The Group's history
Dedagroup is part of Lillo S.p.A., a holding company owned by the Podini family. One of the pioneers of Italian food-market retail, the Podini family designed and developed a modern concept, founding the MD supermarkets that led to a real breakthrough in Italian food-shopping habits.
After starting out in food-market retail and subsequently branching out into Information Technology, the group has consistently demonstrated its desire to invest in innovative sectors that support the future growth of the country system as a whole, generating a widespread positive impact.
In 1999, the family decided to invest in Information Technology, with the idea of creating a hub for the aggregation of experience and expertise in the Italian Software and Solutions as a service scenario. Thus Deda Group was born. Trento is the headquarters of Holding Dedagroup Spa. Starting from this territory we have grown quickly, in Italy and worldwide.
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From the merger of Share One and VisiFI comes Deda Sphere. The new company combines experience, expertise, and vision to more effectively support American credit unions in their digital transformation journey, and to offer their customers increasingly engaging and personalized experiences.
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Deda expands its ecosystem in the Financial Services sector with Deda Credit, the new company – the result of the merger between RAD Informatica and Pegaso 2000 – dedicated to the complete management of the credit lifecycle for banks and intermediaries. With this operation, the Group strengthens its position in the banking and digital transformation markets.
#FinancialServices
The Group continues to reinforce its presence in the GRC domain with the integration of Berma and Opentech into Deda Bit, and the launch of a new business line dedicated to Regulatory & Compliance. Leveraging AI technologies, digital platforms, and partnerships with the academic world, the new unit aims to turn compliance from a mere obligation into a strategic growth driver.
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Deda Ai strengthens its value proposition in Artificial Intelligence with the acquisition of Tria, a company specializing in consulting and solutions for Retail process management (Fashion, Large-Scale Retail) and data infrastructure orchestration. With this acquisition, the Group reinforces its long-term industrial commitment to becoming one of the leading Italian players in AI- and data-driven innovation.
#ArtificialIntelligence&Data
Deda Next acquires Innovo. With this new entry we expand our capabilities in the management consulting, business intelligence and analytics areas for the healthcare sector.
#PublicServices
Deda takes another step forward in its external growth strategy with the acquisition of a majority stake in Dispell Magic (Competitoor), a company specialized in AI-based price intelligence and competitor analysis solutions for e-commerce. With this acquisition, the Group reinforces its presence in the Fashion sector and accelerates its expansion in the United States.
#Fashion&LuxuryRetail
The Group strengthens its expertise in business consulting and advanced technology solutions through the acquisition—via Derga Consulting—of German company RELACON IT Consulting. This operation reinforces the Group’s international expansion strategy and enables Derga Consulting to consolidate its presence in global markets.
#DigitalBusiness
Dedagroup acquires Scai: with this new arrival the Group becomes even bigger and gives a decisive acceleration to its already ambitious organic growth plan.
#Corporate
The Group’s Finance & Data Hub is expanding with the launch of a new company specialized in strategy and process consulting to support digital transformation. Deda Spark, a subsidiary of Deda Bit, combines deep expertise in business processes within the Finance sector with cutting-edge technological know-how, delivering innovative solutions designed to enhance efficiency, competitiveness, and profitability for its clients.
#FinancialServices
Dedagroup Business Solutions acquires SEI Consulting. With this new arrival we strengthen our skills and softwares in the areas of banking & finance, data and AI, and we further increase our ability to support the transformation of financial institutions.
#Banking&Finance
Deda Next acquires CLE. This new entry enhances our health and public services offering and strengthens our role in supporting Italian digital transformation.
#PublicServices
We accelerate our international growth path with the acquisition of Quod Orbis, a London-based software company specializing in risk management and compliance solutions. #Cloud&Cybersecurity
A center of excellence is born to support U.S. credit unions and community banks. A new chapter of increasingly international growth opens for Deda. Through our subsidiary Dedagroup North America, we have acquired Share One, a Memphis-based software service provider specializing in core and digital banking solutions for credit unions.
#Banking&Finance
A new chapter of national and international growth opens under the banner of widespread entrepreneurial spirit, reflected in the new claim "Stay Dedicated." The new corporate identity summarizes our dedication to helping customers reap the benefits of digital evolution, enhancing the positive impact of technology on the economy and society.
#Corporate
We continue to grow: new skills and expertise join our Group. Through our subsidiary Dedagroup Business Solutions, we have acquired 70 percent of Microdata Group, a company committed to streamlining and innovating the Business Process Outsourcing industry with services and solutions that harness the power of artificial intelligence.
#Banking&Finance
Dedagroup Business Solutions is expanding through two M&As. The company acquired 100% of Opentech, a software house specializing in Governance, Risk & Compliance integrated solutions, and a 90% interest in Laser, a digital consultancy and development firm that supports companies in the digital transformation of their processes and services.
#Banking&Finance
Deda Next acquires Datapiano and strengthens itself in the procurement and public works sector by enhancing its presence in one of the crucial sectors for the implementation of the PNRR.
#PublicServices
Deda Stealth is the new name and the result of the evolution of Dedagroup Stealth . A response to the speed of change in the fashion market and renewal that affects not only the naming but also the organization, which is increasingly agile, flexible, and radically embedded into the market
#Fashion
Dedagroup acquires 100% of Nodes and increases its stake in ORS to 51% by strengthening its presence and offerings in the increasingly strategic areas of Artificial Intelligence and Data Intelligence.
