Innofour bliver en del af Sesa Group

Innofour, der er en stærk spiller på markedet for specielt EDA-løsninger til elektronikindustrien i Benelux-landene og Skandinavien, bliver nu en del af Sesa Group med en samlet omsætning på 3,2 mia. Euro (in english).

Sesa (SESA – SES.MI), a reference player in digital technology, system integration and business application for the business segment, with about Eu 3.2 billion consolidated revenues and 5,700 employees 2024, has acquired through Var Group S.p.A. (Sesa wholly owned subsidiary) the 60% stake of InnoFour B.V., that will be progressively integrated in the Var Industries Business Unit, strengthening skills and software solutions for engineering sector in the European market.

InnoFour, established in 2008 and based in Almelo (Netherlands) and operations in Stockholm, Lund (Sweden) and Stavanger (Norway), is focused on Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and simulation software solutions, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software solutions, as well as engineering services of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) calculations and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) software solutions, with an engineering enterprise customer set operating in electronics, aerospace &
shipbuilding, defence, automotive and automation.

The company, with revenues in the Fiscal Year 2024 of about Eu 6 million and a team of 15 skilled resources, is a partner of Siemens PLM Software and develops engineering software solutions on Siemens Digital Industries Software platforms. InnoFour, combining specialized Computer-Aided Engineering software with design and consulting services, operates with a customer set of about 250 international engineering-intensive enterprise customers based in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.

Thanks to the business combination, Sesa Group expands its skills and digital solutions in engineering sector in leading European markets characterized by manufacturing companies oriented towards Digital Transformation.

InnoFour will be integrated in the Var Industries Business Unit of Var Group, established in 2017 with the acquisition of Tech Value S.p.A., and developed thanks to the following acquisitions of PBU CAD-Systeme GmbH in February 2019 and Cadlog Group S.r.l. in May 2021, with annual revenues of approximately Eu 65 million, of which 50% abroad, with about 200 skilled human resources.

- Thanks to the acquisition of InnoFour, we strengthen our presence alongside the European manufacturing districts, supporting the digital transformation of engineering intensive manufacturing companies. We strengthen our European digital engineering centre supporting the industrial design, thanks to the most innovative technologies. With the aggregation of InnoFour, in the Fiscal Year ending on April 30, 2025, we will develop a perimeter of over 200 human resources and about Eu 65 million revenues in the main European countries, with the aim of further growth and consolidation, enabling technological innovation and digital transformation of manufacturing Industry, explains Francesca Moriani, CEO of Var Group, Filippo D’Agata and Carlo Pinferi, Head of Var Industries of Var Group.

- We’re excited to become part of the Var Group and Sesa Group family, where we can enhance our expertise, expand our reach, and contribute to the organization’s growth. By adding capabilities like Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and extending our presence into new territories, we aim to strengthen digital capabilities and develop innovative solutions that support engineering-driven enterprises across key European and international markets, adds Peter Bakker, Jaap Schuurman, Rick Stroot
and Bas Hassink, Founders and Managing Partners of InnoFour.

- We continue our investment path in technology innovation and skills strengthening our specializations in the Electronic Design Automation software solutions sector and further enriching our offering of skills and software solutions for the engineering sector, expanding our customer base and human capital. The business combination is part of our Group’s industrial transformation path, increasingly oriented towards consultancy, digital platform, and technology innovation across the main drivers of evolution as processes digitalization, AI, Cybersecurity, pursuing sustainable and long-term value generation for stakeholders, says Alessandro Fabbroni, CEO of Sesa.