The Danir Group’s development
Long-term focus on organic growth.
2024 has continued to be shaped by a cautious market, which we have utilised to streamline and further strengthen our operations. The new Swedish law regulating the terms and conditions for temporary staffing employees has presented challenges for the consultancy industry and has not benefited either our clients or suppliers. Despite this, demand remains stable for qualified R&D-related services, which will benefit us in the coming quarters. Our clients are shaping their future by investing in R&D, and our primary focus is to support them in this. We remain focused on long-term organic growth and see strong opportunities to expand, gain market share, and simultaneously strengthen profitability in the coming years.
– Niclas Lundin, CEO Danir AB.
13,350 The Danir Group’s revenue in 2024 (MSEK).
29 Number of countries where we have commercial operations.
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Colombia
Czechia
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
Germany
Hungary
India
Israel
Kosovo
Malta
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Singapore
Slovakia
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
UAE
UK
Ukraine
USA
Revenue, growth and result
*Our consulting business includes Sigma, Nexer, A-Society, PION and Aptio.
Figures for 2024 are based on the latest available forecast and may therefore differ slightly towards actual outcomes. This applies to all 2024 figures. Nexer and Sigma are both reported pro forma for the period of 2019-2021. In 2024, PION’s revenue decreased, while the rest of the consulting business grew by 4%. October 31, 2024: 1 SEK is 0.09 USD. The number of employees refers to full-time equivalents of December. Some employees, primarily in Poolia, work part-time so in total the Danir Group has approximately 14,200 employees. In addition, the Danir Group engages 2,600 sub-consultants. The decrease in the number of employees since 2022 is entirely attributable to PION, which runs a more staffing-oriented operation than the rest of the consultancy business.
*Compound Annual Growth Rate.
DANIR MILESTONES
Our history points towards continued strong growth.
Long-term vision, entrepreneurship, and driven employees have been the foundation of the group’s success since the beginning. Organic growth remains strong, something we are particularly proud of. We continue to engage in and develop the community projects we initiate and run – an engagement that also shows growth. The timeline highlights some of the most significant events within Danir since its inception in 1986.
2023
Nexer acquires a majority in the German consulting company Holisticon.
2022
Our Ukrainian subsidiary, Sigma Software, performs a heroic feat by continuing to deliver fully to clients and achieve growth despite Russia’s war of aggression. Star for Life is established in Ukraine and Jerusalem.
2021
Sigma IT becomes its own sub-group and changes its name to Nexer. The Danir Group surpasses 10,000 employees.
2020
Danir acquires shares in Poolia and becomes the new principal owner of the staffing company.
2017
Danir acquires Assistera, which, together with Sigma Society, becomes A Society. This is also the year that Danir/Sigma launches New Year’s Eve as “International Expect a Better Tomorrow Day”. A completely new way to contribute to a better tomorrow.
2013
Danir buys out Sigma, now with 1,400 employees, from the stock exchange. As a privately-owned company, the focus now shifts to long-term vision and organic growth.
2012
Epsilon is divested to strengthen the group’s financial base and enable a diversification of investments.
2011
The initiative for Uppstart Malmö is taken; a commitment to breaking down social exclusion and helping young people gain employment.
2010
Danir becomes deeply involved with FC Rosengård, the football club that, through its unique projects both on and off the pitch, demonstrates how important sport and community life are to society.
2006
Looking eastward to Ukraine, we acquired what is now Sigma Software, which at the time had 60 employees. Today, the company has over 2,000 employees globally.
2005
On the initiative of Dan and Christin Olofsson, Star for Life is founded. It is a programme based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, aimed at stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS and helping young people lead better lives.
2003
Sigma is named the best IT consultant by 200 major companies, and in the same year, we buy out Epsilon from the stock exchange.
2002
This year, we broaden our operations and take a step in a completely new direction with the launch of Thanda Private Game Reserve, an exclusive safari lodge in South Africa.
2001
Sigma reaches 3,300 employees and is divided into three new listed companies: Sigma, Teleca, and Epsilon, all of which have Danir as the principal owner. Teleca is later divested in 2008.
1997
Sigma now has about 600 employees and is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange’s O-list.
1993
Danir acquires Sapia Teknik, which has 400 employees, and shortly thereafter changes the company name to Sigma, broadening its operations to include IT consultancy services.
1986
It all started when Dan Olofsson was commissioned by Sapia to establish Sapia Teknik, a new business focused on technical consulting services. Danir was founded and was then a minor shareholder in Sapia.
DANIR MILESTONES
History pointing to continued growth in our holdings and involvements.
A long-term perspective, entrepreneurship, and driven employees have been hallmarks of the Group’s success since its inception. Our organic growth remains record-high, which we are extremely proud of. We continue to be involved in and develop the social projects we initiate and run. And this involvement is also showing good growth. The timeline indicates some of the most important events within Danir since its inception in 1986.
2023
Nexer Group acquires the majority in the German consulting company Holisticon.
2022
Our Ukrainian subsidiary Sigma Software is responsible for a heroic effort as they, despite Russia’s war of aggression, maintain customer deliveries and expand their business. All the while providing support to fellow Ukrainians affected by the war. Star for Life was launched in Ukraine and Jerusalem. The Poolia group’s listed parent company Poolia AB changes its name to PION Group.
2021
Sigma IT becomes its own subsidiary group and changes its name to Nexer. To achieve good, continued growth, Danir’s primary consulting operations will now be run on four platforms: Sigma, Nexer, A Society, and Poolia. The Danir Group passes 10,000 employees.
2020
Early in the autumn, Danir acquires shares in Poolia, and thus becomes the new principal owner of the staffing company.
2017
Danir acquires Assistera, which together with Sigma Society becomes A Society. Through this, we establish an even stronger presence in consultancy services. This is also the year Danir/Sigma launches, on New Year’s Eve, the ‘International Expect a Better Tomorrow’ Day. A whole new way to contribute to a better tomorrow.
2013
Danir buys out Sigma, now with 1,400 employees, from the stock exchange. As a privately owned company, the focus is now on long-term organic growth.
2012
Epsilon is divested in order to strengthen the group’s financial base with the accompanying spread of investments.
2011
The initiative for Startup Malmö is taken. A commitment to breaking down exclusion and getting young people into the workforce.
2010
Danir gets heavily involved in FC Rosengård, the football association which, with its new and unique projects, even off the pitch, shows how important sports and club life are to society.
2006
Looking to the east and Ukraine, what is now Sigma Software is acquired along with 60 employees. Spread all over the world, the company has more than 1,800 employees.
2005
On the initiative of Dan and Christin Olofsson, Danir starts Star for Life. It is an initiative in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, aimed at the prevention and spread of HIV/AIDS and helping young people to a better life.
2003
Sigma is named the best IT consultant by 200 major companies, and the same year Danir buys Epsilon from the stock exchange.
2002
This year, Danir is expanding its operations and takes a step in a completely new direction when it launches Thanda Private Game Reserve, an exclusive safari facility in South Africa.
2001
Sigma reaches 3,300 employees and is divided into three new listed companies: Sigma, Teleca, and Epsilon, all with Danir as the principal owner. Teleca will be divested later in 2008.
1997
Sigma now has about 600 employees and is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange’s O-list.
1993
Danir acquires Sapia Teknik with 400 employees who, shortly afterwards, change their name to Sigma and broaden their operations to also offer IT consulting.
1986
It all started when Dan Olofsson was commissioned by Sapia to start Sapia Teknik, a new business focusing on technical consulting services. Danir was founded and was then a minor partner in Sapia.