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HLD

Deal Type
Deal Type
Acquisition
Vital Sector
Sector
Technology
Completion Date
Completion Date
9th July 2021
Deal Value
Deal Value
Not disclosed

Company Background

S3K is a leading company in the Cybersecurity sector. It was created from the aggregation, in a single industrial group, of innovative SMEs operating in the fields of security and intelligence, cybersecurity and the protection of critical national infrastructures. The company was founded with the aim of creating the Italian leader in security transformation able to facilitate the security and convergence of the physical and logical components of its clients' infrastructures as well as the set of processes dedicated to both physical and IT security.

Thanks to an extensive portfolio of services in a one-stop-shop security perspective, S3K serves numerous prestigious public and private companies in various sectors: telecommunications, industry, defense, finance, energy, health, public administration, fashion, luxury goods and critical infrastructure.

The company is headquartered in Rome, with offices in other Italian cities such as Milan, Turin, Padua, Florence, Palermo and Catania. It has over 500 employees, and, in the last 5 years, has recorded high growth rates, linked to the need to protect systems, networks and infrastructures of various types.
2020 Turnover exceeds 60 million euros, with a 15% EBITDA Margin.

Deal Summary

Ethica Corporate Finance advised HLD – a major pan European Private Equity Fund, in the acquisition of 60% of S3K S.p.A., Italian leading company in the definition and implementation of solutions for Security & Intelligence, Cybersecurity and protection of information infrastructures. Thanks to the support of HLD, S3K will be able to implement several acquisitions to further enrich the breadth of its specialized skills and services offered.

Value Added

Leveraging on a deep understanding of the IT sector, Ethica has been able to find a Financial Buyer with an industrial vocation and focused on long-term projects, both organic and external.

HLD deal contacts

Key members of the Ethica Group deal team crucial in the HLD transaction

Filippo Salvetti

Ethica Group

Giovanni Berlingieri

Ethica Group