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Datatec, one of South Africa's largest listed technology companies, has expanded its European footprint through the acquisition of NetworkedAssets, a software specialist with operations in Germany and Poland, the group announced this week.
Datatec said its German subsidiary Logicalis Germany acquired 100% of NetworkedAssets' share capital, with the deal becoming effective on March 24, 2026, after all conditions were satisfied. The company did not disclose the purchase price. Datatec carries a market capitalisation of about R16 billion.
NetworkedAssets operates from offices in Berlin and Wrocław and focuses on software development, network automation and observability solutions, a set of capabilities that Datatec said align with what its European clients increasingly need as their digital infrastructure grows more complex. The two companies had worked together over several years before the acquisition, making this a case of Logicalis converting an established supplier relationship into direct ownership.
That prior relationship matters. Acquisitions built on existing partnerships tend to move faster through integration because the teams already know each other's work, culture and technical approach. Datatec was not buying a stranger.
Chief Executive Jens Montanana said the deal does three things for the group: it builds on a relationship that had already proven its value, it puts Logicalis on the ground in Poland for the first time, and it brings engineering expertise that strengthens the broader European business. Poland has grown into one of Europe's more important technology and outsourcing hubs over the past decade, with a large pool of software engineers and a geographic position that gives access to clients across Central and Eastern Europe.
Logicalis is Datatec's international arm for IT solutions and managed services, operating across Europe, Latin America and other markets. The Germany unit has been one of Logicalis' more active businesses in Europe, focused on large-scale carrier, data center and cloud infrastructure. NetworkedAssets' specialisms in network automation and observability slot directly into that work. Observability tools, which help businesses monitor and understand what is happening inside their technology systems in real time, have become more important as companies run more workloads across distributed cloud environments.
Datatec is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Johannesburg, though the bulk of its revenue comes from its international technology services businesses. The Logicalis network spans dozens of countries. This acquisition extends that network into Poland while adding software engineering depth to the German operation.
The announcement was light on financial detail, as is common with Datatec's smaller bolt-on transactions. What is visible is the direction of travel: Logicalis continues to build out its European capacity through targeted acquisitions in markets and technology areas where organic growth alone would take longer.
