q.beyond AG: management transactions · Germany · BaFin

About q.beyond AG

q.beyond AG is a German listed IT services provider traded on Xetra/Frankfurt (DAX/MDAX/SDAX), with headquarters in Cologne, Germany. The company primarily serves the Mittelstand, or midmarket corporate sector, offering end-to-end digitalisation services that help customers design, implement, operate, and continuously improve their IT environments. Its positioning is built around a combination of business consulting, technology expertise, and operational delivery, with a strong emphasis on digital sovereignty, security, and compliance. The company’s roots go back to 1997, when it was founded as QSC, originally a telecom operator. Over the years, it transformed itself into a pure IT services group and adopted the q.beyond brand in 2020, marking a decisive shift toward a streamlined digital-services model. Since then, the group has complemented organic development with targeted acquisitions and integrations in cloud services, Microsoft workplace solutions, analytics, and SAP environments. Today, q.beyond operates from a broad footprint across Germany and also maintains delivery locations in Latvia, Spain, India, and the United States. Its main business lines include public and private cloud services, managed hosting, managed services, SAP, Microsoft 365, modern workplace solutions, cybersecurity, data intelligence, software development, and, more recently, artificial intelligence. The group highlights certified data centers and “Made in Germany” infrastructure as key differentiators, particularly for customers facing strict regulatory requirements. q.beyond also builds industry-specific offerings for sectors such as logistics, retail, manufacturing, banking, and insurance, and is now targeting additional growth in healthcare and energy. From a competitive standpoint, q.beyond positions itself as an integrated IT partner for midmarket clients. Industry studies by ISG have recently ranked the company as a “Leader” in several private/hybrid cloud sub-segments, reinforcing its market credibility. The investment case is anchored in secure, sector-focused, end-to-end delivery, from advisory work through implementation and ongoing operations. Among the most important recent developments, q.beyond presented its “2028 Strategy” in 2026, aiming for revenue of €250 million by 2028 through stronger sector specialisation, broader AI-based services, and European internationalisation. Preliminary 2025 results showed improved EBITDA, a positive net result, and solid net cash, while the company continued to expand AI offerings and Microsoft Teams telephony services.