Heliaq
A newly independent (spring 2025) French infrastructure group moving fast on acquisitions; Kaistos deal (announced Feb 26, 2026) is its fourth, a small (EUR 2M revenue) but consistent regional tuck-in.
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Four acquisitions within its first year as an independent brand shows rapid, deliberate expansion.
Delivers secure IT infrastructure design, deployment and operation for companies and local governments via Dell/Fortinet partnerships.
Fourth acquisition (Kaistos) since its spring 2025 launch, announced Feb 26, 2026.
A conventional regional infrastructure-integrator roll-up, not a category disruptor.
No independent efficacy audits located; Kaistos itself is a small (EUR 2M revenue) regional player.
Secure IT infrastructure services for regional enterprises and local governments remain a steady, durable need.
Why CISOs Should Care
Heliaq, a French infrastructure and managed-services group (spun out from Koesio), gives Ile-de-France enterprise and local-government clients secure IT infrastructure design/deployment via its acquisition of Kaistos, a Dell Technologies and Fortinet partner.
What Makes It Different
Its fourth acquisition within its first year as an independent brand shows a deliberate, rapid regional-consolidation strategy uniting infrastructure integrators under aligned vendor ecosystems (Dell, Fortinet).
The Matrix Verdict
32/100 — EMERGING / UNRANKED
A newly independent (spring 2025) French infrastructure group moving fast on acquisitions; Kaistos deal (announced Feb 26, 2026) is its fourth, a small (EUR 2M revenue) but consistent regional tuck-in.
Editorial Note: Claims vs. Verified Findings
Deal details drawn from Heliaq's own press release and independent French trade press (ChannelNews, Distributique, CFNEWS); financial terms of the Kaistos deal itself undisclosed beyond Kaistos's own EUR 2M revenue figure.
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