ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Fincantieri announces in a note the conclusion of agreements relating to four strategic acquisitions in the underwater segment, regarding Next Geosolutions, WSense, Graal Tech and Defcomm, “transforming significantly its positioning in an increasingly central segment for the security, energy and development of critical infrastructure”. Next Geosolutions, a company listed in the Euronext Growth Milan segment, is one of the leading international companies in marine survey and geoscience and offshore construction support services. Wsense, Graal Tech and Defcomm are specialized Italian high tech scale ups, respectively, in the field of underwater communications and the internet of underwater things, in autonomous underwater drones and autonomous drones of superfice. The four companies will become part of Fincantieri’s diver who will have the task of coordinating the development of product and market synergies, also through integrated solutions for the unconventional diver. The pole will evolve into an international underwater operator, consisting of 8 leading companies in their respective fields of activity and strongly integrated vertically that, working synergistically, will bring a strong cross-contamination within the group.
The structure of the four operations, continues the note, “prevents the permanence of key managers/actionists through the reinvestment of relevant shares in the capital of individual companies, ensuring industrial continuity and enhancement of distinctive skills, a fundamental element for the execution of the shared growth path with each company”. The initiative “marks an evolutionary step in the chain of the Group’s presided value, expanding its offer to the business of services at sea and thus expanding its role as a supplier of technological solutions and platforms to first industrial operator able to integrate skills, systems and services along the entire value chain in the underwater segment”. The underwater segment, which in 2025 has recorded revenues for 667 million euros and has recorded for 6.7% of revenues on the Group’s portfolio, is destined to grow at meaningful rhythms with revenues pro-forma 2026, also thanks to the acquisitions, greater than 1,1 billion euros and EBITDA, pairs to approximately 220 million euros, anticipating of 4 years the objective of revenues and EBITDA underwater previewed to 202630 in the Industrial Plan 2026-2030. The new acquisitions also contribute to the group profit for more than 60 million euros. Revenues to 2028 will reach 1,4 billion euros to attested to 1,8 billion euros to 2030. The EBITDA margin UW, pro-forma for acquisitions, grew to 19,2% in 2026, reaching 21% in 2028 to reach 23% in 2030.
At 2030 the contribution of the acquisitions to the net profit of the group reaches approximately 130 million euros. The acquisitions, continues the note, “consider to significantly strengthen Fincantieri’s ability to create an international sample, with a significant impact on EBITDA, net profit and margins. The acquisitions enable an acceleration of the growth profile of the group, with revenues generated by services with high technological content, with perspectives of increase of EBITDA and net profit respective of 13% and 40% regarding the objectives 2026 of the Industrial Plan 2026-2030”. The distinctive element of the strengthening operation in the underwater segment is also its strong dual-use nature. Integrated technologies and skills allow to respond synergistically to the needs of Defense and the civil market, in line with the evolution of the sector towards increasingly integrated and interconnected models, in areas ranging from the protection of critical underwater infrastructure to maritime safety and offshore services. In this perspective, Fincantieri strengthens an industrial model capable of combining technological development and operational capacity, evolving towards a position increasingly oriented to services and the integration of solutions.
“The operation today represents a historical industrial transformation for Fincantieri, which creates an international champion of the Underwater, thanks to the complete integration along the chain of the value of technologies, skills and operational capabilities. These acquisitions also allow us to accelerate the implementation of the Industrial Plan, significantly strengthening profitability and enhancing a rapidly expanding market, where the dual-use component is destined to become increasingly relevant. We have also chosen to value the industrial continuity of the acquired companies, maintaining the existing management teams, because we believe that skills and execution are an essential element of the Group’s growth”, commented Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO of Fincantieri.
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