Sectigo, the US-headquartered provider of automated digital identity management and web security solutions, has acquired two identity services companies in Europe.
It has bought SSL247, an SSL certificate and web security services firm based in the UK and France, and Xolphin, an SSL certificates and digital signatures firm located in the Netherlands.
“With the two acquisitions Sectigo significantly extends its sales reach and support for the company's SSL certificate solutions - the Sectigo Web Security Platform and the Sectigo Certificate Manager platform - to thousands of additional organisations across Europe,” said Sectigo.
A long-time Sectigo channel partner, SSL247 has nearly two decades of experience selling and supporting SSL certificates, vulnerability assessments, digital IDs (email, code signing, IoT certificates), penetration tests and audits and other security solutions to customers across 18 countries in Europe and Latin America.
“Joining the global Sectigo organisation will enable our team to offer a broader set of resources and solutions to our more than 10,000 satisfied clients, spanning micro businesses to large enterprises,” said Benjamin Tack, commercial director at SSL247.
Founded in 2002, Xolphin has issued more than 1m certificates to over 50,000 customers across Europe. The company has an active network of global resellers who rely on Xolphin’s expertise to quickly provide SSL certificates and digital signature products for email, code signing and PDF signing.
“By combining our expertise and resources with Sectigo’s industry leadership we are well-positioned to strengthen and expand our digital identity and web security offerings,” said Maarten Bremer, CTO and owner of Xolphin.
Both companies will maintain their brands as Sectigo subsidiaries. “Acquiring SSL247 and Xolphin is an early milestone in Sectigo’s next chapter of growth, expanding our reach across Europe and Latin America,” said Bill Holtz, CEO of Sectigo.
