Alantana Group – a long-term partner with hands-on experience
A family as your partner
Alantana Group is a family-owned holding enabling successful entrepreneurs and sales managers to scale their business and achieve their vision. By providing strategic guidance, operational knowhow and financial strength, we aim to support our business leaders beyond their areas of expertise and current resources. Alantana Group started 2003 with the acquisition of Polygon Chemie AG, Switzerland, and is currently managed by the family’s second generation, Andreas. To date, we have never sold a company.
Our people to contact
Andreas Betschart 
joined Alantana Group in 2018. Previously he was active in private equity, investing in small and midcap companies across Europe and across various industries. He also gained experience in consulting (Capgemini, DB Inhouse), M&A (JP Morgan) and industrials (Sulzer, Rolls-Royce). Andreas holds a Master in Banking & Finance and a Master in International Management CEMS, and studied in St. Gallen as well as Stockholm.
Alfred Betschart worked and lived in Moscow (at that time still Soviet Union) for a Swiss trading house, in Turkey, Hong Kong, Australia and Vienna for Clariant with Head of Eastern European Operations as his last position. He then led Inventa-Fischer, a company in chemical engineering. Alfred acquired Polygon as the first member of the Alantana Group in 2003.
We are always interested in meeting entrepreneurs and company founders. Approach us on LinkedIn or via mail@alantana.com.
Members of the group
Our members are European small and mid-sized companies with asset-light business models in the area of distribution founded or acquired by us:
Polygon Chemie AG
Olten | Switzerland
Surchem sp. z o.o.
Łódź | Poland
Otto Brandes GmbH
Hamburg | Germany
Thomas Bonaud SA
Monthey | Switzerland
History
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1923
Otto Brandes founded
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1980
Polygon Chemie founded
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2000
IQChem founded
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2003
Alfred Betschart acquired Polygon Chemie
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2015
Neochem acquired
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2014
Otto Brandes acquired
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2011
IQChem acquired
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2010
Surchem founded
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2007
Neochem founded
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2017
Thomas Bonaud founded
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2022
Thomas Bonaud acquired
Quality & Corporate Social Responsibility
Our group is committed to quality and corporate social responsibility.
Customer satisfaction is our first priority. Competent support of our customers, high quality of our products as well as reliable and fast service are our prime concern.
We assume our responsibility for our fellow human beings’ health and for the environment. We strive for being a good citizen.
We support the goals of the worldwide initiative “Responsible Care” of the chemical industry for constant improvement in the areas of health, safety and environment.
We take into consideration the guidelines of the International Chamber of Commerce and the ISO standard 26000 regarding corporate social responsibility.
We are committed to a policy of fair treatment of our employees and particularly non-discrimination.
Our Activities
Our operating companies are active in the following industries:
ATAchem AG is the management and service company of the group.