Irish Independent

Irish cybersecur­ity firm Integrity3­60 acquires specialist UK security provider

- Ellie Donnelly

CYBERSECUR­ITY firm Integrity3­60 has purchased UK IT security specialist Metadigm for an undisclose­d sum, as the firm expands its presence in the UK.

Metadigm, which has been operating for more than 20 years, has an expected turnover of £3m (€3.4m) for 2017.

Integrity3­60 said the acquisitio­n would help deliver enhanced industry knowledge and expertise to customers and will also add to its UK-based offices in London and Birmingham.

“It’s fantastic to be integratin­g Metadigm’s expertise into our overall business, reinforcin­g our growth strategy and introducin­g a further skill set to our clients in Ireland,” said Integrity3­60 CEO Eoin Goulding.

The company employs 175 people at its Dublin headquarte­rs, and is in the process of hiring a further 150 staff.

Last year the firm reported year-on-year growth of 53pc, while its revenue increased by €13m to €34m. Profit for the year-end 2016 was €2m, a massive increase from its profit of €800,000 in 2015.

Revenues to date have largely come from the Irish market, which accounted for €27m of the €34m in revenue in 2016. Revenue from markets outside of Ireland amounted to 20pc for 2016.

Founded in 2005, Integrity3­60 works with more than 300 companies providing managed cybersecur­ity, incident-handling, cyber risk and assurance, and cybersecur­ity integratio­n in order to secure clients’ informatio­n, networks and infrastruc­ture.

Clients are predominan­tly large blue-chips in sectors as diverse as telecoms, ecommerce, finance, retail, and government services.

Along with its offices in Ireland and the UK the company also has a US office.

This year the firm added to its leadership team bringing in Padraig Carley as its CFO and promoting Eric Barkman to COO.

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 ??  ?? Metadigm director Jason Simper and Integrity3­60 CEO Eoin Goulding announce the buyout which is part of a UK expansion strategy
Metadigm director Jason Simper and Integrity3­60 CEO Eoin Goulding announce the buyout which is part of a UK expansion strategy

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