HiQ helps RCL Holding meet risks and challenges when RCL Holding acquires Sefina Pantbank AB and HPO OY. HiQ’s framework within Technical Due Diligence is easily applied to the project, which finishes in only three weeks. “I’m very proud of the team for executing and finishing this assignment so quickly. It really shows that our offering within Technical Due Diligence is well thought out and easy to adapt to many different companies and situations. We keep simplifying for our clients and, in turn, simplifying the world with tech,” says Samuel Skott, CEO of HiQ.

In today’s fast-moving world, it’s sometimes essential to execute projects at a very high speed, especially when it comes to acquiring other companies. With this comes being adaptable and open to change. By reducing the risks connected to an acquisition and preparing the way for the buyers to increase the value of the business, a particular framework can be used so that the post-acquisition life is made much easier for management teams in different organizations.

Investment company RCL Holding means to acquire Sefina Pantbank AB and HPO OY and therefore needs to understand several challenges and risks to complete the transaction. The risks and challenges include the overall status of the software used, risks connected to the acquisition from an IT perspective, the potential to use the existing software in other Holding businesses and investments required to remedy any technical debt and IT legacies. RCL Holding turns to HiQ to assist with this assignment and to help meet these risks and challenges. In only three weeks, the project is finalized.

“We are very happy to work with HiQ on this. Their help and that they were very quick on their feet enabled us to finalize the deal in due time. It was vital for our business to be able to execute this so quickly. Furthermore, HiQ compiled a report that included evaluations of all areas of interest concerning necessary improvements, giving us a direct understanding of risks and a bargaining chip in the bidding process. In addition, they highlighted concrete KPIs that can improve the value of the business over time, which is great,” says Christoffer Lundström, CEO at RCL Holding.

HiQ needed to evaluate Sefina’s and HPO’s position against the best practices in all IT-related areas, with a focus on software development and products. The team at HiQ also prepared a list of recommended actions and cost estimations connected with each such action. With HiQ’s extensive experience in Technical Due Diligence, a project was initiated using the proven and successful framework HiQ developed over the years. The framework allows for systematic, overarching analysis of the technology-related aspects of businesses. It includes analysis of documentation, interviews with key staff, know-how for structured facts collection and interpretation.

For more information about Technical Due Diligence at HiQ, please contact:
Anders Nilsson, anders.nilsson2@hiq.se, +46 70 643 1847

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För andra året i rad är HiQ med på resan mot en mer jämställd tech-bransch som partner till Women in Tech Sweden. Partnerskapet sträcker sig över hela 2023 och innefattar bland annat medverkande på #WITswe2023-konferensen den 23 mars. "Jag är väldigt glad att vi fortsätter vårt samarbete med Women in Tech Sweden, som ger oss en plattform att fortsätta diskutera och bidra till en ännu mer inkluderande bransch. Det är tveklöst så att vi måste fortsätta jobba aktivt för nå ut till och vara attraktiva för alla kandidater på marknaden oavsett bakgrund, kön eller ålder. Med vårt deltagande på konferensen får vi också möjlighet till många direkta dialoger med kandidater – det ser jag fram emot", säger Samuel Skott, CEO på HiQ.

”Vårt arbete med att fortsätta bygga en kultur av inkludering och där vår mångfald blir vår styrka är långsiktigt, och en viktig prioritering framåt. De initiativ vi ska få på plats framåt kommer grunda sig i våra medarbetares perspektiv såväl som på regelbunden datauppföljning, inte minst utifrån rekryteringsperspektivet. Målet för oss i att inte se några skillnader utifrån kön i hur vi attraherar, rekryterar och utvecklar individer på HiQ, och där är vårt partnerskap med Women in Tech är en viktig del. Vi vill bli bättre, precis som branschen i sig kan bli mycket bättre”, säger Helena Herolf, Chief People Officer på HiQ.

Women in Tech Sweden har som mål att inspirera kvinnor att välja en karriär inom media och teknik – och att få de som redan är i branschen att stanna kvar genom att tillhandahålla förebilder, nätverk och erfarenhet från framgångsrika, intressanta och banbrytande människor inom tech. Detta görs både genom en årlig konferens och genom andra event för nätverket. I dag har organisationen 18 000 medlemmar och man välkomnar alla oavsett kön, vi kan bara uppnå en förändring tillsammans.

