Magellan Sécurité acquires Akerva to strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities
11 February 2025
Magellan Sécurité, the Cybersecurity subsidiary of the Magellan Partners Group, is proud to announce the acquisition of Akerva, a subsidiary of the Orians Group, and a recognized player in cybersecurity consulting and risk management. The new entity, which will operate under the name Magellan Sécurité, will create a leading Cybersecurity player offering a high level of expertise to businesses and public organizations.
A leading French player in the cybersecurity market
By bringing together their activities, experts and know-how, Magellan Sécurité and Akerva are strengthening their ability to offer comprehensive, innovative end-to-end solutions, aligned with a shared vision to secure digital assets and environments holistically. The new entity is positioned as one of the leading independent Cybersecurity players in France, with 120 highly qualified consultants and sales of 17 million euros by 2025.
Founded in 2013 by the Orians Group, Akerva stands out for its audit, Red Team and governance services, as well as its Cyber Defense Center (SOC) offering comprehensive risk prevention services.
Created in 2015, Magellan Sécurité, a pure player in cybersecurity within the Magellan Partners Group based in Paris, Toulouse, Nantes and Lyon, benefits from multi-sector expertise covering Cyber strategic consulting, risk management, auditing, risk management and the integration of digital security solutions serving major accounts and ETIs.
The industrial project at the heart of the merger thus guarantees a comprehensive range of Cyber consulting and operations offerings to ensure the resilience of organizations against cyber attacks, to be as close as possible to the businesses, strategies and risks of each organization, and to offer support at the crossroads of technologies and business processes.
Both PASSI-qualified trusted partners, the two experts operate to the highest standards, and hold national and European government authorizations to operate in sensitive environments.
Une offre cybersécurité 360°
This strategic alliance enables Magellan Sécurité to provide a comprehensive end-to-end response to cyber needs, from auditing and strategic cybersecurity consulting to integration and operational management.
The integration of Akerva’s experts enriches Magellan Sécurité’s initial capacity to carry out maturity audits on a national and European scale, to support organizations’ CISOs in their cyber challenges, while enabling it to deploy a high-performance, responsive 24/7 SOC in multi-technologies and several languages.
Already strongly positioned to support major regulations such as the IA Act, NIS2 and DORA, Magellan Sécurité is also strengthening its end-to-end approach to provide CISOs with concrete answers to new challenges and regulatory requirements.
“ This merger strengthens our holistic approach and positions Magellan Sécurité as a major player “
to support our customers from Audit and Strategic Consulting to Integration and Operational Management of the security chain. This also opens up new opportunities for our consultants to lead major cyber transformations.
Dominique Pourchet
Managing Director, Magellan Sécurité
Towards greater Digital Confidence in the age of Augmented Transformation
The merger between Magellan Sécurité and Akerva will enable the Group to pursue and accelerate its investments in security methods, expertise and solutions, enabling it to integrate and react to the technological (notably induced by Generative AI) and regulatory revolutions transforming the cyber landscape.
Integrated at the heart of the Magellan Partners Group’s Augmented Transformation strategy, Magellan Sécurité and Akerva together aim to become a leading French player in augmented digital trust, integrating intelligent technologies (AI GEN, intelligent platforms), to enable its customers to evolve in an ever-changing digital world and counter increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, while ensuring compliance with new regulations.
“ As one of France's leading Consulting and Technology companies, Magellan Partners has been developing its Cybersecurity activities for several years. “
With Akerva, we share a common vision and cyber culture. I am delighted with this strategic union, and convinced that it will enable us to meet our customers’ ever-changing protection challenges and accelerate the growth of our business.
Didier Zeitoun
Chairman, Magellan Partners Group
“ Since its creation, Akerva has established itself as a company of excellence in cybersecurity. “
When we decided to refocus the Group’s activities and explore a strategic alliance, Magellan Partners was the obvious choice. Their ability to support customers and employees in meeting the challenges of cybersecurity aligns perfectly with our values and expectations. I would like to express my deep gratitude to all our staff, customers and partners for their unfailing commitment and loyalty over the past 12 years.
Laurent Delaporte
Président du Groupe Orians
About Magellan Partners
Founded in 2008, Magellan Partners is a consulting and technology group specializing in Augmented Transformation. Ranked 3rd Best Work Place France in 2024 (Great Place To Work) and with more than 2,500 consultants, Magellan Partners is the catalyst for augmented transformation, helping companies to make profound changes to their businesses and technological foundations, in order to tackle new business models and the societal, energy and ecological transition.
The Group provides organizational consulting services in 7 business sectors (Energy, Utilities / Telecom & Media / Banking / Insurance / Healthcare & Public Sector / Industry & Services / Luxury & Retail), with 6 cross-functional practices (Digital Strategy and Innovation, AI & Data, Cybersecurity, Human Resources, Finance and CIO Advisory). It also brings together specialized IT activities on major technology platforms such as : Microsoft, Salesforce, Amazon, Google, SAP, ServiceNow, PROS, Selligent and PEGA.