#Corporate; #Banking&Finance
With the acquisition of Social Factor, Deda Digital integrates social media marketing and digital advertising solutions to support businesses' digital transformation
#Digital Business
Dedagroup acquires Berma and continues its organic and non-organic growth strategy. The Group strengthens its market position and expands its offering for the finance, corporate and public administration sectors
#Corporate
Dedagroup Stealth acquires Bsamply, extending its offer for managing an extended supply chain and accelerating the digitalization of the fashion raw material sector with a close eye on transparency and sustainability and in line with ESG policies.
#Fashion
Deda Next, through its subsidiary Deda Value, grows with the acquisition of Pharosand strengthens an offering to generate increasing value for public entities and healthcare companies with highly specialized services and unique expertise in Italy. #PublicServices
Deda Next is the new Dedagroup Public Services. A new name and a new brand designed to best reflect the Company's vision of the future and its strategic directions. This new name expresses Deda Next's commitment to support the digital transformation of Public Administrations and Public Services Companies.
#PublicServices
Five new
companies for the hub
The group was boosted by the creation of Deda Value, established to offer financial restructuring, accounting, tax management, and economic and legal personnel management services for public administrations and healthcare companies.
#PublicServices
The group continued to invest in the future and acquired a stake in ORS, a leading company in the development of software platforms that optimize and automate business processes through AI and predictive model construction.
#Corporate
Deda Digital was founded, a company in which the group’s skills in the fields of digital strategy design and implementation converged, extending the business process innovation capacity already offered by Derga Consulting.
#DigitalBusiness
Pegaso 2000, a company specialized in offering software solutions for the world of credit finance, facilitated finance, and money markets, joined the group, furthering the expertise of the holding company’s finance hub.
#Banking&Finance
A few months after its creation, Deda Cloud acquired IFInet: the group consolidated its skills in cybersecurity, network security, connectivity, networking, and datacenter and cloud infrastructures.
#Cloud
Expansion in treasury,
fashion, and cloud
On the cloud services front, the group founded Deda Cloud, the versatile managed cloud services provider that works in synergy with the other hub companies, in order to offer solid and flexible technologies and services.
#Cloud
The aggregation hub was consolidated. Piteco acquired EveryMake and Rad Informatica in the treasury & financial software sector, boosting its expertise in credit recovery and big data matching. Meanwhile, in the fashion sector, Zedonk joined Dedagroup Stealth and the company entered the UK fashion company market.
#Treasury; #Fashion
Marco Podini at
the helm of the group
VisiFI was established in the United States: Dedagroup’s credit union market skills, promoted by EPL and Intech, were consolidated under a single brand. A compact base was created, which the company would use to drive its development in digital banking.
#Banking&Finance
Further consolidation in the treasury and financial software market: Piteco acquired Myrios, a company listed in the MTA segment of Borsa Italiana, complementing the group’s offering with solutions for enterprise risk management.
#Treasury
Marco Podini took over the helm of the Group, becoming its Executive President. Dedagroup continued to build its hub: Dedagroup Business Solutions was established, bringing together vertical skills in the banking, insurance, and industrial segments.
#Corporate; #Banking&Finance
Hub consolidation and
growth across the world
On the international front, growth continued with the arrival of Juniper Payments, which led to the group entering the community banks segment, and Intech, which enabled the group to consolidate its position in the credit union market.
#Banking&Finance
The group consolidated the business model of its aggregation hub of excellent companies in their reference markets: formation of Dedagroup Stealth in fashion, Dedagroup Wiz in digital business, and Dedagroup public services for public organizations.
#Fashion; #DigitalBusiness; #PublicServices
Group expansion
Dedagroup North America, the “US arm” of the aggregation hub, was founded. The group consolidated its presence in the United States with the arrival of EPL, operating in the credit union sector. Dedagroup’s banking expertise crossed the ocean.
#Banking&Finance
Piteco, a company specialized in treasury and financial software, which would be listed on AIM in 2015, also joined the hub. Digital skills expanded when Beltos and Idea Futura also joined the group.
#Treasury ; #DigitalBusiness
Dedagroup doubled in size: with the acquisition of CSC Italia S.r.l. and the creation of DDway, the group entered the fashion market, the large banks segment, the central public administration segment and the manufacturing, utilities, and pharma markets.
#Fashion; #PublicServices; #Banking&Finance
Acceleration
in the Cloud
The group laid the foundations for future expansion in the cloud: Dedanext, a company specialized in IaaS and PaaS, was founded, combining processing culture and infrastructural expertise. This stage would be the basis for the creation of Deda Cloud.
#Cloud
Internationalization
in North America
Dedagroup continued its growth path: Dedamex, the group’s first foreign branch, was established in Mexico. In the same year, Dexit, which specializes in desktop management solutions, also joined the group.
#Banking&Finance
Creation of the
Dedagroup brand
The Dedagroup brand was born. A federation of diverse and synergic skills, which would be at the heart of the aggregation hub concept. The new business plan was launched: growth and expansion through the merger of new entities.
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Expansion in corporate and
public organizations markets
The group continued to grow: Derga, specialized in SAP solutions, and Integra, specialized in information storage and high availability, joined the organization.Software development for public organizations continued with the launch of Civilia Open and Folium.
#DigitalBusiness; #PublicServices
Delta and Dator joined the group, which in turn became part of the corporate structure of Agorà, one of Italy’s first companies to offer a bulletin board system service, a form of technology that would form the basis of modern telematics.
#DigitalBusiness
From fashion to
public services
Stealth, the group’s flagship software for the fashion sector, and Civilia, which would drive the development of the group’s expertise in the field of technology for public organizations, were developed.
#Fashion; #PublicServices
Entry into
the IT market
Dator and Delta — the first two IT companies to join the group — were founded. Piteco software, which would go on to become the key element behind Dedagroup’s entry into the treasury & financial software market, was developed.
#Corporate; #Treasury
