hiberus reinforces its expansion with the purchase of Telefónica Tech’s businesses in Latin America

hiberus accelerates its international expansion with a strategic operation in Latin America. The technology company acquires 100% of Telefónica Tech’s businesses in Colombia, Mexico and Chile after signing an alliance with the multinational that will allow the subsidiary of the Spanish operator to continue serving its multinational clients in the region. The operation, the amount of which has not been disclosed, will be carried out guaranteeing the continuity of labor and contractual relationships, in accordance with current regulations, and without impact on the services that Telefónica Tech provides to its clients.

On an operational level, the Aragonese technology company of the Henneo Group – owner of hiberus and editor of 20minutos – reinforces its capabilities in cybersecurity and cloud, as stated by the CEO of hiberus, Sergio López, after closing the operation. “We laid the foundations for a strategic alliance with Telefónica with a long-term vision and, in addition, “This move allows us to advance our Azul Infinito strategic plan.”he stressed. This roadmap is what will guide the company until 2030 with the goal of becoming a global company with revenues of 1 billion euros and 12,000 employees. Thanks to the acquisition of the Latin American business of the Telefónica subsidiary, hiberus is making progress in achieving some of the objectives of the plan and faces the start of 2026 with 4,500 workers, after adding 500 professionals to their team trained in cybersecurity, ‘cloud’ and ‘IoT’ with the latest operation, and strengthen its turnover up to 400 million euros.

The firm specialized in ICT, technological consulting and digital transformation thus returns to the scene with a qualitative leap in order to consolidate its positioning to offer IT services. nearshoring towards North America and compete in the local markets of Latin America, where in recent years it has carried out operations such as the acquisition of Devomex -Mexican subsidiary of the multinational technology leader Devoteam-, the purchase of the majority of the technological Link to BTS Group that allowed it to land in Ecuador and Colombia, or the joint venture with Grupo Clarín to create a leading technology consulting firm in Argentina.

With this operation, subject to the usual authorizations and procedures in this type of transaction, hiberus will entrust the business outside Spanish borders with around 40% of its turnovercompared to the 25% it represented until now. The international commitment of the company from Zaragoza is also notable in Europe, where it has reinforced its presence in the north of the continent with strategic operations in Poland and Morocco, conceived as key platforms for the French and German markets, respectively. In total, hiberus has a presence in 15 countries with 35 offices (18 of them outside Spain).

Telefónica reinforces its divestment in Latin America

On the Telefónica side, the sale finds a natural fit in its divestment strategy in Latin Americawhich has accelerated in the last year to focus on its priority markets: Spain, Brazil, Germany and the United Kingdom. Therefore, the company finds in Hiberus a strategic ‘partner’ to guarantee the continuity of operations, both of the equipment and services in local markets and also to its corporate clients through the aforementioned agreement.

“This agreement is a natural step in our evolution as a digital services company of the Telefónica Group, within the framework of the new Transform & Grow Strategic Plan. It will allow us to maintain closeness with customers and continue offering Telefónica Tech services with the same standards of quality and commitment,” María Jesús Almazor, as COO of Telefónica Tech for Spain and America, points out in a statement.

Long-term strategic alliance

Thus, a long-term strategic collaboration alliance is born, which will promote the commitment of both companies to convert strategic opportunities at a global level, with a special focus on large technological contracts in Europe, supported, in addition, by the reinforcement of the Hiberus team in Latin America with highly specialized profiles. The operation will be led by its country managers: Jennifer Ashley Suarez in Colombia, with more than 18 years of experience in Telefónica and leadership in B2B and Telefónica Tech; Rafael Arturo González in Mexico, with a solid track record in sales and management in companies such as IBM and Telefónica; and David Nieto in Chile, systems engineer with extensive experience in technological management and cybersecurity projects in leading companies such as Claro, Fortinet or Cisco.