SB Italia expands into Europe and becomes a multinational enterprise

SB Italia, a leading company in digital transformation and a benchmark in process digitization solutions, further strengthens its international presence by announcing the acquisition of Archive-IT Group B.V., an important European company renowned for its expertise in advanced digital archiving solutions, secure storage services, digitization, and intelligent document management.

Over the past three years, SB Italia has more than doubled its revenues and EBITDA, achieving exceptional growth in the domestic market and consolidating its leadership through continuous investments in expertise, technological innovation, and solution development. With this strategic move, the company takes a decisive step towards becoming a multinational player, establishing itself as a key driver of digital transformation in Europe.

Archive-IT operates in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany. The company employs around 100 specialists and supports more than 1,000 organisations in managing, digitising and securing their information. With nearly two decades of experience, Archive-IT helps organisations transition securely and compliantly from paper-based to digital information management. It combines reliable physical storage with advanced digital solutions, ensuring that information remains accessible and protected throughout its entire lifecycle. Archive-IT serves a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, government, legal services and pharmacy. The company distinguishes itself through its strong focus on information security, regulatory compliance and efficient document management.

“Becoming part of SB Italia presents an opportunity to accelerate Archive-IT’s growth and broaden its impact across the European market for digitalisation and information management. We share the same core values — innovation, security and customer-centricity — and this alliance will enable the delivery of more advanced, internationally integrated solutions. By combining our expertise, we will create strong industrial and cultural synergies that generate additional value for our clients,” said Paul de Meulemeester, CEO of Archive-IT Group.

The acquisition of Archive-IT serves as a catalyst for SB Italia’s growth and innovation in the digital and document management sector, as part of a development strategy combining organic growth with selective acquisitions. This approach aims to transfer expertise, know-how, and technological capabilities to the most dynamic European markets, generating added value through the adoption of best international practices. The two companies share an innovation-driven vision, which translates into the ability to offer customized, highly scalable solutions capable of meeting the needs of an increasingly global market. This synergy, combined with technological investments, strengthens SB Italia’s presence in foreign markets, consolidating its reputation for sustainability, operational excellence, and outstanding customer service. With this acquisition, SB Italia further consolidates its role as a leader in European digital innovation, offering clients ever more advanced and cutting-edge solutions.

Pietro Lanza, Managing Director and Board Member of SB Italia, states: “The acquisition of Archive-IT by SB Italia goes far beyond a simple business expansion; it represents a strategic move toward the creation of a European operator capable of bringing together complementary expertise, cultures, and technological solutions. Italy boasts solid experience in the fields of electronic invoicing, digital signatures, document management, and process automation; exporting this know-how to Europe means contributing to the modernization of business processes through models that are already proven and efficient.

This operation forms part of a broader strategy of targeted investments in companies that are leaders in their respective sectors, with innovative offerings that can be seamlessly integrated with our own. The goal is to strengthen SB Italia’s leadership in digital innovation, while simultaneously expanding the reach of our offering in international markets.”

Massimo Missaglia, CEO and Founder of SB Italia, adds: “The union of SB Italia and Archive-IT accelerates a growth path built on cultural exchange and skill sharing. It is a meeting between two companies sharing the same vision: innovation, reliability, and customer centrality. Together, we will be able to offer even more comprehensive digital solutions, helping companies throughout their digital transformation journey, from Enterprise Content & Process Management to data governance.
Our ambition is twofold: to consolidate our presence in Italy and, at the same time, strengthen our position in Europe, bringing the quality and expertise of Italian digital innovation to new markets. Acquisitions like Archive-IT’s represent a keystone of this project, as they enable us to grow sustainably and synergistically, expanding our value proposition and creating lasting value for clients and partners.”

For over twenty years, SB Italia has represented an innovative force in the digital transformation landscape. In October 2022, the entry of the pan-European fund Argos as majority shareholder marked a turning point in the company’s history, introducing a partner that has fully embraced SB Italia’s growth and innovation strategy, supporting its evolution year after year.

Today, SB Italia is recognized as a point of reference in digital transformation and as a leading player in ECM, process digitization, electronic signature, e-invoicing, digital preservation, and digital identity. Its solid position is supported by the trust of numerous top-tier clients – including Gruppo San Donato, Humanitas, UniCredit, BNP Paribas, Schneider Electric, PwC, KPMG, Randstad, and Manpower – and by continuous investment in skill development, technological research, and internal process optimization.

This virtuous path is supported by inclusive, participative governance and a strategic vision focused on creating lasting value, placing innovation, efficiency, and sustainability at the heart as essential levers for the digital growth of businesses.

The acquisition of Archive-IT represents a natural evolution of this trajectory, contributing to the amplification of SB Italia’s ability to face the challenges of internationalization and to broaden its digital solutions portfolio. The collaboration between the two organizations, based on a shared vision of innovation, makes it possible to provide even more effective responses to the needs of a constantly evolving market. The operation also demonstrates the Group’s commitment to enhancing global best practices, increasing expertise, and adopting flexible growth strategies aimed at development in the most dynamic and innovative segments.