Sector
Smart Systems
Year - Status
2013
- Former
Location
Aachen

Utimaco is a global cybersecurity company with a leading end-to-end product platform.

Following its mission “Creating trust in the digital society”, Utimaco’s platform combines high security products in the fields of Hardware Security Moduls, Key Management, Data Protection and Lawful Interception management. With its continuous innovations, the company ensures a high-level of security in rising fields such as Cloud Computing and 5G. Among its customers are global blue-chip corporations from various industries, especially telecommunications, payment and the public sector, which Utimaco serves directly and via its ecosystem of channel partners.

PINOVA and BIP Investment Partners acquired the company jointly with members of the management team in September 2013. In October 2016, EQT Mid Market acquired a majority stake from PINOVA, BIP and the management. All sellers remained minority shareholders. The company was acquired by SGT Capital LLC in May 2022.

Facts

Status: Exit in 2022

Location: Aachen, Germany

Product: Cyber Security

PINOVA Team: Joern Pelzer
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