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Thales (Euronext Paris: HO), a world leader in advanced technologies and cybersecurity, completed the acquisition of two European cybersecurity companies, S21sec (in Portugal and Spain) and Excellium (in Belgium and Luxembourg), brought together under the Maxive Cybersecurity holding, following the signature of a According to Bright Pixel Capital announced in May 2022.
S21sec has around 400 employees in nine locations in Portugal and Spain, and Excellium has 146 professionals in Luxembourg and Belgium, significantly reinforcing Thales’ expertise and presence in this important market. Maxive Cybersecurity takes advantage of Thales’ leading business in Cyber-Solutions to enrich its offer and strengthen the capabilities of its Global Security Operations Center (SOC) in Madrid. Through Thales’ networks, it will be possible to ensure greater efficiency in incident detection and response processes and better support for international customers.
With more than €1 billion in sales generated in 2021, through an extensive cybersecurity portfolio, Thales is involved in every step of the cyber-value chain, offering solutions ranging from risk assessment to protecting critical infrastructure, backed by comprehensive threat detection and response capabilities.
“S21sec and Excellium reinforce Thales’ leadership in cybersecurity in the highly dynamic cybersecurity consulting and services market. We want to build on S21sec and Excellium’s already strong historical foundation of innovation to add value to Thales’ global cyber solutions offering. Current S21sec and Excellium customers will benefit from long-term continuity, improved service capabilities and high-performance solutions.”.
Pierre-Yves Jolivet, Vice President of Thales Cyber Solutions activities.
“At S21sec, we start this new phase of our development with great enthusiasm. As a company, being part of Thales will allow us to develop our skills, know-how, experience and cybersecurity services from an international perspective, maintaining our proximity to the local market.. In this way, we will continue to offer the best service to our customers, who will also benefit from the additional and complementary capabilities that Thales brings as a European leader in cyber solutions.”.
Agustín Muñoz-Grandes, CEO of S21sec.
“Cybersecurity is no longer a ‘nice to have’, but a ‘must have’ for any company operating in a digital environment. Companies must have access to the right cybersecurity capabilities to protect their business and processes. With the acquisition of S21sec, a recognized leading cybersecurity provider here on the Iberian Peninsula, Thales is strengthening its cybersecurity service offering and its European reach”.
Jesús Sánchez, president and CEO of Thales Spain.
To support its growth in this field, Thales plans to hire a total of 1,000 cybersecurity experts in 2022.
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