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Full of enthusiasm and pride, the group around IT company Christiaens announces that it is
joining forces with Ghent-based Esign, which, as an official Shopify Plus partner, is the
specialist in Shopify (Plus), online and mobile software solutions, performance marketing
and marketplace sales. This new milestone for the group is also combined with the launch of
a shared identity and a complete rebranding. From today, the group is positioning itself as a
single brand called Dynamate.
This initiative highlights Dynamate’s ambition to be a leading provider of total solutions for
the digitisation needs of small, medium and large businesses. This joining of forces will allow
Dynamate to further expand its offering of ERP software based on Microsoft Dynamics 365
Business Central, modern workplace and IT infrastructure solutions including cloud,
managed services and cybersecurity with Esign’s services.
For many years, Esign has been a specialist in building e-commerce platforms (Shopify &
Shopify Plus), marketplaces (Amazon,…), content management systems, web and mobile
applications and digital marketing solutions. Moreover, Dynamate and Esign have been
working together for many years to link Dynamate’s business software with the solutions
Esign develops for common customers. As a result of Esign joining the group, Dynamate is
one of the few players in the market to be able to offer its customers a complete digital
unburdening. Esign’s current partners Anton Luyten and Matthias Stevens will retain day-to-
day management of Esign and become co-shareholders of Dynamate.
The investment company Sofindev entered into a partnership with the Christiaens family in June 2020 and
stepped into the capital of the company Christiaens NV, specialist in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
business software, with the intention of further accelerating the company’s already strong organic growth.
Thus, further efforts would be made to expand Christiaens’ existing team and competences, but strategic
partnerships were also among the growth areas. As a provider of business software, office software and IT
infrastructure management services (cloud and managed services) for small and medium-sized companies,
Christiaens wants to offer a total solution for all its customers’ IT needs.
In December 2021, a first joining of forces was realised with Harmonize IT, a specialist in business software
aimed at the chemical sector. In September 2023, the group around Christiaens was further strengthened with
the investment in denk IT, a specialist in customised optimal IT solutions and support for SMEs and larger
enterprises, focusing on IT infrastructure, security, VoIP, managed services, and Microsoft 365 integrations
and development. In both cases, the active directors and shareholders of these companies remained and still
remain active in the day-to-day management and present in the shareholding of the group.
Today, 16 April 2024, the group around Christiaens, Harmonize IT and Think IT announced a new joining of
forces, by incorporating Esign into the group that will henceforth be called Dynamate.
Dynamate, the group above Christiaens, Harmonize IT, denk IT and Esign, will realise more than 35 million
euros in revenue on a pro-forma combined basis with over 150 employees in 2023. From its four locations in
Passendale (Christiaens), Ghent (Harmonize IT), Roeselare (denk IT) and Ghent (Esign), Dynamate serves more
than 1,000 customers. Dynamate is the ideal partner for unburdening companies in their digital
transformation and the change it brings. This ranges from software for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP),
CRM and Business Intelligence (BI), over products and services for its customers’ IT infrastructure (such as
cloud solutions, security and managed services), to B2B and B2C e-commerce platforms and marketplaces,
content management systems, web and mobile applications, and digital marketing solutions, all integrated
with each other.
As with Harmonize IT and Think IT, Esign’s partners will remain on board as shareholders as well as being
ultimately responsible for the day-to-day operational management of their companies. The companies will
work more closely together to provide their customers with even better support in offering total solutions and
offer their employees even more opportunities for further development.