Grove Group has been acquired by Integrity360 Limited
August 2024 — Integrity360 has acquired Grove Group, a long-standing cyber security and cloud services company headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.
Grove Group has a well-established history in cyber security. Founded in 2005, it has around 50 employees and is based in South Africa, with a regional office in London, UK. Grove serves over 600 customers across multiple countries and regions, including the UK, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and Mauritius. It has developed strong and enduring relationships with several of the world’s leading cyber security vendors, such as Darktrace, Proofpoint, ESET and Mimecast.
Integrity360 is one of Europe’s leading cyber security specialists operating from 10 regional locations across the UK and Europe. The group provides a comprehensive range of professional support and managed cyber security services that identify and assess, protect and prevent, detect and analyze, and respond and recover cyber risks and threats. Working either independently or as an extension of a organization’s own team, Integrity360 strengthens security postures for both mid-market and enterprise organizations across a wide range of sectors, including financial services, insurance, government, healthcare, retail, telecoms and utilities.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins S&W, based in the UK, acted as the lead corporate finance advisor to the shareholders of Grove Group in this transaction.
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