”För oss är det viktigt att vi tillsammans med våra partners jobbar långsiktigt för att uppnå en förändring i branschen, och vi är väldigt glada att för andra året i rad ha med HiQ på vår resa mot en mer inkluderande bransch”, säger Elin Eriksson, Director Women in Tech.

Women in Tech-konferensen anordnas på Stockholm Waterfront Congress Center den 23 mars och är Nordens största techkonferensen för kvinnor. #WITswe2023 har temat Charged and Ready to Raise. I en tid när kriser avlöser varandra på löpande band behöver vi göra oss redo att hitta nya vägar framåt.

Läs mer om Women in Tech Sweden:
https://womenintech.se

HiQ signs a framework agreement with the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet) for IT consulting services in Architecture and Development. The agreement is one of five areas in a large procurement for IT consulting services. HiQ won four in total in the procurement. “I’m proud that we are signing this framework agreement with the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency, and that we have won four out of five areas in the procurement! We look forward to continuing our work to digitize the public sector in Sweden. Our goal is to support communities and organizations as much as possible on their continued digitization journey,” says Samuel Skott, CEO of HiQ.

The framework agreement is signed with the National Procurement Services (Statens Inköpscentral) at the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency. Their mission is to efficiently procure and provide coordinated framework agreements for goods and services that government agencies regularly procure on a large scale or of high value. As procurement is coordinated nationally, the signing of the framework agreement means that HiQ will be able to deliver to a large proportion of Sweden’s central government agencies.

“I am very pleased that we are signing this framework agreement and that we can continue to help the public sector. The fact that we are gaining greater trust proves that what we do is good and of high quality,” says Simon Jansson, Head of Public Sales at HiQ Region Stockholm.

The sub-area Architecture and Development is the largest tender area in the procurement, with an estimated turnover of 2.4 billion SEK over four (4) years, within System Development, System Management, Architects and Testing. The framework agreement also includes the competencies: database design and administration, enterprise architecture, infrastructure architecture, configuration and version control, solution architecture, software architecture, system integration, system development, testing, test management, business architecture and web development. The framework agreement is in partnership with several other stakeholders. The other areas that HiQ won in the procurement are IT in Operations, Security in IT and IT projects, and IT Consulting Solutions.

Karriärföretagen annually appoints employers in Sweden who offer unique career and development opportunities for newly graduated students and young professionals. For the fourth year in a row, HiQ is named Karriärföretag 2023 with the statement that the company continues to carry out very attractive employer branding work. “It's great that Karriärföretagen recognizes our work. We work with exciting assignments at the technological forefront and continue to develop our strong corporate culture. We believe in that, and know it leads to a good employer brand. I’m especially proud that our trainee program, HiQ Leap, launched at the beginning of 2022, and our partnership with Women in Tech Sweden are also being recognized,” says Samuel Skott, CEO of HiQ.

Karriärföretagen is an annual award where Sweden’s most attractive employers are selected and may call themselves a Karriärföretag. This applies to employers offering unique career and development opportunities for students and young professionals. The purpose is to guide students or those who have recently started working to a good start in their careers and reward companies’ successful employer branding work. For the fourth year in a row, HiQ has been named Karriärföretag 2023 with the statement:

HiQ continues its very attractive employer branding work and is, for the fourth year in a row, a Karriärföretag. With its playful communication, breadth of activities and development opportunities, HiQ is definitely a workplace that attracts young talent. Not least with its rapidly growing trainee program, HiQ Leap, and commitment to Women in Tech. An inspiring employer just right in time.

“Graduates and young professionals make up the tech industry of the future, so they are important groups for all companies in the industry. We look forward to welcoming those who want to work with leading-edge tech, IT, integration, design, and communication to a good workplace with fantastic company culture,” says Samuel Skott, CEO of HiQ.

To be appointed a Karriärföretag, the company must meet several essential criteria. An expert panel of specialists then reviews the company in HR, web, career counselling, marketing, and social media. The expert panel then rates the employers and those who receive the highest score move on to the next step. Finally, a jury selects the top employers for next year’s Karriärföretag.

HiQ is constantly looking for new stars who want to join and help simplify the world with tech, design, and creativity. Do you want to join us on our journey? Apply today: hiq.se/jobb

Read more about Karriärföretagen:

https://karriarforetagen.se