Buyer for cyber security company in Europe

• Revenue: 3-15M EUR
• Employees: not decisive
• Location of the target: Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The company is an IT security enterprise. It has a strategy for growing its operations in Europe via acquisitions, therefore the management is open to speaking to interested sellers
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The interested buyer is an IT security company with offices in Europe and in other parts of the world. It has a turnover of around 40 million and the management has allocated funds with the aim of growing rapidly both nationally and abroad. The Group wants to accelerate the expansion by promoting the organic growth and by implementing an M&A strategy to develop products and services for the international markets. The Group has started the acquisition process and has done already major deals as a strategy to triple the revenue in the next years. The management is looking for further companies to buy in Europe. The targets should be active in the field of system integration with applications in Security, Big Data, IoT and Cloud. There are no particular requirements towards the number of employees as long as the companies are profitable and with high-quality services and products. The target revenue could vary between 3-15M Euro and the target’s management should be open to continue with the new entity after the deal is done, the buyer relying on the experience and know-how of the team that developed the business in the first place. As synergies to bring to the target could be mentioned the long-time experience in the field and the power to grow the business to a completely new level.

The buyer is an ICT Services Provider and Software Developer that provides solutions for medium companies to large organizations from sectors such as public administration, finance, industry, utilities, energy, retail and telecommunication. It has established branches in multiple countries and has an important experience in the areas of ICT Security and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI). The team is formed of more than 250 professionals working in multiple business units. The company aims to be a leading player in its field and is using a business model and a CRM strategy that succeeded in establishing a high customer loyalty. The company has a special focus on discovering new ways and innovative IT solutions able to better serve the clients. The research division has built a team with the necessary skills and expertise to build technologically advanced products in areas such as Information Technology and Cybersecurity.

The company is active in many IT related business sectors such as managed services, data intelligence, e-business, networking and many more. The cyber security team is specialized in providing products implementation, customization and security services based on the customer needs and on the specific threats of the customer’s operating field. The company is a system integrator with outstanding experience in areas such as fraud management, network security, security privacy governance, access management, ethical hacking, system integration and delivery services. The team helps the customer to install, configure, and integrate data security and infrastructure technologies such as endpoint protection, firewall and APT products. It also designs, integrates and implements security operation center infrastructure, offers technical support, monitors, controls and detects suspicious activities on networks, systems and applications ensuring the IT environment of the customer is safe from any threats.

The buyer is looking to acquire a company that operates in the cyber security field and provides services such as:

• System Design, Integration & Implementation
• Fraud Management
• Network Security
• Access Management
• Forensic Analysis
• Incident & Data Breach Management
• Security Risk Analysis
• Training

• The buyer is an international player in the field of software development and IT security
• The buyer wants to grow its operations in Europe via acquisitions
• The buyer wants to acquire a company active in cyber security