“Recognize Invests in SDG Corporation to Enhance Cybersecurity Solutions and Drive Growth”
SDG Corporation, also known as SDG TruOps, is a global provider of cybersecurity, identity governance, GRC, risk consulting, and advisory services. Recently, the company has received a significant strategic investment from Recognize, a private equity firm focused on investing in digital services businesses.
Recognize’s investment in SDG Corporation is aimed at further building out the company’s leading cybersecurity solutions. SDG has a robust history of providing advisory, implementation, continuous engineering, and managed services across complex cybersecurity technologies. The company’s customer base includes blue-chip, enterprise firms, many of which are long-tenured relationships that require particularly complex and continuously evolving managed IAM and cybersecurity solutions.
Ajay Gupta, SDG’s founder and CEO, will continue to lead the company. He expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership, stating that Recognize brings unique experience in supporting the growth efforts of innovative digital services companies like SDG. Gupta believes that Recognize’s domain expertise and strategic leadership can help SDG enhance its offerings and deliver even greater value to its customers while continuing to drive outsized growth in the dynamic IAM and cybersecurity markets.
Jack Berney, Principal at Recognize, highlighted SDG’s outstanding reputation as a trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies. He noted that the company’s multi-year enterprise relationships and persistent expansion speak strongly to the sophistication of SDG’s IAM and cybersecurity offerings. Berney emphasized that Recognize is excited to support Ajay and his talented team to sustain accelerated growth.
Josh Miller, Partner at Recognize, added that Recognize has made a concerted effort to invest behind cybersecurity services since its founding, including in the IAM space. This transaction demonstrates that Recognize’s persistence in sourcing, deep relationship building, sector focus, and alignment with founders resonates in the market and creates valuable proprietary opportunities. Miller believes that SDG is well-positioned to capitalize on the significant market opportunity ahead, given its strong customer and partner relationships, talented employee base, and differentiated intellectual property.
SDG Corporation has more than 30 years of experience partnering with global brands on complex business and IT challenges. The company is a leading provider of technology, consulting, and managed services that enable organizations to confidently execute cybersecurity, identity, cloud, and risk management solutions to protect assets, mitigate risk, and grow securely. For six years in a row, SDG has been honored by the Great Places to Work Institute as a Great Workplace.
Recognize is an investment platform exclusively focused on the digital services industry. The firm provides operational expertise, industry insights, and strategic capital to innovative companies in this sector. With this investment, Recognize aims to support SDG in its next phase of growth and expansion in the cybersecurity market.
The partnership between SDG and Recognize is expected to enhance SDG’s capabilities in delivering comprehensive cybersecurity solutions to its clients. This strategic investment underscores the growing importance of cybersecurity in today’s digital landscape and the need for robust, integrated solutions to protect against evolving threats. With Recognize’s support, SDG is poised to continue its growth trajectory and solidify its position as a leading provider of cybersecurity services.