The main shareholder of Tailormade Logistics has sold his shares to a duo of investors consisting of Kelly de Dijcker and Pieter Balcaen, who were known as shareholders of ECS until 2022. Bert Vandecaveye, founder of Tailormade Logistics, remains as CEO and minority shareholder.
Since 2006, Tailormade Logistics has received support from external investors, first via the KBC Arkiv Fund and then via Kebek. This private equity fund currently has 68.5 % of the company’s capital. The remaining shares are in the hands of Argus Consult, the company of founder Bert Vandecaveye. Kebek has sold its shares to Malo Ventures, the family holding of Kelly de Dijcker and Pieter Balcaen.
Bert Vandecaveye is pleased that the company he has founded returns to a family shareholder structure: “This is an important chapter for Tailormade Logistics. Thanks to Kebek we have achieved strong growth, from 10 to 200 million turnover. We are now ready to build the future with a family shareholder structure.”
Kelly de Dijcker and Pieter Balcaen had sold their interest in ECS (European Containers) in 2022, after an impressive growth phase for the group established in Zeebrugge, which passed the 500 million euro turnover. “For us this is a return to our roots, in a sector where we can fully utilize our passion and ambition to build a successful future together with the entire TML team. By combining experience, entrepreneurship and a strong family anchoring, Tailormade Logistics will continue its development, both in Belgium and international investors.
