Hossein Araghi, investment partner of the Lyvia Group in the Benelux, says that Lyvia started as a private equity player but gradually grew into an IT house through acquisitions. 'We want to be a one-stop shop for software and IT services, including cloud solutions, customization, security and digital marketing. The basic principle is that our customers can come to us for all their software and IT needs.'

The Lyvia Group wants to do that on a European scale. After first growing in Scandinavia, the IT group from Stockholm is now focusing on the rest of Europe to offer a digital ecosystem there. There are now offices in Marbella (for Southern Europe), London (Great Britain), Warsaw (Central and Eastern Europe) and Amsterdam (Benelux).