For some time, Arctic Group had received numerous requests to sell the company. While we were committed to ensure our people that they would have the opportunity to grow and develop, we had  declined many offers in the past.

However, when Allurity approached us, we were intrigued. Unlike previous suitors, Allurity was interested in investing sustainably, and we saw them as a strategic partner that advocated for decentralized decision-making in each company.

Since joining the Allurity family, we have not been disappointed. The atmosphere is welcoming and fosters a sense of community among all of us. We capitalize on the strengths of each company in the family, and as a result, sister companies benefit from each other’s experience, skills, and contributions to projects. We also provide our employees with opportunities to develop in areas where a single company may lack expertise but where sister companies excel.

As a local and national company, we were unable to address all the challenges associated with our growth journey. However, with the help of the competent supporters within Allurity and our sister companies, we feel confident in our ability to succeed. In short, we are on the right track!

The CSIS team is ambitious, and we had known for some time that we could do so much more to grow the business both in Denmark and abroad. However, we also knew that we needed a ‘journey partner’ to provide us with the strategic backing, scale, resources, and capabilities to drive organic and inorganic growth.

Having taken the decision to sell the company, we had to define what we wanted and what we did not want. We knew that one of our most distinctive features had always been our culture, so we did not want to risk damaging that. We also knew that our customers and employees valued our absolute focus on technical depth and excellence in cybersecurity, so we did not want to erode that. We wanted to find a journey partner that would be inspired by the same things that inspire us, that would share, challenge, and augment our ambitions, and that would open new possibilities for our growth.

We met with over 30 companies over 12 months! Lots of interesting people and ideas. Lots of food for thought.

And then we met Allurity: the click was immediate. We went for it. The due diligence process was executed in an open and collaborative manner, with issues being tackled quickly and constructively. When we reached the end of the process and got ready for closing, the sense of excitement and alignment was very strong.

Being part of the Allurity family of companies has lived up to all expectations. The decentralized operating model means that CSIS remains the same in terms of brand, identity, value proposition, services offering, roadmap, ways of working, and more. Both our employees and our customers have responded very favorably. The other companies in the group provide an expanding universe of opportunities for sharing, learning, and collaboration. The central Allurity team injects capabilities around strategy, finance, marketing, corporate development, and M&A, ensuring that we are continuously encouraged and challenged to be the best we can be.

Beyond of all this, The Allurity Management Team is invaluable to me personally because I have met truly talented individuals that are doing incredibly inspiring things with their respective companies – an absolute boost of positive energy!

I look forward to each day because I know we are building something special at CSIS, Allurity, and all the other companies that are part of this unique family.