Antwerp-based audiovisual production company Zidis has welcomed Belgian investment fund Akiles as a new shareholder, with Akiles acquiring a 50 percent stake to fuel Zidis’s expansion across Belgium and the Benelux region.
Founded in 2005 by Yannick De Wael, Zidis has established itself as a trusted provider of video, audio, photography, and design content for over 350 corporate and public sector clients.
With offices in Antwerp, Zulte, and Mechelen, the company now employs more than 30 professionals and has achieved consistent organic growth of over 10 percent annually, while adding around 40 new clients each year.
The partnership with Akiles is set to accelerate Zidis’s ambitions, focusing on both organic growth and strategic acquisitions within the audiovisual sector.
Since 2022, Zidis has already completed four acquisitions, and the collaboration with Akiles –known for its expertise in scaling businesses – aims to further strengthen its market position.
Yannick De Wael will remain CEO, leading the existing management team, while both parties have committed to investing a total of 7 million euros in Zidis United, the parent entity overseeing the group’s activities. The funds will support service expansion, additional acquisitions, and investments in AI and talent development.
The deal was facilitated by Deloitte’s M&A team, with Kevin Defour, Director of M&A Investment Banking, praising the collaboration and expressing confidence in the partnership’s potential to shape the future of corporate audiovisual production.
“Sincere thanks to Yannick for the trust in Deloitte”, writes Defour. “With special shout out to our fantastic team members Benjamin Hillen, Nicolas Mertens and Yassine El Yaakoubi.
Also thanks to Schoups (Jesse Docx, Stijn Truyens and Mathieu De Donder), as well as Vereycken & Vereycken for the great collaboration. And finally of course congrats to the Akiles team (Christophe Rousseaux, Kurt Huyghe, Charles Van den Bergh) and all the best in this fantastic partnership!”
