Ahead of listing, the company will carry out a private placement to raise RON6 million from bourse investors to develop own software products and take its products and services to new clients and business verticals.
“The capital market is for us a viable option to raise funding to further develop own software products. With the aid of BSE investors, we are confident we will take Bento to the next level as regards the company’s activity in Romania and internationally”, says Vlad Bodea, co-founder and Executive Managing Partner with Bento.
Bento was established 17 years ago by Adrian, Corneliu and Vlad Bodea under the name 2B Inteligent Soft. In 2006, Radu Scarlat joined 2B Inteligent Soft and, together with Vlad Bodea, turned the company in the Bento concept. At present, the company has more than 70 employees specialized in project management, analysis, prototyping, development, testing, implementation, integration and maintenance, who have the capacity to develop customized software products for clients.
The company’s client portfolio is diversified and the bulk of its half-year revenue comes from companies active in the sectors of energy, FMCG and utilities, respectively 36%, 19% and 16%, as well as telecommunications, health, agriculture, IT, media, food industry, distribution, transportation and services. E.ON, Apa Nova – Veolia, British American Tobacco, McCann, Vodafone, Adrem Group, Zentiva and Agricover are some of the companies using Bento solutions and services. The company is also partner with suppliers such as Microsoft, HPE and CISCO.
In 2020, Bento reported RON15.3 million turnover and net profit worth RON1.8 million. In the first six months of 2021, Bento reached RON11.9 million revenues, a record 88% increase from the year-earlier period. The company expects 2021 turnover to hit RON26 million and net profit of RON4 million.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)