96 SecureData

Key points

Revenue: £43.6m (+23%)

Net profit margin: -3.6% Staff: 205

The UK's self-styled "leading independent cybersecurity services and solutions provider" was snapped up by French giant Orange for an undisclosed sum on 1 February 2019. Maidstone-based Palo Alto and F5 partner SecureData claimed that demand for its services "remain high" in its results for its year to 31 July 2018, which showed revenues rising by over a fifth and adjusted EBITDA hiking from £2.6m to £4.1m (although net losses hit £1.6m).