Houlihan Lokey Advises sequrio

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that sequrio, a portfolio company of Afinum, has acquired Althammer & Kill, Nextwork, and DATATREE. With three additional specialists in data protection, information security, and AI governance, sequrio continues to build a leading technology-enabled platform for data protection, information security, and cybersecurity in the DACH region. Houlihan Lokey acted as the debt advisor to sequrio on the financing.

Founded in 2025 and headquartered in Frankfurt, sequrio is building a technology-enabled platform for data protection, information security, and cybersecurity. The platform brings together complementary capabilities within an integrated service offering while fostering operational synergies across the businesses. scope & focus, aigner business solutions, and msecure are already part of sequrio. With Althammer & Kill, Nextwork, and DATATREE, sequrio significantly expands its service offering and regional presence, further strengthening its position in data protection and information security while broadening its capabilities in AI.

Following these acquisitions, sequrio is growing to over 130 employees and will serve more than 1,700 clients, primarily in Germany.

Afinum, which holds €2.3 billion in cumulative capital commitments, is one of the leading private equity investors for medium-sized companies in the German-speaking region. It has offices in Munich, Frankfurt, and Zurich, and supports entrepreneurs and management teams in driving sustainable growth and creating market-leading companies. Since its founding in 2000, Afinum has completed approximately 130 transactions across a range of technology-driven and growth-oriented sectors.

Houlihan Lokey provided debt advice on key commercial aspects of the financing transaction and assisted sequrio in securing a highly attractive, tailor-made, and flexible financing structure that will support sequrio’s next growth phase.

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