Vero Project S.p.A. ("Vero Project"), a company of the FORUM Family Office ("FORUM") Group, has acquired a majority stake in Syscam S.r.l. ("Syscam"), based in Florence, Italy. Founded in 1993 by Paolo Collini and Riccardo Alberighi, Syscam has 6 employees and a turnover of around € 2 million.
The company is a reseller ("VAR") of AD-CAM software. Its main product is "VISI", software from the Swedish company Hexagon AB. Vero Project is the largest VAR of VISI in Italy, Syscam is number 2: together, the tandem is the market leader in software for mold makers. Syscam serves around 200 customers in central Italy, with a regional focus on Tuscany and Umbria.
Syscam is FORUM's third investment in Italy and strengthens its commitment in our country. It is the fifth investment this year in the European software market.
As always, the investment ensures continuity: the management, the employees, the location and the successful partnership with Hexagon will be retained and further expanded. In addition, Vero Project will support Syscam with its network and expertise in the long-term growth of the company and in strengthening the product offering by up-selling other software products to existing customers.
Award-winning innovative strength: FORUM affiliate SoftTec has been awarded the TOP 100 Seal 2021. This award honours particularly innovative medium-sized companies. SoftTec GmbH had previously proven its innovative strength in a scientific selection process. The researchers used around 120 test criteria from five categories as a basis: Innovation-promoting top management, innovation climate, innovative processes and organisation, external orientation/open innovation and innovation success.
Oliver Anschütz, Managing Director of SoftTec GmbH: "The TOP-100 award is proof that we have taken a demonstrably successful and innovative path with SoftTec GmbH in recent years, which we are continuing with great concentration. The seal is motivation and incentive at the same time!". You can find the press release of SoftTec GmbH here.
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