ALSO Holding AG or ALSO Group is a technology provider based in Emmen, Switzerland (canton of Lucerne). ALSO is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under ticker ALSN.SW. The majority shareholder is the Droege Group.
ALSO is one of the leading technology providers for the ICT industry, currently active in 31 countries in Europe, with additional global reach through PaaS partners. In 2025, net sales of the Swiss-based company, which employs more than 5000 people, amounted to 15.2 billion euros.
The ALSO ecosystem offers around 140,000 resellers with over 800 vendors across approximately 1,680 products categories, offering hardware, software, IT services, and subscription based cloud solutions. ALSO has three business segments: the Supply division comprises the transactional range of hardware and software; the Solutions division supports customers in the development of customized IT solutions; subscription-based cloud offerings as well as platforms for cybersecurity, virtualization and AI are the focus of the Service area, via the ALSO Cloud Marketplace.
History ALSO was founded in 1984 and has been listed on the Swiss stock exchange since 1986. In 1988, ALSO became majority-owned by Schindler Holding AG. On February 9, 2011, Actebis of Germany and the ALSO Holding of Switzerland merged their activities, renaming the company ALSO-Actebis Holding with its headquarters in Switzerland. On March 14, 2013, the name was changed back to ALSO Holding AG.
From 2014 through 2024, a series of transactions were made to expand geographic coverage and services. For example, in October 2019, ALSO Holding completed the acquisition of IT Solutions distributor Solytron Bulgaria.
In October 2021, ALSO acquired Ireo Soluciones y Servicios, a Spanish value-added distributor with a small-to-medium business (SMB) focus, with the objective of integrating it into its Cloud Marketplace.
In August 2024, SWS and Entec acquisitions were completed in Czech Republic & Slovakia.
In 2024, ALSO Group announced the acquisition of Westcoast, one of the largest UK based IT distributors. This consolidation significantly expanded ALSO's presence in Western Europe and reinforced its position as Europe's largest technology provider.
In February 2025, ALSO Group entered the U.S. market through its cloud business.
2025 was also a year of record results.
Leadership ALSO Group is led by a four-member Group Management Board. Wolfgang Krainz serves as the company's CEO, a position he assumed in May 2024, succeeding longtime CEO Gustavo Möller Hergt. Krainz has been with ALSO since 2016 and previously held senior commercial and regional leadership roles.
For broader governance oversight, the company is supervised by its Board of Directors, whose composition is published on the official corporate site.
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