Afinum's sequrio buys three more firms, hits six deals since 2025

What's the deal? sequrioDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a German data protection and cybersecurity platform backed by Munich private equity investor AfinumDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, has acquired Althammer & Kill, NextworkDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and DATATREEDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → for undisclosed sums. The three add-ons were announced in October, with law firm LARKDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → advising Afinum and sequrio.

What each does: sequrio builds a technology-enabled platform for data protection, information security, and cybersecurity across the DACH region. Althammer & Kill brings healthcare and social-services expertise; DATATREE adds a presence in North Rhine-Westphalia; and Munich-based Nextwork contributes TISAX know-how and IT advisory.

Why now? The deals extend sequrio's buy-and-build strategy in a fragmented, compliance-driven market. Afinum's investment in sequrio was the third platform deal of its recently launched Afinum X fund.

What's the endgame? sequrio has acquired six businesses since launching in 2025, following earlier purchases of aigner business solutions, msecureDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and scope & focus. The group now counts more than 130 employees and over 1,700 clients, mostly in Germany.

The signal: This is a specialist-services roll-up gaining pace rather than a sector-defining megadeal. sequrio is assembling complementary expertise in data protection, cybersecurity, and AI governance through repeated add-ons—broadening its reach deal by deal in a market where compliance demand keeps growing.

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