Logiq
UK cyber security consultancy serving defence and government; acquired by IBM in September 2026.
IBM bought Logiq, a UK cyber security consultancy for defence and government clients, in a deal announced on 24 September 2026. Terms were not disclosed, and Logiq's DISX secure information exchange platform joins IBM's portfolio.
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Why did IBM buy a UK defence cyber consultancy?
Background
Logiq Consulting is a UK cyber security consultancy that serves the UK defence, government and critical infrastructure sectors. It developed DISX, a managed platform for secure information exchange between organisations that handle sensitive material.
IBM UK announced on 24 September 2026 that it had acquired Logiq. IBM did not disclose what it paid. Phoenix Equity Partners, which invested in Logiq in 2023, sold alongside the founders and other shareholders. SecurityWeek reported that the deal expands IBM's secure digital transformation and sovereign technology work in the UK, and counted it among 39 cybersecurity acquisitions in September 2026.
The purchase puts a specialist UK defence supplier, and its DISX platform, inside one of the largest US technology groups. For UK Government buyers, Logiq's work now sits under IBM's sovereign technology offer rather than with an Independent consultancy.
