Gate Invest has sold Precedence to Sia and minority investor Blackstone
Amsterdam – CFI is pleased to announce it acted as the exclusive corporate finance advisor to Gate Invest and management, in the sale of Precedence to Sia and its minority investor Blackstone.
About Precedence
Precedence, founded in 2010, is a management consultancy firm with a team of ~50 professionals specialising in four core areas: Process Consulting, Technology Consulting, Data & AI, and People Change. The company enables digital transformation, growth, and operational excellence for its clients. Precedence supports both local and international clients, particularly in Telco, Tech, and Life Sciences sectors.
About Gate Invest
Gate Invest is an independent Dutch investment firm, founded by the Vermaat family in 2016, that supports SME entrepreneurs with growth capital, acquisition strategies, and professionalisation of their businesses. The company focuses on building long-term value and sustainable growth, with a flexible and entrepreneurial approach that aligns with the ambitions of management teams. Since 2020, Gate Invest has held a majority stake in Precedence, to support growing the business and professionalising the organisation, reflecting their shared commitment to helping scale digital and tech & people driven businesses.
About Sia and Blackstone
Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group founded in 1999 by its current CEO, Matthieu Courtecuisse. With 3,000 consultants operating from 48 locations in 19 countries, Sia combines strategy and management consulting with expertise in its tech-enabled business lines data science & AI, design & creativity, and cybersecurity & resilience. The firm supports leading blue-chip clients across a wide range of industries, helping them navigate complex change and leverage opportunities through responsible transformation, innovation, digital technologies, and AI. In late 2024, Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, made a strategic minority investment of €250 million in Sia to support the group’s growth ambitions. Blackstone’s involvement reflects its focus on partnering with businesses to drive long-term value creation through expansion and technological leadership.
About the transaction
Precedence is joining Sia to become part of a global consulting group that offers scale and international reach, as well as complementary and deepened expertise, supporting its ambition to further develop its services and team. For Sia, welcoming Precedence strengthens its position in the Benelux, adding a team with strong capabilities in process and data consulting, and strong access to its Telco, Tech and Life Sciences clients. Together, Sia and Precedence combine strengths to provide integrated solutions that help clients navigate complex transformations and drive sustainable growth.
CFI’s role in the process
CFI acted as exclusive financial advisor to Gate Invest and Precedence’s management in the process, which ultimately led to the transaction with Sia. With ongoing dialogues with global industry players, deep sector expertise in digital transformation and hands-on execution, CFI was asked to provide its strategic advice, to prepare the business for market, and led a targeted outreach to potential international buyers. By managing all workstreams, from positioning and valuation to due diligence, negotiations and deal structuring, CFI helped secure an optimal outcome for all stake- and shareholders. The transaction successfully closed on 27 June 2025.
Roy Goverde, Founder & Partner of Precedence: “We are very pleased with Sia as our new partner and the support provided by CFI to realise this. We built Precedence on the firm belief that a successful transformation can only happen when processes, data, AI, people, and technology are perfectly aligned. CFI really understood us, the assignment and the market, which resulted in finding our core principles at Sia. We are entering this next chapter with great enthusiasm, and I am excited about what we can build together.”
Frederieke van Baal, Investor at Gate Invest: “We value working with CFI by their experience in international business services deals and private equity exits. The hands-on support of CFI’s entire deal team contributed significantly to securing the transaction with Sia and finding the right partner for Precedence.”
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