K2-9b Group

K2-9b Group was founded in 2019. He is engaged in the development, integrated system integration and implementation of solutions in the field of information security.

Performance indicators

2023: Revenue exceeded 600 million rubles

The revenue of the K2-9b Group in 2023 amounted to more than 600 million rubles, and by the end of 2024, according to the company's estimates, it may exceed 1 billion rubles. According to forecasts, the company's turnover in 2025 may grow by 40%.

History

2025: Purchase of 51% stake by Softline Group

Softline Group of companies, a provider of solutions and services in the field of digital transformation and information security, on January 16, 2025 informed TAdviser about the acquisition of a controlling stake in the K2-9b Group.

According to company representatives, the deal will take place in stages. Thus, at the first stage of the transaction, Softline acquires a 51% stake in K2-9b Group LLC, for which it will pay about 400 million rubles. At the same time, part of this amount will be paid by shares of PJSC Softline, the group said. 49% of K2-9b Group LLC remains in the possession of the founder and top management of the K2-9b Group (according to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, before the transaction, 51% of the company belonged to Zagoruiko Valeria Vitalievna, and 49% to K2-9b Group Director Yanenko Mikhail Romanovich). In the future, Softline Group of Companies has the right to gradually consolidate 100% of the company's capital during 2027-2028.

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Фото: Official Telegram channel "Softline"

"The merger with Softline opens up new opportunities for consolidating expertise in the field of confidential data protection with information protection competencies available in the GC portfolio, and also has great potential for developing information security projects based on Inferit infrastructure solutions. I am sure that joining Softline Group of Companies will lead to a multiple growth of our business, "commented Mikhail Yanenko, director and founder of the K2-9b Group.

The company will become part of the structure Russian IT of the vendor "Inferit" (Softline Group of Companies) - a manufacturer computer server and equipment and developer. The infrastructure software Inferit ecosystem includes the Inferit Security direction, whose services include the provision of protected computing equipment (ZARM), special inspections and special research, certification of informatization facilities. According to Softline estimates, joining the K2-9b Group has a high synergistic potential with the portfolio solutions of the group of companies, including in the direction of developing and introducing secure automated workplaces in the Inferit circuit, which will significantly accelerate the scaling of Softline ecosystem solutions in the direction. cyber security

As noted by Ivan Kireev, Managing Director of Inferit, information security remains one of the most dynamically developing segments of the domestic IT industry. The volume of the Russian market has already reached 266 billion rubles, and the segment of information security services increased by the end of 2024 to 78 billion rubles - while experts predict their further growth.

"Hardware solutions, system software and information security are a fundamental triad of the development of the Inferit vendor, which reflects the main market needs in our country. Joining K2-9b Group significantly expands the expertise and competence of the information security direction "Inferit" and Softline Group of Companies, "added Ivan Kireev.