Norwegian investment company Hawk Infinity and Lithuanian company WB Holding, a minority shareholder of one of the leading Lithuanian IT integrators WhiteBit, have agreed to acquire OptiCom — marking a new phase of development in both the Latvian and the Lithuanian IT markets. The chairman of the board changes, henceforth Skeivys Tomas with the right to represent individually, board member Jaruševičius Airius with the right to represent individually, board member Taranova Žanna with the right to represent individually.
OptiCom is one of the leading information technology companies in Latvia, with more than 31 years of experience working in the industry. The company specializes in developing and servicing Latvian companies' IT infrastructure and cyber security solutions. The company OptiCom announces the signing of a transaction with the Norwegian investment company Hawk Infinity and the Lithuanian company WB Holding. This strategic move marks a new phase of the company's development, opens up additional opportunities for customers and employees, as well as ensures further growth in the Latvian and international market. Joining Hawk Infinity team is an important part of the IT industry experience and long-term development philosophy, which will allow us to grow and develop, introduce innovative solutions and expand our activities outside of Latvia. As part of the project, a close partnership was created with WhiteBit, which unites two IT companies with a similar structure and a strong position in the Baltic IT market, finding additional opportunities in improving the customer's IT infrastructure. Being a sustainable or sustainable investor will help preserve the identity, gain experience and help the team to reach higher standards," says Semjons Oļevskis, OptiCom board member.
OptiCom is characterized by professionalism, specialists and one of Latvia's most sought-after IT experts, thanks to constant training and certification (MCSE, HP ASE & AIS and others), able to provide professional solutions to a wide range of applications and problems, which also characterizes the obtained ISO certificates: ISO 27001:2022 ISO 9001:2015. OptiCom was founded in 1994 and currently 38 highly qualified specialists work in the company. The company and the recipient have gained their experience, customer trust and appreciation, successfully solving various IT problems in both private and public sector companies. OptiCom has long-term cooperation with the world's leading IT solution manufacturers, such as Check Point , Cisco, Fortinet , Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Cohesity , Veeam , Splunk , Microsoft, Radware , Trend Micro, Juniper and others, jointly creating successful projects for the benefit of Latvian companies and organizations.
WhiteBit was founded in 2017. Currently, the company employs 20 highly qualified specialists. Over the past eight years, the company has become a reliable partner for Lithuanian and foreign clients, providing advanced IT solutions - from needs analysis, system design and implementation to integration and maintenance. The company cooperates with global IT leaders, such as Check Point, Cisco, Broadcom, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Nokia, Nutanix, Packet Light Networks, Extreme Networks and others.
“WhiteBit congratulates OptiCom on joining the Hawk family of companies. Our joint decision with Hawk Infinity to invest in OptiCom was driven by the clear similarities between our organizations, as well as the complementary competencies and experience we each bring. Together, these strengths open new opportunities for confident expansion into international markets,” says Airius Jaruševičius, CEO at WhiteBit.
Norwegian investment company Hawk Infinity is a permanent company home for founder-owned successful businesses and is well-known for long-term investment strategy aimed at sustainable business development and close cooperation with company founders and managers. By purchasing OptiCom, Hawk Infinity plans to maintain the existing team, strengthen investments in innovation and the development of employee competences, and customers will continue to receive all services according to the established procedures. "We are happy that OptiCom is joining Hawk Infinity family, which will strengthen our position in the Baltic IT market and will help us to achieve our ambitious goal — to make Hawk Infinity as the best partner in for founders of successful companies," says Johan Michelsen, Hawk Infinity founder.