately 20 Million Euros revenue.

With a team of 45 employees, Dgtgroup offers a comprehensive package of full-service digital signage, interactive solutions and collaboration tools. This includes the entire process from design, installation, financing, maintenance and monitoring to CMS software, ICT integration, content creation and the comprehensive management of digital signage and smart office solutions.