Heliaq rounds out its offering in the Île-de-France region with the acquisition of Synten

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Heliaq rounds out its offering in the Île-de-France region with the acquisition of Synten

Bordeaux, 9 July 2026

Heliaq, a digital services company (ESN) based in the Gironde, announces the acquisition of Synten, a Paris-region cloud hosting provider based in Saint-Cloud generating €5M in revenue, of which €4M is recurring, with around twenty employees. This is the group’s fifth acquisition since its 2025 LBO with Chevrillon and Arkéa Capital, and the first of its financial year opened on 1 April 2026.

A fifth acquisition since the 2025 LBO

Heliaq is relentlessly pursuing the build-up strategy launched since its LBO completed in March 2025 with Chevrillon and Arkéa Capital. The Gironde-based ESN, active in IT infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity and digital workplace environments, is acquiring Synten and integrating it into its subsidiary Heliaq Solutions, dedicated to cloud, managed services and cybersecurity. The transaction is the group’s fifth acquisition, after Protego Informatique, Upinfo, Applixia and Kaïstos, and the first of its 2026 financial year.

“Since the LBO, our shareholders have encouraged us to pursue an active external growth strategy, and in particular to strengthen everything related to recurring services. The acquisition of Synten precisely meets that objective,” says Marie Renard, Head of M&A at Heliaq.

Synten: €5M in revenue, of which €4M recurring

Founded in 2000, Synten offers a cloud hosting solution complemented by managed services, backup and disaster recovery planning, aimed at a large-account clientele across all sectors, mostly private, and secures critical IT environments. The company claims around 150 clients and relies on three data centers, which Heliaq plans to streamline alongside the nine it already owns. Holder of ISO 27001 and HDS certifications, the target posted revenue of €5M in 2025, of which €4M was recurring, absorbed by Heliaq Solutions.

Continuity ensured for clients

Synten’s roughly twenty employees are being retained. Christophe Avedissian, founder and manager of the company, will leave the business after a four-month transition period, at the end of which Éric Signerin, the current technical director, will take over at the head of the Saint-Cloud branch.

“There is continuity for clients in what we are going to offer them,” assures Marie Renard.

A fourth branch in the Île-de-France region

The transaction strengthens Heliaq’s presence in the Paris region with a fourth branch in the area, from which the group was completely absent five years earlier. Heliaq now has complementary business lines spread across Saint-Cloud (cloud), Rosny-sous-Bois (IT infrastructure), Trappes (digital workplace environments) and Châtenay-Malabry (cybersecurity).

“We are now present across all the business lines Heliaq has in-house: infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud and digital workplace,” emphasizes Marie Renard.

A build-up set to continue

With nearly €400M in revenue and 700 employees, Heliaq supports businesses and organizations in the design, deployment, operation and security of their digital environments. This acquisition, the group’s second transaction of the calendar year, will not be the last: Managing Director Éric Julien has announced his intention to carry out three to four acquisitions per year, as well as one or two more structuring transactions targeting companies with more than 150 employees, by the end of 2027.

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